1953
Crowned on 17 July 1953 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in California, at the competition’s second edition. France won at only the second attempt.
She would remain France’s only titleholder for sixty-three years.
The record
France at Miss Universe
France has competed at Miss Universe since 1953. Two crowns, sixty-three years apart, and twenty-three results.
2
Crowns
63
Years between them
23
Verified results
75th
Edition in 2026
The two crowns
2016
Crowned on 30 January 2017 in Manila, aged twenty-four and then a dental surgery student. France’s first win since Martel.
She has remained a fixture of French media since.
France’s strongest finishes
After the two crowns, France’s best finish short of the title, then the three most recent Top 10s.
2015
Top 5 · Las Vegas, Nevada
2021
Top 10 · Eilat, Israel
2019
Top 10 · Atlanta, Georgia
2012
Top 10 · Las Vegas, Nevada
Selected placements
The French placements we publish, from the earliest editions to the most recent. Years with no documented placement are not listed: an incomplete table beats an invented one.
| Year | Representative | Placement | Final held in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ève Gilles | Top 30The last delegate sent by the Miss France organisation. | Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand |
| 2024 | Indira Ampiot | Top 30 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2023 | Diane Leyre | Unplaced | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| 2022 | Floriane Bascou | Unplaced | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2021 | Clémence Botino | Top 10 | Eilat, Israel |
| 2020 | Amandine Petit | Top 21 | Hollywood, Florida |
| 2019 | Maëva Coucke | Top 10 | Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2017 | Alicia Aylies | Unplaced | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere | Miss UniverseCrowned 30 January 2017. France’s first win since 1953. | Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| 2015 | Flora Coquerel | Top 5France’s best result between the two crowns. | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2014 | Camille Cerf | Top 15 | Miami, Florida |
| 2012 | Marie Payet | Top 10 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2011 | Laury Thilleman | Top 10 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 2010 | Malika Ménard | Top 15 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2009 | Chloé Mortaud | Top 10 | Nassau, Bahamas |
| 2001 | Élodie Gossuin | Top 10 | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 2000 | Sonia Rolland | Top 10 | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1999 | Mareva Galanter | Unplaced | Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1996 | Laure Belleville | Unplaced | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1991 | Mareva Georges | Top 10 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1971 | Myriam Stocco | Top 12 | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1961 | Simone Darot | Top 15 | Miami Beach, Florida |
| 1953 | Christiane Martel | Miss UniverseThe second edition of the competition. France’s first win. | Long Beach, California |