Miss France 1997

Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne.

Miss France 1997
Date	December 13, 1996
Presenters	Jean-Pierre Foucault
Venue	Futuroscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes
Broadcaster	TF1
Entrants	44
Placements	12
Debuts	Miss Artois-Côte d'Opale
Withdrawals	Miss Côte d'Azur, Miss Côte d'Opale
Winner	Patricia Spehar Paris

It was the first time that the pageant took place at the Futuroscope Congress Palace.[1] Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996.

The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, with more than ten million viewers.

The president of the judging panel was the beautiful Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss France 1953 and Miss Universe 1953, as well as a leading actress in Mexico in the 1960s.

The winner was Patricia Spehar of Paris was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of Pays de Savoie, Miss France 1996.[2] She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at Miss International 1998. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at Miss International 1997.[3]