Miss France 1997

Miss France 1997
Date	December 13, 1996
Presenters	Jean-Pierre Foucault
Venue	Futuroscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes
Broadcaster	TF1
Winner	Patricia Spehar Paris

Miss France 1997, the 50th Miss France pageant, was held at the Futuroscope in November and December, 1996. Delegates traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November. And they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996. The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, where there were more than 10 million viewers.

The judges' president was the beautiful French Christiane Martel Aleman, Miss France 1953 and Miss Universe 1953 and she was the biggest actress in Mexico in 1960s.

The winner competed in Miami, Florida, USA for the title of Miss Universe 1997 Pageant in May. Patricia finished in 37th place.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss France 1997	Paris - Patricia Spehar
1st runner-up	Toulouse - Marie Borg
2nd runner-up	Anjou - Sandrine Hamidi
3rd runner-up	Guadeloupe - Patricia Sellin
4th runner-up	Aquitaine - Mailis Ondicola
Top 12	Rhône-Alpes - Delphine Brossard Béarn - Anne-Sophie Mignot Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez Provence - Pascale Delzenne Auvergne - Catherine Sarret Berry - Barbara Niewidtzala Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix

Delegates

The Miss France 1997 44 delegates were:

Albigeois - Elsa Mazzia Alsace - Lara Maringer Anjou - Sandrine Hamidi Aquitaine - Mailis Ondicola Artois - Virginie Tellier Auvergne - Catherine Sarret Béarn - Anne-Sophie Mignot Berry - Barbara Niewidtzala Bourgogne - Stéphanie Sevat Brittany - Severine Andre Camargue - Sandrine Montagud Champagne-Ardenne - Nathalie Frère Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix Comminges - Carine Vincent Corse - Delphine Cheuva Flandre - Sarah Sumfleth Franche-Comté - Delphine Pequignet Gascogne - Sabine Alves de Puga Guadeloupe - Patricia Sellin Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez Île-de-France - Audrey Legros Languedoc-Roussillon - Carole Pages

Limousin - Stéphanie Leroy Lorraine - Manuela Pereira Lyon - Angélique Sage Maine - Angélique Monnier Nouvelle-Calédonie - Carole Roudeiac Normandie - Marianne Samson Orléans - Mélanie Muller Paris - Patricia Spehar Pays d'Ain - Carine Boirot Pays de la Loire - Célina Bourban Pays de Savoie - Severine Martin Pays du Velay - Amélie Fournel Périgord - Caren Claret Picardie - Magalie Lherminier Provence - Pascale Delzenne Quercy - Delphine Verdie Réunion - Fabienne Sabrimoutou Rhône-Alpes - Delphine Brossard Rouergue - Aurore Pecrix St-Étienne-Loire - Delphine Pequignet Toulouse - Marie Borg Touraine-Soulogne - Murielle Hoarau