At 26 years old, Mélissa Atta Bessiom, Miss Pays de la Loire 2024, represents the region this evening in the election of Miss France 2025, which is being held at the Arena Futuroscope in Poitiers. A native of Angers, this artificial intelligence project manager for a major luxury brand embodies diversity and elegance, while carrying a strong message of self-acceptance.
A project manager who dreams big
An accomplished professional, Mélissa Atta Bessiom has combined her career in artificial intelligence with her passion for travel. With a degree in engineering, she works for a prestigious luxury brand and uses her skills to design innovative solutions. These experiences around the world have strengthened his confidence and nourished his vision of diversity. “I was able to discover the richness of women of my gender, mixed, and this allowed me to better accept myself”she confides in an interview given to Télé-Loisirs.
A journey inspired by Flora Coquerel
If Mélissa embarked on the Miss France adventure, it is partly thanks to Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2014. “She’s tall, like me, and mixed race. Discovering it taught me to accept myself. When I met her in Paris, a year and a half ago, she complimented me. It was a trigger,” she shares with emotion.
Claim your size with pride
Measuring 1.81 m, Mélissa Atta Bessiom was sometimes the target of mockery during her adolescence. But she has turned her height into a strength and now shares fashion advice for tall women on social media. “One day I made a video where I said that I have the right to wear heels. It spoke a lot to other young women,” she explains in another statement.
A decisive evening
This evening, Mélissa will proudly represent the Pays de la Loire in front of millions of viewers. The Miss France 2025 election, hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, is an anticipated event, where each candidate hopes to win the coveted crown. For Mélissa, this adventure is also an opportunity to fly the colors of her region and defend a message of diversity and ambition.
