Laura Tanguy
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Laura Tanguy is a French beauty pageant contestant who was elected second runner-up of Miss France
2008. She is the back of the Miss France 2008 under Valérie Bègue
for all official representations alongside Genevieve de Fontenay
, as well as for the regional elections qualifiers Miss France 2009, and in elections international Miss World
and Miss Universe
to recall Valérie Bègue has emerged his private suggestive photos in a magazine in scandal, two weeks after her coronation.
. She has lived in Écouflant
, a town near Angers. She holds a tray with the honor ES, she is currently at the School of Nursing of Angers. She practices the sport of tennis at high-level.
Her measurements: 1.79m and green eyes. Her dimensions are: 89/60/92.
from the chairwoman of Miss France Committee, Geneviève de Fontenay
called for the resignation and dismissal of Valérie Bègue, two weeks after her reign as Miss France 2008.
After an amicable agreement, Valérie Bègue was able to retain her title, but it is expressly concluded that it will not participate in any contest or Miss Universe 2008 or a few regional elections across France in the presence of Geneviève de Fontenay
. She wishes nevertheless represent France abroad and otherwise to be more publicized as participating in international events.
On January 6, 2008, the President of the Miss France committee proclaimed Laura Tanguy, second runner-up of Valérie Bègue, as the successor of the latter, a mandate to represent France in competitions beauties Miss World
and Miss Universe
, and that accompany Geneviève de Fontenay
to galas regional elections (first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia
, did not wish to hold the post for reasons relating to her studies).
Miss France
Miss France is the trademark of an annual beauty pageant. Rights to the trademark were obtained in 2002 by the Dutch television production company Endemol through its subsidiary Miss France SAS, whose director general is Sylvie Tellier, Miss France 2002. Endemol also holds the rights in France to...
2008. She is the back of the Miss France 2008 under Valérie Bègue
Valérie Bègue
Valérie Bègue, born 26 September 1985, in St Pierre, was elected Miss France 2008. She is currently TV host. The pageant was held in Dunkerque, in northern France. She represents the Réunion island, an overseas department of France located in the Indian Ocean...
for all official representations alongside Genevieve de Fontenay
Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France and Miss Europe...
, as well as for the regional elections qualifiers Miss France 2009, and in elections international Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
to recall Valérie Bègue has emerged his private suggestive photos in a magazine in scandal, two weeks after her coronation.
Biography
Tanguy is the daughter of an engineer and a laboratory assistant in physics and chemistry. She speaks perfect English, having lived her entire childhood and the beginning of her adolescence at San Antonio, United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She has lived in Écouflant
Écouflant
Écouflant is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is around 5 km north of Angers....
, a town near Angers. She holds a tray with the honor ES, she is currently at the School of Nursing of Angers. She practices the sport of tennis at high-level.
Her measurements: 1.79m and green eyes. Her dimensions are: 89/60/92.
Awards
- French representative to Miss Universe 2008Miss Universe 2008Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
- French representative to Miss World 2008Miss World 2008Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...
- New Miss France 2008, successor alongside Genevieve de FontenayGeneviève de FontenayGeneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France and Miss Europe...
- Original 2nd runner-up of elected Miss France 2008 pageant
- Miss Pays de Loire 2007 (elected CholetCholetCholet is a commune of western France in the Maine-et-Loire department. It was the capital of military Vendée.-Geography:Cholet stands on an eminence on the right bank of the Moine, which used to be crossed by a bridge from the fifteenth century...
) - Miss Maine-et-Loire 2006
- Miss Chrono des Herbiers 2005
- Finalist at the Elite Model LookElite Model LookElite Model Look is a yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management, an international model management group. It is the premiere and most prestigious modeling contest used to discover and launch fashion models in the international fashion marketplace...
2003 (elected La Baule).
Representative as Miss France 2008
Following the controversy arose December 21, 2007, triggered by the publication of private photos in the magazine Entrevue, somewhat equivocal of the newly elected Miss France Valérie BègueValérie Bègue
Valérie Bègue, born 26 September 1985, in St Pierre, was elected Miss France 2008. She is currently TV host. The pageant was held in Dunkerque, in northern France. She represents the Réunion island, an overseas department of France located in the Indian Ocean...
from the chairwoman of Miss France Committee, Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France and Miss Europe...
called for the resignation and dismissal of Valérie Bègue, two weeks after her reign as Miss France 2008.
After an amicable agreement, Valérie Bègue was able to retain her title, but it is expressly concluded that it will not participate in any contest or Miss Universe 2008 or a few regional elections across France in the presence of Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France and Miss Europe...
. She wishes nevertheless represent France abroad and otherwise to be more publicized as participating in international events.
On January 6, 2008, the President of the Miss France committee proclaimed Laura Tanguy, second runner-up of Valérie Bègue, as the successor of the latter, a mandate to represent France in competitions beauties Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
and Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
, and that accompany Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy in Meurthe-et-Moselle. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France and Miss Europe...
to galas regional elections (first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia
New Caledonia
New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
, did not wish to hold the post for reasons relating to her studies).
Reference
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article as of March 7, 2008.