Le Puy du Fou received the competition in 2008 and it was Chloé Mortaud who elected Miss France 2009. -

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Twelve years later, the Miss France contest returns to Puy du Fou.

It's official, the Vendée theme park has been designated to host the centenary of the election next December, the precise date not yet being fixed.

"We are very happy to welcome the election of Miss France 2021, 12 years after the coronation of Chloé Mortaud at Puy du Fou," explains Nicolas de Villiers, president of Puy du Fou.

We are already working with the teams to offer viewers a grandiose show as we know how to do and to celebrate the centenary of Miss France.

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Sylvie Teiller, of Vendée origin, "particularly likes" Puy du Fou

Sylvie Tellier, general manager of the organization Miss France, who is of Vendée origin, is delighted to “celebrate the centenary of the election of Miss France in a unique, extraordinary place that I particularly like.

In this year that is unlike any other, what better setting than the Puy du Fou to celebrate a birthday and tell the French about the genesis of the Miss France contest.

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