Miss Centre-Val de Loire
beauty contest
Miss Centre-Val de Loire is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Centre-Val de Loire. Women representing the region under various titles have competed at Miss France since 1928, although the Miss Centre-Val de Loire title was not used regularly until 2015.
The current Miss Centre-Val de Loire is Justine Bourrelier, who was crowned Miss Centre-Val de Loire 2026 on 26 April 2026. One woman from Centre-Val de Loire has been crowned Miss France:
Flora Coquerel, who was crowned Miss France 2014, competing as Miss Orléanais
Results summary
Miss France: Flora Coquerel (2013; Miss Orléanais)
2nd Runner-Up: Karine Richefeu (1989); Amélie Rudler (1998; Miss Berry)
4th Runner-Up: Annie Fraile (1970; Miss Touraine)
5th Runner-Up: Sandrine Pétoin (1994; Miss Berry); Élodie Thomas (2005; Miss Berry); Cassandre Rolland (2009; Miss Orléanais)
Top 12/Top 15: Stéphanie Sabourin (1993; Miss Orléanais); Ludivine Julio (1995; Miss Touraine-Sologne); Barbara Niewidziala (1996; Miss Berry); Bérengère Clément (1998; Miss Touraine-Sologne); Anne-Sophie Masson (2003; Miss Berry); Nadège Dabrowski (2006; Miss Berry-Val de Loire); Aline Moreau (2008; Miss Berry-Val de Loire); Chanel Haye (2010; Miss Orléanais); Amanda Xeres (2014); Margaux Bourdin (2015); Jade Simon-Abadie (2019); Emmy Gisclon (2023)
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Titleholders
The regional title has been known as Miss Centre-Val de Loire since 2015, while it was known as Miss Centre from 2010 to 2014.
From 1976 to 1992, the title was called Miss Centre-Ouest.
Miss Berry
From 1994 to 2005, the departments of Cher and Indre competed separately under the title Miss Berry. From 2006 to 2009, the title was known as Miss Berry-Val de Loire.
Miss Indre
In 1970, the department of Indre crowned its own representative for Miss France.
Miss Loir-et-Cher
In 1979, the department of Loir-et-Cher crowned its own representative for Miss France.
Miss Orléanais
From 1993 to 2014, the departments of Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher, and Loiret competed separately under the title Miss Orléanais.
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