Laure Belleville, first Miss France crowned by Jean-Pierre Foucault: what happened to her?

This Saturday, December 14, Jean-Pierre Foucault will announce on TF1 the name of the winner of Miss France. A task he has been carrying out for over twenty years. But what happened to Laure Belleville, the first Miss crowned by the famous presenter?

This evening, TF1 will broadcast live the long-awaited election of Miss France 2025. Which candidate will be chosen to succeed Ève Gilles and become the new French beauty queen? Among the 30 regional candidates vying for the crown, only one will win the sash after her name is pronounced by Jean-Pierre Foucault. Iconic presenter of the show, the TV host crowned a Miss for the first time in 1995. It was then Laure Belleville, first and last Miss Pays de Savoie crowned since 1920, who was then 19 years old. Today, beauty has blossomed far from sequins and rhinestones.

Indeed, The Dauphiné liberated reports that after being inducted Miss France 1996 at the Grand Palais in Lille, she participated in Miss Universe, arriving 11th in the international beauty contest. Once her mandate was completed, she then devoted herself to the Miss France committee by becoming a model, choreographer and artistic director. Activities far from the vocation for which she was originally destined since at the time of participating in the famous competition, she was a geology student. Since then, Laure Belleville has married and had two children. She has today become a childminder, but remains close to the Miss France committee: in 2024, she participated in the tribute to Geneviève de Fontenay.

Jean-Pierre Foucault has not forgotten anything about his first Miss France evening

Having become one of the emblematic figures of Miss France, host Jean-Pierre Foucault has been the star presenter of the competition’s election evening since 1995, when he crowned Laure Belleville. Asked by Gala.frhe remembered this fabulous evening, engraved forever in his memory: “I remember it very well. The show had just arrived on TF1. It didn’t have a very good image because it was a little outdated. We tried to make it a big, beautiful show of quality.” Looking back, Jean-Pierre Foucault draws a positive assessment of the path traveled with Miss France, noting that the competition has evolved over the years: “It’s not unpleasant what I’m going to say but it’s the observation: we’ve dusted off the election a little, which was simply a beauty contest. Now, young women have understood that being elected Miss France was a social elevator that allows them to open the doors to a great career.” See you this evening on TF1 to find out which of this year’s candidates will be the next to be crowned by the host.

Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.