Virginie Dechenaud

Dechenaud was born on 7 January 1986 in Grenoble and raised in the town of La Frette in the Isère department.^[1][2] She graduated with a master's degree in marketing from the Grenoble School of Management in 2010.^[3][4]

In 2008, Dechenaud competed for the Miss Dauphiné 2008 pageant, where she placed as the second runner-up.^[1] This qualified her for the Miss Rhône-Alpes 2008 pageant, where she placed as the fourth runner-up.^[1] She returned to Miss Rhône-Alpes the following year, where she won the title.^[1] As Miss Rhône-Alpes, Dechenaud represented the region at the Miss France 2010 pageant in Nice.^[5] She advanced into the top 12 and the top five, where she eventually placed as the first runner-up to Malika Ménard of Normandy.^[3][6] After Miss France, Dechenaud was appointed Miss World France 2010 by the Miss France Company and represented the country at the Miss World 2010 pageant in Sanya.^[4][7] She ultimately finished in the top 25.^[8][9]

In 2011, Dechenaud began working as a communications officer for the Isère department. In 2024, she joined the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee as a co-regional director alongside Thierry Mazars of the Miss Languedoc Committee^[10] In 2026, she became the sole regional director of the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee.^[11]