{{Short description|French model}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Alicia Aylies | image = Aliciaaylies (cropped).jpg | caption = Alicia Aylies in 2017 | birth_name = | title = [[Miss French Guiana|Miss French Guiana 2016]]<br>[[Miss France|Miss France 2017]] | nationalcompetition = [[Miss France 2017]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss Universe 2017]]<br>(Unplaced) | education = [[University of French Guiana]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|04|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Fort-de-France]], [[Martinique]], [[France]] | occupation= Model | height = {{height|m=1.77}}<ref name="telestar"/> | eye_color = Green | hair_color = Brown | children = 1 | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | years_active = 2021–present | alias = | label = [[Scorpio Music|Scorpio]] | genre = {{Hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}} }}}}
'''Alicia Aylies''' (born 21 April 1998) is a French singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [[Miss France 2017]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/alicia-aylies-miss-france-2017-etre-la-premiere-miss-guyane-a-remporte-la-couronne-est-un-honneur-_c469d97c-c4c4-11e6-88a9-61626cd525b2/ |title=Alicia Aylies (Miss France 2017): «Être la première Miss Guyane à remporter la couronne est un honneur» |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=18 December 2016 |publication-date=19 December 2016 |language=fr}}</ref> Aylies had previously won [[Miss French Guiana|Miss French Guiana 2016]], becoming the first representative from French Guiana to win Miss France. She later represented France at [[Miss Universe 2017]].
After completing her reign as Miss France, Aylies began a music career. She released her debut single "Mojo" with [[Scorpio Music]] in December 2021.
==Life and career== Aylies was born on 21 April 1998 in [[Fort-de-France]] to [[Martinique|Martiniquais]] parents. Her father, Philippe Aylies, works as an environmental manager, and her mother, Marie-Chantal Belfroy, is a driving school instructor. Aylies is an only child.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/exclu_-_la_toute_premiere_reaction_de_la_maman_d_alicia_aylies_apres_l_election_de_sa_fille_comme_miss_france_2017_381523|title=La toute première réaction de la maman d'Alicia Aylies après l'élection de sa fille comme Miss France 2017|last=de Menou|first=Amélie|publisher= Gala Magazine|date=18 December 2016|access-date=1 February 2017|language=fr}}</ref>
When she was two years old, her parents separated and Aylies moved to [[Matoury]], [[French Guiana]] with her mother. She attended school in [[Remire-Montjoly]] and graduated from ''[[Secondary education in France#Lycée|lycée]]'' with a diploma in science in 2016. After graduating, she began studying law at the [[University of French Guiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/alicia-aylies-miss-guyane-2016-toute-simplicite-410963.html |author1=Catherine Lama|author2=Frédéric Larzabal|title=Alicia Aylies Miss Guyane 2016 en toute simplicité|publisher=Guyane 1|date=2 November 2016|access-date=1 February 2017|language=fr}}</ref><ref name="telestar">{{Cite web|url=http://www.telestar.fr/article/miss-france-2017-qui-est-alicia-aylies-miss-guyane-photos-253874|title=Miss France 2017 : Qui est Alicia Aylies, miss Guyane ?|last=Husson Garnier|first=Mélody|publisher=Télé Star|date=8 December 2016|access-date=1 February 2017|language=fr}}</ref>
==Pageantry== === Miss France 2017 === Aylies represented [[French Guiana]] at the [[Miss France 2017]] pageant. On 17 December 2016, she was crowned [[Miss France]] by [[Miss France 2016]] [[Iris Mittenaere]] in [[Montpellier]]. She is the first [[Miss French Guiana]] to be crowned [[Miss France]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rtl.fr/culture/medias-people/video-miss-france-2017-qui-est-alicia-aylies-miss-guyane-et-elue-miss-france-7786329700|last=de Vriendt|first=Laure-Hélène|title=Qui est Alicia Aylies, Miss Guyane et élue Miss France ? |publisher=RTL|date= 17 December 2016|access-date=1 February 2017|language=fr}}</ref> In January 2017, she accompanied then-national director Sylvie Tellier to the Philippines to watch her Miss France predecessor [[Iris Mittenaere]] win the title of [[Miss Universe 2016]].
=== Miss Universe 2017 === As [[Miss France 2017]], Aylies represented [[France]] at the [[Miss Universe 2017]] pageant and was one of the heavy favourites but was unplaced.
==Post-pageantry== Aylies embarked on a music career in 2021, with the release of her debut single "Mojo" in December 2021, by French music label [[Scorpio Music]].<ref>{{cite web |language=fr |first=Delphine|last=De Freitas |title=Alicia Aylies (Miss France 2017) se lance dans la musique : écoutez "Mojo", son premier single |url=https://www.lci.fr/culture/alicia-aylies-miss-france-2017-se-lance-dans-la-musique-mojo-2203815.html |date=6 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |language=fr |first=Emmanuelle|last=Litaud |title=Alicia Aylies, de Miss France à la chanson |url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/alicia-aylies-de-miss-france-a-la-chanson_ca0c9aa0-56a9-11ec-9fd9-155f4124dee1/ |publisher=tvmag.lefigaro.fr |date=6 December 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== In December 2022, Aylies announced that she was pregnant with her first child.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tf1info.fr/culture/l-ex-miss-france-alicia-aylies-2017-est-enceinte-de-son-premier-enfant-2241850.html|title=L'ex-Miss France Alicia Aylies est enceinte de son premier enfant|last=Hoballah|first=Rania|date=14 December 2022|language=French|work=[[TF1]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/alicia-aylies-enceinte-lex-miss-france-attend-son-premier-enfant_508596|title=Alicia Aylies enceinte : l'ex-Miss France attend son premier enfant|last=Wadel|first=Joanna|language=French|date=14 December 2022|work=[[Gala (magazine)|Gala]]}}</ref> She later gave birth to a daughter in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/exclu-alicia-aylies-miss-france-2017-son-bebe-est-ne-et-voici-son-prenom_521061|title=EXCLU – Alicia Aylies (Miss France 2017) : son bébé est né et voici son prénom !|last=Ouisse|first=François|date=31 May 2023|language=French|work=[[Gala (magazine)|Gala]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parismatch.com/people/alicia-aylies-maman-pour-la-premiere-fois-son-annonce-laconique-225722|title=Alicia Aylies maman pour la première fois, son annonce laconique|work=[[Paris Match]]|language=French|date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mcetv.ouest-france.fr/mon-mag-buzz/people/miss-france-alicia-aylies-vient-daccoucher-dune-petite-fille-31052023/|title=Miss France: Alicia Aylies vient d'accoucher d'une petite fille !|language=French|date=31 May 2023|work=MCE TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.programme.tv/news/actu/224401-alicia-aylies-miss-france-2017-vient-daccoucher-de-son-premier-enfant/|title=Alicia Aylies (Miss France 2017) vient d'accoucher de son premier enfant !|date=31 May 2023|language=French|work=Télé 2 semaines}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alicia+Aylies|title=Discographie Alicia Aylies|work=French Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Mojo" | rowspan="1"| 2021 | — | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Abuser" | rowspan="1"| 2022 | — |- |} ==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Instagram|aliciaaylies}}
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