Miss New Caledonia


Miss New Caledonia is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the sui generis overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia.
The current Miss New Caledonia is Juliette Collet, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2025 on 6 September 2025. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France:
  • Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title

    Results summary

  • Miss France: Pascale Taurua
  • 1st Runner-Up: Vahinerii Requillart ; Juliette Collet
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Nadine Guillerme
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Gisèle Maui
  • 6th Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Darman ; Mondy Laigle

    Titleholders

Miss Caledonia

Until 2007, the pageant was known by the name Miss Caledonia.
YearNameAgeHeightHometownMiss France placementNotes
2006Nathanaëlle TecherTecher was disqualified from competing at Miss France by the Miss France Committee, and was replaced by her first runner-up, Lambert-Gimey, as Miss Caledonia.
2006Alexandra Lambert-Gimey23Nouméa-Techer was disqualified from competing at Miss France by the Miss France Committee, and was replaced by her first runner-up, Lambert-Gimey, as Miss Caledonia.
2005Emmanuelle Darman18NouméaTop 12
2004Audrey Audineau20Nouméa
2003Mélody GaspardNouméa
2002Cyrielle PindonVoh
2001Stéphanie Chalumeau
2000Virginie Lamontagne
1999Audrey Brahim
1997Cindy Baronnet18
1996Carole RoudeillacRoudeillac is the mother of Mathilda Lelong, the initially crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023.
1992Sylvie Marcuzzorowspan=2
1991Valérie-Anne Delrieu-
1990Maguy Viera Da Silva
1988Caroll Blanc
1987Helyette Voisin
1986Amanda Aissa Benhamer
1985Gisèle Maui3rd Runner-Up
1984Nathalie Jones
1983Georgia Roussel
1982Laurence Varney16
1981Maryse Salaun
1980Nadine Guillerme2nd Runner-Up
1977Pascale Taurua17Miss France 1978Taurua resigned several months after winning Miss France, as she wished to return to New Caledonia instead of remain in Paris, where the titleholder resides to fulfill her duties.
1954Juanita Châtelain17
1952Danièle Gastaldi