MISS REUNION. At the end of August, Réunion appointed its representative for the Miss France 2023 contest. Marion Marimoutou was chosen as Miss Réunion 2022 and she owes it in part to her sister! We explain to you.
[Mis à jour le 17 décembre 2022 à 20h40] Reunion had an appointment on August 27 to vote and elect its regional miss ahead of the Miss France 2023 contest. In Saint-Denis, the public and the jury together decided to give the scarf and the crown to Marion Marimoutou, an 18-year-old who now embodies all their hopes for the national beauty pageant. During a sabbatical year, she intends to embark on a university course in the social sciences with a view to becoming a professor of economics and social sciences at both university and high school.
Miss Reunion 2022 succeeds Dana Virin, the sixth runner-up Miss France 2022. Since Valérie Bègue’s victory in 2008, the island has not received a crown and the young woman wishes to remedy this and thus make her region proud. It is however already done since the young woman full of humor and very sporty is also the ambassador of an association “smile of the child” which colors the daily life of sick and handicapped children. So, a Miss France 2023 crown and scarf for Marion Marimoutu? Answer on December 17!
If Marion Marimoutou became Miss Reunion, she owes it in part to her big sister who is an example for her. If she was planning to present herself to Miss France, she unfortunately could not do so because of her size, which was considered too small to meet the criteria in place. “She participated in many elections but could not make Miss France because she was missing two centimeters” she explains to TV Mag. In fact, Marion Marimoutou found a model in her big sister and followed suit. “When I was little, I always accompanied her in her shoots and fashion shows and it quickly became a passion for me. I took part in my first fashion show when I was in sixth grade and my first shoot when I was very young. I did all this in order to prepare for Miss Reunion. It was always a dream of a little girl.”
All about Miss Reunion
Before selecting who is Miss Reunion, four elections are held on the island to elect Miss North Reunion, South Reunion, Miss East Reunion and finally Miss West Reunion. It is only then that a regional election is held each year whose victorious candidate is then sent to the Miss France competition to try to win the crown. Two candidates from Reunion have been crowned in the past: Monique Uldaric in 1976 and Valérie Bègue in 2008. In addition, Kelly Hoarau replaced Miss France in 1978.
List of the last Miss Reunion
- Dana Virin : in 2021, Dana Virin was chosen to represent Reunion in the Miss France 2022 competition. Born in Sainte-Suzanne in the north of Reunion Island, this 22-year-old young woman was elected on August 28, 2021. Student at Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Dana Virin is pursuing a Master 2 MBFA (Money, Banking, Finance, Insurance) and works as a work-study assistant in charge of professional affairs. During the Miss France 2022 election, she ranked 6th runner-up.
- Lyna Boyer: At the end of 2020, it was Lyna Boyer who represented Reunion Island in the Miss France 2021 contest. Then a bachelor’s degree student in management, the 21-year-old young woman carried the cause of the fight against school harassment and violence against children. women. In the election, Lyna Boyer qualified in the Top 15 but failed to advance further in the competition.
- Morgane Lebon: In 2019, Reunion had chosen the young Morgane Lebon to represent the island during the Miss France 2020 election. Aged 21, the young student in economic and social administration sought to reconnect with the coronation of Valérie Bègue in 2008. Unfortunately, she couldn’t go further than the top 15 in the election held in mid-December 2019.