MISS SAINT-MARTIN SAINT-BARTHELEMY. Elected Miss Saint-Martin Saint-Barthélémy 2022, Inès Tessier is going to the Miss France 2023 contest with the desire to make her region shine.
[Mis à jour le 17 décembre 2022 à 20h50] The islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy are not represented each year in the Miss France contest. This year, this is the case and the region made its choice on July 29 with the aim of shining again in the national Miss France 2023 competition. It was the young Inès Tessier, aged 19, who was chosen to take over the scarf and the crown of Miss Saint-Martin Saint-Barthélémy 2022. She hopes to go far during the beauty contest organized on December 17 in Châteauroux.
Inès Tessier is 19 years old and one thing is certain: this Miss Saint Martin Saint Barthelemy 2022 is an artist. While studying cinema in Montreal, the young woman developed a passion for art… And sport! Passionate and creative, but also committed, Ines Tessier takes the environmental cause very seriously, as does the defense of women’s rights. If she currently lives in Canada, her islands are dear to her and she wishes to encourage their economic and social development and promote their culture. One thing is certain Miss Saint Martin Saint Barthelemy 2022 will have things to say during the Miss France 2023 election broadcast live on TF1.
Inès Tessier was confronted very early on with having to leave the island of Saint-Barthélémy and the family home. It is indeed to continue her studies that she had to go to the metropolis as she explained to our colleagues from Figaro TV Mag. “I had to leave Saint-Barthélemy at the age of 14 because there is no high school there. I continued my studies in Bordeaux with the baccalaureate and a year of preparation in art then I took the direction of Montreal in Canada to attend a film school. I lived well having to leave very young the family home, I was in boarding school and that taught me to be autonomous very quickly. I I have a maturity that girls my age may not have.”
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Miss Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy is a beauty contest which aims to elect a candidate for the Miss France contest each year. Several young women apply in the hope of becoming the ambassador of the two islands. Since the creation of the national competition, no Miss Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy has been elected Miss France.
List of the last Miss Saint-Martin Saint-Barthelemy
- Naima Dessout : August 19, 2020, Naïma Dessout was elected Miss Saint-Martin Saint Barthélemy. Aged 18 when she was crowned, Naïma Dessout studied in the United States and intended to work in the field of paramedics. However, she was excluded from the Miss France 2021 contest. The regional committee denounces on its Facebook page “an anonymous denunciation by sending non-compliant photos of her directly to Miss France Official”, most likely photos revealing a some nudity. There was no candidate either during the Miss France 2022 election.
- Layla Berry : in 2019, Miss Saint-Martin Saint-Barthélémy was Layla Berry. At the age of 20, she was one of the 15 finalists for Miss France 2020, finishing in 11th place in the ranking. Her election was memorable, as she became the first participant from Saint-Barthélémy to obtain the scarf from both islands. Since the start of the competition seven years ago, only young women from Saint-Martin had obtained their sesame for the Miss France competition.