Miss Provence

Miss Provence is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Vaucluse, and portions of Var in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA). The other regional pageant within PACA is Miss Côte d'Azur, which selects a representative from the department of Alpes-Maritimes and the remaining portions of Var. The first Miss Provence was crowned in 1986, although women from the region have competed at Miss France with other titles since 1976.

Miss Provence

Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Membership	Miss France
Official language	French
Regional director	Lydia Podossenoff
Website	www.missprovencealpescotedazur.fr

The current Miss Provence is Julie Zitouni, who was crowned Miss Provence 2025 on 25 July 2025. One woman from Provence has been crowned Miss France:

• Sylvie Paréra, who was crowned Miss France 1979, competing as Miss Marseille

Results summary

• Miss France: Sylvie Paréra (1978; Miss Marseille)
• 1st Runner-Up: Tatiana Bouguer (1999); Lou Ruat (2019); April Benayoum (2020)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Laëtizia Penmellen (2013); Adélina Blanc (2023)
• 3rd Runner-Up: Jennifer Willey (1998); Émilie Corbi (2009); Solène Froment (2011); Julia Courtès (2015)
• 5th Runner-Up: Brigitte Hermelin (1976; Miss Marseille); Analisa Kebaili (2010); Wynona Gueraini (2018)
• Top 12/Top 15: Pascale Delzenne (1996); Lætitia Duffaux (2001); Lydia Podossenoff (2005); Marine Mahiques (2012); Anne-Laure Fourmont (2014); Kleofina Pnishi (2017)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2025	Julie Zitouni[1][2]	26	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Marseille	TBD
2024	Mégane Bertaud[3]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tourrettes[4]
2023	Adélina Blanc[5]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Eyragues	2nd Runner-Up
2022	Chana Goyons[6]	18	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Gassin
2021	Eva Navarro[7]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Istres
2020	April Benayoum[8]	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Éguilles	1st Runner-Up	Top 13 at Miss World 2021
2019	Lou Ruat[9]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Aix-en-Provence	1st Runner-Up
2018	Aurélie Pons[10]	22	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Valréas	Did not compete	Pons resigned a month after winning the title for personal reasons, and was replaced by Gueraini, her second runner-up, after her first runner-up declined to take over the title.[11]
	Wynona Gueraini[12]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Marignane	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
2017	Kleofina Pnishi[13]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Peyrolles-en-Provence	Top 12
2016	Noémie Mazella[14]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Marseille
2015	Julia Courtès[15]	18	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Martigues	3rd Runner-Up
2014	Anne-Laure Fourmont[16]	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Toulon	Top 12
2013	Laëtizia Penmellen[17]	19	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Villecroze	2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss Earth 2014
2012	Marine Mahiques	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Seillans	Top 12
2011	Solène Froment	19	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Aix-en-Provence	3rd Runner-Up
2010	Analisa Kebaili	18	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Marseille	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
2009	Émilie Corbi	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Bouc-Bel-Air	3rd Runner-Up
2008	Laurie Imbert	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Martigues
2007	Angélique Donat	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	La Garde
2006	Stéphanie Gros	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Roquebrune-sur-Argens
2005	Lydia Podossenoff	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Barrême	Top 12
2004	Angélique Faure	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Gap
2003	Émilie Ladsous
2002	Béatrice Poorterman
2001	Lætitia Duffaux			Cavaillon	Top 12
2000	Johanne Grall			La Londe-les-Maures
1999	Tatiana Bouguer	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Bormes-les-Mimosas	1st Runner-Up	Competed at Miss International 2000
1998	Jennifer Willey	20	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)		3rd Runner-Up
1997	Alexia Russo	22	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
1996	Pascale Delzenne				Top 12
1995	Sarah Desage
1994	Sophie Archambault
1993	Maryline Dubuc	22
1992	Sonia Dziabas	18
1991	Barbara Ghigi
1990	Véronique Laval
1989	Hélène Michaud
1988	Nathalie Wernert
1986	Nathalie Puerari			Salernes

Miss Marseille

From 1976 until 1978, Marseille, the largest city in Provence, crowned its own representative as Miss Marseille. The city was absorbed into Miss Provence following the establishment of Miss Provence in 1986.

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1978	Sylvie Paréra	18		Marseille	Miss France 1979
1977	Marie-Dominique Calanducci			Marseille
1976	Brigitte Hermelin			Marseille	5th Runner-Up

Miss Côte Bleue

In 1990 and 1991, the department of Bouches-du-Rhône crowned its own representative as Miss Côte Bleue, although the department was reabsorbed into Miss Provence in 1992.

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1991	Annabel Trapani
1990	Alexandra Devilleneuve

Miss Comtat Venaissin

In 1986, the department of Vaucluse crowned its own representative as Miss Comtat Venaissin, although the department was absorbed into Miss Provence the following year.

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1986	Juliette Ben

Notes

1. Ages at the time of Miss France