Barely arrived and already out! The Misses landed in Ivory Coast last Sunday, the country chosen for the traditional preparation trip for the election of Miss France 2025. While waiting for the big evening, next December 14 at Futuroscope in Poitiers, the young women will have to do well appears throughout the week. The opportunity to discover each other and allow the jury to get to know them better, while proving themselves, because only one of them will be elected. After putting on a show as soon as they arrived on the tarmac of Abidjan airport, where Miss Guyana showed off her dancing talents, the thirty beauty queens went to their hotel room.
Equipped with their suitcases, the Misses sat down in pairs and unpacked their belongings. They then attended a press conference, marking the first major meeting of the trip. Barefoot and all adorned in the same dress, a white bohemian model with blue flowers, the candidates took their first step on the red carpet installed for the evening, before being called in turn on stage. The opportunity to start practicing speaking, in front of a renowned audience.
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Alongside them, the competition director Cindy Fabre and the reigning Miss France Eve Gilles were present to support them. In the process, a formal speech led by the Minister of Tourism of Côte d'Ivoire Siandou Fofana and the president of the Miss France company Frédéric Gilbert announced the new objectives for this year, focused on adventure, surpassing oneself and camaraderie. Many local representatives as well as the French Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire Jean-Christophe Belliard were also there, recalling the importance of this gathering at the international level, which is the first organized in West Africa.
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Head to the Cocody market for the first Misses
The next day, the first nine Misses made their very first outing to Abidjan. Smiles on their lips, refined beauty and regional scarves around the waist were there for the candidates. The latter put on their most beautiful flashy dress, heading to the Cocody market. Pink, green, blue, red and even yellow: all have enhanced the colorful streets of the city.
Wearing straw hats, fans with colorful mosaics, pearl necklaces and even headbands, the Misses mingled with the merchants before striking a pose all together. A first day marked by good humor for the small group, composed of Emma Grégoire (Miss Limousin)Marina Przadka (Miss Picardy), Jade Benazech (Miss Languedoc), Cassiopee Rimbaud (Miss Roussillon), Sabah Aib (Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais), Temanava domingo (Miss Tahiti), Moira Andre (Miss Guadeloupe), Lilou Emeline – Artuso (Miss Côte d'Azur) and Clara Diry (Miss Burgundy).
