Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, was crowned Miss France 2012 on Saturday. She has become the 65th beauty queen of the pageant.
Wespiser is a 19-year-old management student. She was announced the winner at the Penfeld parc des expositions in Brest, succeeding Laury Thilleman.
The first and second runners-up of the event are Miss Pays de Loire, Mathilde Couly, and Miss Reunion, Marie Payet, respectively.
The Miss France pageant is an annual beauty pageant, whose competitors are regional winners of local contests in Metropolitan France and its overseas territories.
Take a look at the photos of Delphine Wespiser being crowned as the winner of the Miss France 2012 pageant:
Wespiser reacts after being crowned Miss France with Miss France company director Tellier and French actor and jury president Delon in Brest.ReutersWespiser is crowned Miss France 2012 by Sylvie Tellier, director of the Miss France company, and Laury Thilleman, Miss France 2011, in Brest.ReutersWespiser reacts after being crowned Miss France with Miss France company director Tellier and French actor and jury president Delon in Brest.ReutersParticipants take part in the swimsuit segment of the Miss France 2012 pageant in Brest.ReutersWespiser reacts after being crowned Miss France with Miss France company director Tellier and French actor and jury president Delon in Brest.ReutersDelphine Wespiser takes part in the swimsuit segment of the Miss France 2012 pageant in Brest, western France, December 3, 2011. Wespiser won the competition, which saw 33 participants competing for the title on Saturday. ReutersDelphine Wespiser takes part in the swimsuit segment of the Miss France 2012 pageant in Brest, western France, December 3, 2011. Wespiser won the competition, which saw 33 participants competing for the title on Saturday.ReutersDelphine Wespiser takes part in the Miss France 2012 pageant in Brest, western France, December 3, 2011. Wespiser won the competition, which saw 33 participants competing for the title on Saturday.ReutersDelphine Wespiser takes part in the Miss France 2012 pageant in Brest, western France, December 3, 2011. Wespiser won the competition, which saw 33 participants competing for the title on Saturday.Reuters