Lucire’s Instagram round-up, December 13
This week’s Instagram round-up first consists of some local posts. Lucire’s incredible fashion editor, Sopheak Seng, has outdone himself again this week with a shoot produced by Arcana Imperii for Industry New Zealand’s Men’s Hairdresser of the Year 2014 finalist Michael Beel’s collection. Be sure to check out the shoot. On our Lucire Instagram we […]
Miss Orléanais, Flora Coquerel, crowned Miss France 2014
TF1 Miss Orléanais, Flora Coquerel, has been crowned Miss France 2014, during the live telecast Saturday night and into the small hours of Sunday morning on French network TF1. The 19-year-old, nearly six foot tall, works in international trade, and in her spare time, practises dancing and plays badminton. Her hobbies include film, fashion […]
French media have fewer controversies in Miss France 2014’s lead-up
Miss France Above The 33 contestants for Miss France 2014 in swimwear. Without an active guerre de Miss being played out in front of the French media, the proceedings seem a bit quieter for Miss France 2014. Now that Miss France and its former director, Geneviève de Fontenay, have settled their legal dispute, with […]
Canadian singer Garou succeeds Alain Delon as chair of Miss France jury
After Alain Delon quit as the honorary chairman of the Miss France jury over a falling-out surrounding his right-wing political activity, there was a question mark over his successor. Metro has revealed that singer Garou will take Delon’s place as Miss France leads up to its final on December 7 at the Zénith in Dijon. […]
Miss France 2014 contestants arrive in Dijon, leading up to December 7 final
Sylvie Tellier, via Twitter Above Miss France CEO Sylvie Tellier at the mayoral reception at the Palais des Ducs. After touring Sri Lanka, the 33 Miss France 2014 contestants arrived in Dijon after a 30-hour flight on Saturday. The final will be held at the Zénith at Dijon on December 7. The interest from […]
Miss France’s 33 finalists to arrive in Dijon on November 23
Sylvie Tellier, via Twitter It was unprecedented in New Zealand to see the 20 finalists in Miss Universe New Zealand 2013 being flown to Thailand for their retreat and swimwear shoot. However, one country—the one where beauty pageants remain in the public consciousness, and where the telecast gets a 40 per cent share—does this as […]
Marine Lorphelin, Miss France 2013, gets a Peugeot RCZ as part of her prize package
Motoring news seems to be outnumbering fashion news: it’s been reported that among Miss France 2013 Marine Lorphelin’s prizes is a Peugeot RCZ, a very stylish Austrian-made sports’ car. Given that 40 per cent of the viewing audience watches the Miss France telecast on TF1 each year, it’s not surprising that the pageant attracts […]
Wordpress has summarized the year of this news section, and told us something we know already: that our story on Marine Lorphelin being crowned Miss France 2013 was the biggest of the year. This also correlates with our Facebook fan page numbers. It also put France as one of the top countries accessing Lucire […]
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, crowned Miss France 2013
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, is Miss France 2013, succeeding Delphine Wespiser. Lorphelin, 19, hails from Charnay-lès-Mâcon. She is 1·76 m tall (5 ft 9 in). She is in her first year of medicine in Lyon. Her interests are art, painting and fashion. She is a regular gym-goer. Lorphelin was originally crowned Miss […]
As one scandal subsides, another erupts, on the eve of Miss France 2013
Breaking news: Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, crowned Miss France 2013 Above Delphine Wespiser on the night of her win as Miss France 2012. As the contestants at Miss France 2013 head into Saturday night’s pageant, it appears that the three beauty queens who raised eyebrows over their earlier posing—which some deemed ‘erotic’—will be able to […]
