# Flora Coquerel

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French model and former Miss France

Flora Coquerel Coquerel at the NRJ Music Awards 15th Edition (2013) Born (1994-04-14) 14 April 1994 (age 32) Mont-Saint-Aignan, France Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Beauty pageant titleholder Title Miss Orléanais 2013 Miss France 2014 Hair color Black Eye color Brown Major competition(s) Miss France 2014 (Winner) Miss World 2014 (Unplaced) Miss Universe 2015 (Top 5)

**Flora Coquerel** (born 14 April 1994) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [Miss France 2014](/source/Miss_France_2014). Coquerel had previously been crowned [Miss Orléanais 2013](/source/Miss_Centre-Val_de_Loire#Miss_Orléanais), becoming the first woman representing the [Centre-Val de Loire](/source/Centre-Val_de_Loire) region to become Miss France. She represented France at [Miss World 2014](/source/Miss_World_2014) and [Miss Universe 2015](/source/Miss_Universe_2015), placing in the Top 5 at the latter.

## Early life and education

Coquerel was born in [Mont-Saint-Aignan](/source/Mont-Saint-Aignan) in [Normandy](/source/Normandy) to Frédéric and Séphi Coquerel.[1] Her French father was a business owner, while her [Beninese](/source/Benin) mother was a member of the [French Civil Service](/source/French_Civil_Service) who worked at *[écoles maternelles](/source/Education_in_France#Primary_school)*.[2] Coquerel is the youngest of three children, with an elder half-sister and an elder brother.[1]

Coquerel spent her early childhood in the town of [Lucé](/source/Luc%C3%A9%2C_Eure-et-Loir) in the [Eure-et-Loir](/source/Eure-et-Loir) [department](/source/Departments_of_France), located within the [Chartres area](/source/Communaut%C3%A9_d'agglom%C3%A9ration_Chartres_M%C3%A9tropole), before moving to the nearby town of [Morancez](/source/Morancez). Prior to becoming Miss France, Coquerel was studying for a *[brevet de technicien supérieur](/source/Brevet_de_technicien_sup%C3%A9rieur)* (BTS) diploma in international trade, and later received her diploma in June 2015, after completing her reign as Miss France.[3][4]

## Pageantry

### Miss Orléanais 2013

Coquerel won the title of Miss Orléanais 2013. She represented [Orléanais](/source/Orl%C3%A9anais) (historical [province of France](/source/Province_of_France)) at [Miss France 2014](/source/Miss_France_2014).[5]

### Miss France 2014

Coquerel was crowned as [Miss France 2014](/source/Miss_France_2014), after winning over [Miss Guadeloupe](/source/Miss_Guadeloupe), [Miss Côte d'Azur](/source/Miss_C%C3%B4te_d'Azur), [Miss Provence](/source/Miss_Provence), and [Miss Tahiti](/source/Miss_Tahiti), respectively 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st runners-up. She received her crown from the previous Miss France, [Marine Lorphelin](/source/Marine_Lorphelin). Some of the first statements she said to the journalists after winning the title were "Je suis fière de représenter une France cosmopolite, " meaning, "I'm honoured to represent a cosmopolitan France".[6] During Miss France 2015, it was announced that Flora Coquerel was the tallest Miss France ever elected.

Coquerel was nominated as the France representative at [Miss World 2014](/source/Miss_World_2014) which took place in London, England on 14 December 2014. She received the highest interview score and was in the top 20 at Miss Top Model and top 25 at "The People's Choice" in [Miss World 2014](/source/Miss_World_2014).

