At the annual Miss International France 2019 competition held hours ago, Solène Barbot was crowned the new queen as she became the official representative of France in Miss International 2019. She represented Paris at the national competition and succeeds Miss International France 2018 Melanie Labat.
The gorgeous beauty is 24 years of age and stands 172 cm tall. She is also an international business major who is not new to the pageant world. She held the title of Miss Paris 2017 previously. The newly crowned queen’s court included –
First Runner-Up: Serena Politano
Second Runner-Up: Gwendoline Wary
Third Runner-Up: Loredana Pepe
Solene also took to her official social media to reveal her emotions in a post captioned, “Here I am elected Miss International France! What a beautiful surprise and so much emotions during this election. Thank you thank you thank you I don't have a word. I realize the chance I have: representing France at the 3rd World Beauty Contest In Japan Next October. I am proud to have this beautiful international opportunity that allows me to leave 3 weeks with 80 other girls of all nationalities.”
(Photo Credits: Solène Barbot Facebook/Instagram)
At the same event, Miss Supranational France 2019 Sherena Van der Koelen was also crowned. Miss International 2019 will be held on 12th November 2019 where Mariem Velazco will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.