Miss Roussillon is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. While the first Miss Roussillon was crowned in 1937, the pageant had been organized irregularly until 2022, and was previously under the authority of the Miss Languedoc-Roussillon committee until the formation of the independent Miss Roussillon committee in 2024.

Miss Roussillon
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPyrénées-Orientales, France
Membership
Miss France
Official language
French
Regional director
Cindy Filipiak

The current Miss Roussillon is Cassiopée Rimbaud, who was crowned Miss Roussillon 2024 on 3 August 2024. One woman from Roussillon has been crowned Miss France:

  • Annie Garrigues, who was crowned Miss France 1938, competing as Miss Roussillon

Results summary

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  • Miss France: Annie Garrigues (1937)
  • 4th Runner-Up: Katherina Navegand (1980); Nathalie Huc (1987)
  • Top 12/Top 15: Marion Castaing (2010); Julie Vialo (2011); Marilou Cubaynes (2012); Sabine Banet (2013); Sheana Vila Real (2014); Chiara Fontaine (2022); Élise Aquilina (2023)
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Titleholders

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Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2024 Cassiopée Rimbaud[1] 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Laroque-des-Albères[2] TBD
2023 Élise Aquilina[3] 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Cabestany Top 15
2022 Chiara Fontaine[4] 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Corneilla-del-Vercol Top 15
2015 Anais Marin[5] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Alénya
2014 Sheana Vila Real[6] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Perpignan Top 12
2013 Norma Julia[7] 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Perpignan Did not compete Julia was crowned Miss Roussillon 2013 and dethroned after less than two weeks when it emerged that she had posed partially nude in an erotic photoshoot, against Miss France rules. She was replaced by Banet, her first runner-up.[7] The pageant was additionally held amidst the disappearance of Allison and Marie-José Benitez, the former of whom was initially meant to be a contestant in the pageant.[8]
Sabine Banet[7] 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Saleilles Top 12
2012 Marilou Cubaynes 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cabestany Top 12
2011 Julie Vialo 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Toulouges Top 12
2010 Marion Castaing 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Canet-en-Roussillon Top 12 Castaing was crowned Miss Roussillon 2009 and dethroned after it emerged she had participated in two regional pageants, against Miss France rules, and was replaced by Callivrousis, her first runner-up. After the rule was changed the following year, Castaing competed again and was crowned Miss Roussillon 2010.[9]
2009 Marion Castaing 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Canet-en-Roussillon Did not compete
Céline Callivrousis 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
2005 Florence Micolau 22 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Perpignan
1990 Muriel de Angelis In 1990, de Angelis was crowned Miss Roussillon and Birba was crowned Miss Côte Vermeille, and they both represented Pyrénées-Orientales.
Nathalie Birba
1988 Christine Lemaire
1987 Nathalie Huc 4th Runner-Up
1986 Sandra Marti
1985 Béatrice Bonsons
1980 Katherina Navegand 4th Runner-Up
1979 Brigitte Choquet 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Competed at Miss Universe 1980
1976 Angélique Busseron Busseron competed as Miss Côte Catalane.
1937 Annie Garrigues 19 Miss France 1938

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of Miss France

References

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  1. ^ "Elle participera à Miss France, Cassiopée Rimbaud est la nouvelle Miss Roussillon". actu.fr (in French). Rédaction Perpignan. 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ Panadès, Elsa (6 August 2024). ""Je suis très naturelle et j'essaie de rester moi-même", Cassiopée Rimbaud est la nouvelle Miss Roussillon". France Info (in French).
  3. ^ "Élection de Miss Roussillon 2023 au Lydia du Barcarès : and the winner is Elise Aquilina, Miss Perpignan..." L'Indépendant (in French). 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Perpignan : pour Chiara Fontaine, 20 ans, Miss Roussillon 2022, "c'est vraiment un rêve de petite fille qui se réalise"". L'Indépendant (in French). 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Et miss Roussillon est... Anaïs". lindependant.fr (in French). 29 July 2015..
  6. ^ "Sheana Vila Real, de Perpignan, élue Miss Roussillon : "Pour défendre nos couleurs" (VIDEO) - Lindépendant.fr". lindependant.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  7. ^ a b c "Miss Roussillon déchue de son titre". 22 August 2013.
  8. ^ Sage, Jérôme (12 August 2013). "Perpignan : l'hommage des Miss à Allison Benitez". Le Figaro (in French).
  9. ^ "Miss France 2010 : Miss Roussillon destituée". Première (in French). 29 September 2009.
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