Miss France candidates targeted by cyberbullying and deepfake attacks
Miss France candidates face cyberbullying and deepfakes targeting their online identities and reputations.
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Miss France 2027 Competition
Regional elections for Miss France 2027 concluded with 31 candidates selected between April and September 2026. The national competition features historic firsts including the oldest candidate at 38 years old and reports of cyberbullying and AI-generated identity theft targeting participants. The national election is scheduled for December 2026.
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2026-09-28 to 2026-11-01 · UTC publication dates
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Lana Prost elected Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie at age 17
Lana Prost was elected Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie on July 25, 2026 at age 17. As a high school senior, she is negotiating with her lycée for a special exemption to take her baccalauréat exam, as it is scheduled simultaneously with the Miss France 2027 national election in December.
Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy return to Miss France competition
Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy have returned to the Miss France competition in 2026 after previously participating only once every two years since 2020. Naïla Parotte was elected Miss Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy on August 1, 2026.
Satine Nomary faces cyberbullying after Miss Corse election
Satine Nomary, elected Miss Corse on July 23, 2026 at age 19, became a victim of cyberbullying immediately following her election. Despite the harassment, her regional committee defended her, and she continues as representative. Corse has not produced a Miss France winner since 1921.
Candice Gauch victim of AI-generated deepfake identity theft
Candice Gauch, elected Miss Languedoc on August 7, 2026, became a victim of identity theft in early September 2026. Fake social media profiles of her were created using artificial intelligence-generated images. She filed a police complaint in response to the fraudulent accounts.
Miss France 2027 election scheduled for December 2026
The 97th Miss France election will be held in December 2026 on a Saturday at 21:10 on TF1. The ceremony will be presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault, who has hosted the event for 32 consecutive years. The election will take place in metropolitan France, not in Polynesia where the outgoing Miss France 2026 Hinaupoko Devèze is from.
Miss France 2026 Hinaupoko Devèze attracted 6.67 million viewers
The Miss France 2026 election held on December 6, 2025 achieved 6.67 million average viewers on TF1, with a peak audience of 7.7 million during the coronation moment when Hinaupoko Devèze from Tahiti was crowned.
Mandy Goudal becomes oldest Miss France candidate at age 38
Mandy Goudal, 38 years old and mother of two children, was elected Miss Poitou-Charentes on September 4, 2026. She is the oldest candidate in Miss France history and the first mother to qualify for the national final, marking a significant change in competition rules that were relaxed in 2022 to allow older contestants.
Miss France 2027 regional elections completed with 31 candidates selected
All 31 regional elections for Miss France 2027 have been completed, with the final candidates elected between April and September 2026. Regional elections took place across metropolitan France and overseas territories including Tahiti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Guyane, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Corse, and Saint-Martin/Saint-Barthélemy. The last regional election was held on September 27, 2026 in Reims for Champagne-Ardenne.
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