Indira Ampiot, who won the Miss France 2023 title, is leading a group of four French contestants competing at the Miss World pageant. The national beauty queen is progressing step by step through the preliminary rounds of the international competition, raising national hopes that she could bring the crown back to France.
French television journalist Candice Mahout delivered an update on the progress of the French entrants during a broadcast on Tuesday morning. The reporting featured on the daily morning show Bonjour on the TF1 network, published by the TF1info video editorial team at 6:54 am on September 1, 2026. The televised report, titled C'est show: Miss Monde, quatre Françaises en lice, ran for four minutes and seven seconds and highlighted the strong expectations surrounding the French delegation.
French candidates at Miss World
Ampiot gained widespread public recognition when she was crowned Miss France 2023 in December 2022 after previously winning the Miss Guadeloupe title. The annual Miss France pageant is a major cultural event in French broadcasting, organised each year to choose a national representative for international pageantry. In the current competition, Ampiot is one of four French competitors taking part in the event as contestants navigate the various selection phases.
The international pageant tradition
Miss World is among the longest running international beauty pageants, created in the United Kingdom in 1951. Participants from countries across the globe undergo rigorous evaluation across multiple categories, including talent showcases, fitness challenges, and charity initiatives, before judges select the winner. France has taken the Miss World crown once in the history of the competition, when Denise Perrier won the title in 1953.
TF1 is the largest private television broadcaster in mainland France, and its morning show Bonjour offers daily news, entertainment, and lifestyle reporting. Mahout regularly appears on the network to cover culture, entertainment, and human interest stories for French television audiences. The French contestants continue to navigate the upcoming stages of the Miss World contest as the competition unfolds.