Coquerel competed at the [Miss Universe 2015](/source/Miss_Universe_2015) pageant in [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas) where she placed in the Top 5. This was only the second time a French woman was among the Top 5 delegates of the [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) competition before [Iris Mittenaere](/source/Iris_Mittenaere) who was elected Miss Universe in [Miss Universe 2016](/source/Miss_Universe_2016); the first one was [Christiane Martel](/source/Christiane_Martel), who was elected Miss Universe in [1953](/source/Miss_Universe_1953).[7]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_1-1) ["Flora Coquerel - La biographie de Flora Coquerel avec Gala.fr"](https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/flora_coquerel). *Gala.fr* (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [« Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2014 est franco-béninoise »](http://www.lanouvelletribune.info/index.php/societe/culture20/17182-flora-coquerel-miss-france-2014-est-franco-beninoise) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131213044026/http://www.lanouvelletribune.info/index.php/societe/culture20/17182-flora-coquerel-miss-france-2014-est-franco-beninoise) 13 December 2013 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), lanouvelletribune.info, 8 décembre 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Le_Point_3-0)** [Découvrez Flora Coquerel, Miss France 2014](http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/decouvrez-flora-coquerel-miss-france-2014-08-12-2013-1765984_23.php) sur *[Le Point](/source/Le_Point)*, 8 décembre 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-L'Écho_Républicain_4-0)** [\[1\]](https://www.lechorepublicain.fr/morancez/vie-pratique-consommation/2015/06/29/flora-coquerel-miss-france-2014-decroche-son-bts_11501721.html) sur *L'Écho Républicain*, 29 juin 2015

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Miss Orléanais won the title of Miss France 2014](http://lucire.com/insider/20131207/miss-orleanais-flora-coquerel-crowned-miss-france-2014/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Miss France 2013/2014 Results](http://uk.news.yahoo.com/miss-france-says-proud-39-cosmopolitan-39-country-214008927.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Flora Coquerel dans le Top 5 de Miss Univers"](http://www.rtl.fr/culture/medias-people/miss-univers-flora-coquerel-dans-le-top-5-7780952904).

## External links

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- [Miss France Official Website](http://www.tf1.fr/miss-france/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111024014859/http://www.tf1.fr/miss-france/) 24 October 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

- [Flora Coquerel](https://www.instagram.com/floracoquerel/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

- [Flora Coquerel](https://x.com/floracoquerel) on [X](/source/X_(social_network))

Awards and achievements Preceded by Camille Cerf Miss Universe France 2015 Succeeded by Iris Mittenaere Preceded by Marine Lorphelin Miss World France 2014 Succeeded by Hinarere Taputu Preceded by Marine Lorphelin Miss France 2014 Succeeded by Camille Cerf Preceded by Joy Lartigue Miss Orléanais 2013 Succeeded by Solène Salmagne

v t e Miss World 2014 national titleholders Yoana Don Courtney Thorpe Julia Furdea Zoé Trotman Anissa Blondin Lillian Lightbourn Julia Gama Rosanna Chichester Annora Bourgeault Yéo Jennifer Ioánna Filíppou Tereza Skoumalová Larissa Vega Carina Tyrrell Flora Coquerel Ana Zubashvili Rafieya Husain Edina Kulcsár Koyal Rana Maria Rahajeng Mor Maman Saly Greige Dewi Liana Seriestha Daniela Álvarez Wyne Lay Brumhilda Ochs Subin Limbu Iheoma Nnadi Nicole Pinto Myriam Arévalos Valerie Weigmann Génesis Dávila Milica Vukliš Laura Longauerová Rolene Strauss Chulakshi Ranathunga Nonthawan Thongleng Amine Gülşe Leah Kalanguka Debora Menicucci

v t e Miss Universe 2015 national titleholders AGO: Whitney Shikongo ARU: Alysha Boekhoudt AUS: Monika Radulovic AUT: Amina Dagi BAH: Toria Nichole Penn BOL: Romina Rocamonje BRA: Marthina Brandt BUL: Radostina Todorova CHN: Jessica Xue COL: Ariadna Gutiérrez CRI: Brenda Castro DNK: Cecilie Wellemberg DOM: Clarissa Molina SLV: Idubina Rivas FIN: Rosa-Maria Ryyti FRA: Flora Coquerel GEO: Janet Kerdikoshvili DEU: Sarah-Lorraine Riek GHN: Hilda Akua Frimpong GBR: Narissara France GRE: Mikaela Fotiadis GUA: Jeimmy Aburto GYN: Shauna Ramdyhan HUN: Nikoletta Nagy IND: Urvashi Rautela IDN: Anindya Kusuma Putri IRL: Joanna Cooper ISR: Avigail Alfatov JAM: Sharlene Rädlein JPN: Ariana Miyamoto KOS: Mirjeta Shala MYS: Vanessa Tevi MEX: Wendolly Esparza MNG: Maja Čukić MMR: May Barani Thaw NED: Jessie Jazz Vuijk NZL: Samantha McClung NIC: Daniela Torres NGA: Debbie Collins PAN: Gladys Brandao Amaya PAR: Myriam Arévalos PER: Laura Spoya PHL: Pia Wurtzbach (winner) POL: Weronika Szmajdzińska PUR: Catalina Morales RUS: Vladislava Evtushenko SRB: Daša Radosavljević SGP: Lisa Marie White SVK: Denisa Vyšňovská ESP: Carla Barber SWE: Paulina Brodd THA: Aniporn Chalermburanawong TUR: Aslı Melisa Uzun URU: Bianca Sánchez USA: Olivia Jordan VEN: Mariana Jiménez VNM: Phạm Hương

