This candidate for the Miss France 2026 election obviously had a clear destiny: the young woman owes her first name to a former beauty queen… Will this bring her luck?
This Miss France 2026 candidate, who dreams of succeeding Angélique Angarni-Filopon, seems to have always been destined to participate in this competition. And for good reason, the young woman bears the first name of a former beauty queen!
This candidate has the same first name as a former Miss France: “My parents saw the 1998 election“
Mareva Michel, aka Miss Île-de-France 2025, was named like this for a very simple reason. “My name is Mareva because my parents saw the 1998 election and that was the year Mareva Galanter became Miss France“, she confided in her portrait broadcast on TF1+. She is not the only Mareva to have been crowned Miss France since in 1991, Mareva Georges, Miss Tahiti 1990, also won the title. And the current Miss Île-de-France, aged 22, could well join this list. Never two without three?
The Miss competitions are also a family affair for Mareva Michel, born to a Mexican mother and a French father. “My mom was Miss in Mexico, my aunt too. And they always told me that it was a superb adventure, that it also builds a woman, that if you have the opportunity to do it, you have to do it. Since I was little, I have liked this universe a lot“, she explained to Tele-Leisure.
Miss Île-de-France is the favorite of a former Miss France!
Miss Île-de-France 2025 has therefore decided to participate in this competition for a long time, however, she did not wish to rush into this adventure. “I wanted to wait for the right moment, I didn’t want to rush because I want to go far and aim high. This year, I am motivated to try my luck since I finished my fourth year of business school at ESSEC, which I did in English.“, she added.
The lovely brunette is also among the favorites of Elodie Gossuin, who often spots the “trifecta” candidates, as she recently confided to the Women’s Journal. Miss France 2001 is therefore betting on a victory for Miss Picardie. Tahiti, Provence or Île-de-France. Answer on December 6 on TF1!
Mareva Michel, also named the winner by the AI, in any case has her head full of projects. “I have just obtained my diploma in digital marketing and during my course I took subjects such as entrepreneurship, advertising, marketing, to broaden the spectrum. I would like to specialize in either entrepreneurship or marketing, but maybe after the Misses, I will have other opportunities too“, she concluded in Tele-Leisure.








