Virginie Dechenaud
Virginie Dechenaud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1986 Grenoble, France |
| Education | Grenoble School of Management |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Rhône-Alpes 2009 Miss World France 2010 |
Major competition(s) | Miss France 2010 (1st Runner-Up) Miss World 2010 (Top 25) |
Virginie Dechenaud (born 7 January 1986) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss World France 2010. She had previously won Miss Rhône-Alpes 2009 and placed as the first runner-up at Miss France 2010, leading to her appointment as Miss World France. Dechenaud represented France at Miss World 2010, where she placed in the top 25.
Life and career
[edit]Dechenaud was born on 7 January 1986 in Grenoble and raised in the town of La Frette in the Isère department.[1][2] She graduated with a master's degree in marketing from the Grenoble School of Management in 2010.[3][4]
Pageantry
[edit]In 2008, Dechenaud competed for the Miss Dauphiné 2008 pageant, where she placed as the second runner-up.[1] This qualified her for the Miss Rhône-Alpes 2008 pageant, where she placed as the fourth runner-up.[1] She returned to Miss Rhône-Alpes the following year, where she won the title.[1] As Miss Rhône-Alpes, Dechenaud represented the region at the Miss France 2010 pageant in Nice.[5] She advanced into the top 12 and the top five, where she eventually placed as the first runner-up to Malika Ménard of Normandy.[3][6] After Miss France, Dechenaud was appointed Miss World France 2010 by the Miss France Company and represented the country at the Miss World 2010 pageant in Sanya.[4][7] She ultimately finished in the top 25.[8][9]
In 2011, Dechenaud began working as a communications officer for the Isère department. In 2024, she joined the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee as a co-regional director alongside Thierry Mazars of the Miss Languedoc Committee[10] In 2026, she became the sole regional director of the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Miss France : découvrez le classement des candidates de nos départements depuis 15 ans". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 14 December 2024.
- ↑ "Pourquoi les concours de miss ont-ils autant de succès ?". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 4 October 2010.
- 1 2 "Miss Normandie, Malika Menard, crowned Miss France 2010". Lucire. 5 December 2009.
- 1 2 Brione, Isabelle (5 September 2010). "Virginie Dechenaud représentera la France à Miss Monde". Le Dauphiné libéré.
- ↑ "La soirée de l'élection Miss France 2010". Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Normandy takes 63rd annual 'Miss France' title". France 24. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "FRANCE". Miss World Organization. Archived from the original on 4 September 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ↑ "Miss World 2010". CBS News. 1 November 2010.
- ↑ "Virginie Déchenaud n'était pas la plus belle". Lyon Mag (in French). 31 October 2010.
- ↑ "Le grand retour de Miss Rhône-Alpes se fera à Voiron". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 22 June 2024.
- ↑ "Découvrez les nouveaux délégués régionaux 2026 pour Miss France 2027" (in French). Miss France Company. 23 March 2026.
