tallest candidate, oldest, smallest… the numbers to know before the ceremony

Who will be elected Miss France 2025 and succeed Ève Gilles ? The verdict will be known on December 14, following a ceremony which takes place this year at Puy du Fou. The show, still presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault, will indeed crown one of the 30 elected regional misses. After a group trip to Ivory Coast, they were able to prepare for this evening which will change the life of one of them.

This year, among the big news, you should know that the competition has broadened its selection criteria, particularly linked to age, but also to the marital status of the candidates. Thus, a married woman or one with children can now participate.

Here is the age of the oldest candidate

For this Miss France 2025 edition, eight misses are over 26 years old. Among them, Miss Auvergne (27 years old), Miss Corsica (27 years old), Miss Franche-Comté (28 years old), Miss Guadeloupe (28 years old), Miss Normandie (26 years old), Miss Poitou-Charentes (27 years old) and Miss Île-de-France (26 years old).

But the prize for the oldest candidate in the history of the competition goes to Miss Martinique, aged 34 ans. Conversely, two candidates have barely 18 ans : Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Miss Réunion.

Here is the height of the shortest candidate and that of the tallest

On the other hand, one criterion has not been modified: that of size. You must always be a minimum of 1m70 tall to be a candidate. So it just passes for Miss Poitou-Charentes (1m70), the smallest this year, closely followed by Miss Alsace, Miss Corsica and Miss Guadeloupe, all three measuring 1m71.

Conversely, some candidates are close to the top. There are seven of them measuring 1m80 or more. Among them, Miss Réunion (1m80), Miss Tahiti (1m81), Miss Loire" rel="tag">Pays de la Loire (1m81), Miss Languedoc (1m82), Miss Martinique (1m83) and Miss Champagne (1m85). But the prize of this edition goes to Miss Lorraine et son 1m86.

Police officer, dentist, actress… Various profiles of misses

Then, among the Misses, some are students and others are already working. Thus, we see the emergence of diverse and varied professions and studies. Within the group, there is a police officer, a dental surgeon, an animal osteopath, a nurse, an actress… One of the misses is also an entrepreneur and has her own swimsuit brand.

Among the students, pharmacy, teacher and medicine are among the courses followed. The promotion also includes studies in commerce or international management.

Here is the most followed regional Miss on Instagram

In recent weeks, the official portraits of the Misses have been revealed. Following this, some saw their number of followers on Instagram skyrocket. A Miss seems to have particularly won over the public. It is about Sabah Aib, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calaiswhich to date has almost 52,000 subscribers. On the podium, we then find Miss Côte d'Azur, followed by 24.5 thousand people and Miss Auvergne, who has 20.8 thousand followers.

Conversely, several regional Misses have fewer than 6,000 subscribers. This is the case for Miss Centre-Val de Loire, Miss Champagne-Ardenne, Miss Île-de-France, Miss Limousin, Miss Lorraine and Miss Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.

Which Miss got the best grade on the general knowledge test?

During their preparation trip to Ivory Coast, the 30 candidates took the traditional general knowledge test. This year it is Miss Picardy who stood out from the rest of the group, with a total score of 15.5/20. She also did flawlessly on the logic test.

She is followed by Miss Guadeloupe, who obtains a score of 13.5/20. Finally, in third place on the podium, Miss Auvergne, with 12.5/20. As a reminder, the test consisted of multiple choice questions, logic questions, dictation and oral English.