The stupendous grand finale of Miss France 2018 concluded with the crowning of Maëva Coucke, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2017, as the winner. She was crowned by and succeeds Alicia Aylies, Miss France 2017, and will now represent France in Miss Universe 2018 international beauty pageant to be held next year.
Maëva, who is 23 years of age and stands tall at an impressive height of 176 cm, bested 29 other beauties to clinch the title. Maëva, a student of law, aspires to become a corporate lawyer besides being passionate about the world of fashion and modelling.
This is the third Miss France winner from the province of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in the last four years of Miss France pageant after Miss France 2015 Camille Cerf and Miss France 2016 Iris Mittenaere, both of whom were also representatives of the same province in their respective Miss France pageants.
(Photo: Maëva Coucke Official Instagram)
At the same event, Eva Colas, Miss Corse 2017, was declared the first runner-up and she is expected to represent France in Miss World 2018. Top 5 also included Lison Di Martino Miss Île-de-France 2017 (second runner-up), Safiatou Guinot Miss Champagne-Ardenne 2017 (third runner-up) and Audrey Chane-Pao-Kan Miss Réunion 2017 (fourth runner-up).
Remaining Top 12 finalists were -
Cassandra Jullia Miss Aquitaine 2017
Ruth Briquet Miss Guyane 2017
Alizée Rieu Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 2017
Anaïs Berthomier Miss Limousin 2017
Laure-Anaïs Abidal Miss Martinique 2017
Kleofina Pnishi Miss Provence 2017
Dalida Benaoudia Miss Rhône-Alpes 2017