Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2023 is Mathilda Lelong for Miss France 2024


Mathilda Lelong was crowned Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2023 in a glittering competition held on Saturday, September 9 at the Le Village in Nouméa.

The 24-year-old beauty holds a degree in life and earth sciences and is an advocate for animal protection. She is the daughter of former titleholder Carole Roudeillac who competed in the Miss France 1997 pageant.

Camélia Hamoudi was named first runner-up while Emma Grousset and Cassandra Paryla-Mompelat were the second and third runners-up, respectively.

The new Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie succeeds last year's winner Océane Le Goff and will now prepare to represent New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific, at Miss France 2024 this December in Dijon.

In a post on social media, Mathilda shared: "I thank again the Caledonians who supported me. A dream that was passed down from mother to daughter is coming true today thanks to you dear public," she shared on social media.

"Now I will honor this title by giving the best of myself to best represent our Caillou in the Miss France competition but also to further the causes that are close to my heart, such as that of animals," she added.

Road to the 94th Miss France:

Photos: Bruno Fortin / Comité Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie, Mathilda Lelong / Instagram

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