v t e Miss France titleholders 1920s Agnès Souret (1920) Pauline Pô (1921) Roberte Cusey (1927) Raymonde Allain (1928) Germaine Laborde/Madeleine Mourgues (1929) 1930s Yvette Labrousse (1930) Jeanne Juillia/Lucienne Nahmias (1931) Lyne Quesson de Souza (1932) Jacqueline Bertin (1933) Simone Barillier (1934) Elisabeth Pitz/Gisèle Préville (1935) Lynne Lassal (1936) Jacqueline Janet (1937) Annie Garrigues (1938) Ginette Catriens (1939) 1940s Joséphine Ladwig (1940) Yvonne Viseux (1947) Jacqueline Donny (1948) Juliette Figueras (1949) 1950s Maryse Delort (1950) Nicole Drouin (1951) Josiane Pouy (1952) Sylviane Carpentier (1953) Irène Tunc (1954) Véronique Zuber (1955) Gisèle Charbit (1956) Sylvie-Rosine Numez (1957) Monique Negler (1958) Monique Chiron (1959) 1960s Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien (1960) Michèle Wargnier (1961) Monique Lemaire (1962) Muguette Fabris (1963) Jacqueline Gayraud (1964) Christiane Sibellin (1965) Michèle Boulé (1966) Jeanne Beck (1967) Christiane Lillio (1968) Suzanne Angly (1969) 1970s Michelle Beaurain (1970) Myriam Stocco (1971) Claudine Cassereau (1972) Isabelle Nadia Krumacker (1973) Edna Tepava (1974) Sophie Perin (1975) Monique Uldaric (1976) Véronique Fagot (1977) Brigitte Konjovic (1978) Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera (1979) 1980s Patricia Barzyk (1980) Isabelle Sophie Benard (1981) Sabrina Belleval (1982) Frederique Marcelle Leroy (1983) Martine Robine (1984) Suzanne Iskandar (1985) Valérie Pascale (1986) Nathalie Marquay (1987) Sylvie Bertin (1988) Stephanie Zlotkowski (1989) 1990s Gaëlle Voiry (1990) Mareva Georges (1991) Linda Hardy (1992) Véronique de la Cruz (1993) Valérie Claisse (1994) Mélody Vilbert (1995) Laure Belleville (1996) Patricia Spehar (1997) Sophie Thalmann (1998) Mareva Galanter (1999) 2000s Sonia Rolland (2000) Élodie Gossuin (2001) Sylvie Tellier (2002) Corinne Coman (2003) Lætitia Bléger (2004) Cindy Fabre (2005) Alexandra Rosenfeld (2006) Rachel Legrain-Trapani (2007) Valérie Bègue (2008) Chloé Mortaud (2009) 2010s Malika Ménard (2010) Laury Thilleman (2011) Delphine Wespiser (2012) Marine Lorphelin (2013) Flora Coquerel (2014) Camille Cerf (2015) Iris Mittenaere (2016) Alicia Aylies (2017) Maëva Coucke (2018) Vaimalama Chaves (2019) 2020s Clémence Botino (2020) Amandine Petit (2021) Diane Leyre (2022) Indira Ampiot (2023) Eve Gilles (2024) Angélique Angarni-Filopon (2025) Hinaupoko Devèze (2026)

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