Hinarani de Longeaux
Hinarani de Longeaux | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 June 1990 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Children | 2 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Tahiti 2012 Miss Universe France 2013 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss France 2013 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Universe 2013 (Unplaced) |
Hinarani de Longeaux (born 12 June 1990) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Tahiti 2012. As Miss Tahiti, de Longeaux competed at Miss France 2013, placing as the first runner-up. Afterwards, she was appointed Miss Universe France 2013, and represented France at Miss Universe 2013.
Early life
[edit]De Longeaux was born in Papeete on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia to parents Xavier de Longeaux and Maïma Hunter. On her paternal side, her family originates in Lorraine, and was ennobled in 1698 during the reign of Louis XIV; they are one of the few remaining noble families in France.[1]
In 2007, she began her modeling career after winning a model search competition hosted by Marilyn Agency. Afterwards, she moved to Paris and began modeling internationally. De Longeaux later returned to French Polynesia and became an executive assistant at the online travel agency EASYTahiti.[2]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Tahiti 2012
[edit]De Longeaux began her pageantry career in 2012, after being selected as a contestant in Miss Tahiti 2012. The final of the competition was held in Papeete on 23 June 2012, where de Longeaux went on to win the crown. As Miss Tahiti, de Longeaux also received the right to represent French Polynesia at Miss France 2013.[3][4]
Miss France 2013 was held on 8 December 2012 at the Zénith Limoges Métropole in Limoges.[5] During the finals, de Longeaux advanced from the initial pool of thirty-three contestants into the top twelve, and later the top five as well, receiving the highest score from the voting public amongst the top twelve. In the top five, de Longeaux went on to place as the first runner-up, behind winner Marine Lorphelin of Burgundy.[6]
Miss Universe France 2013
[edit]After placing as the first runner-up at Miss France, de Longeaux was appointed Miss Universe France 2013, giving her the opportunity to represent France at Miss Universe 2013.[7] Miss Universe was later held on 9 November 2013 in Moscow.[8] She was later succeeded as Miss Universe France by Camille Cerf, the winner of Miss France 2015.[9]
Personal life
[edit]In 2014, the media revealed that de Longeaux was in a relationship with French professional surfer Jérémy Florès. They have two children together.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Régis Valette, Catalogue de la noblesse française, Robert Laffont, 2007, p.129.
- ^ "Hinarani de Longeaux, Miss Tahiti 2012 en route pour Miss France 2013 - About | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "Miss France 2013 : Hinarani De Longeaux élue Miss Tahiti". La Première (in French). 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Hinarani De Longeux (Miss Tahiti 2012 for Miss France 2013)". pageant-mania.ephpbb.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
- ^ "Miss France 2013 aura lieu à Limoges". Le Figaro (in French). 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Marine Lorphelin, la Miss France 2013 a «du caractère»". 20 minutes (in French). 9 December 2012.
- ^ "outre-mer 1ère – Miss Burgundy représentera la France à Miss Univers" (in French). La1ere.fr. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Christopher (29 October 2013). "Miss Universe Contestants See Moscow, Avoid Controversy". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Xavier Allain and Patrice Gascoin (8 December 2014). "Camille Cerf, Miss France 2015 : "Être une Miss France proche des gens"". Le Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Hinarani de Longeaux est enceinte" (in French). Tahiti Nui Télévision - Les informations de Tahiti, les vidéos de Polynésie. 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Hinarani de Longeaux a accouché de son 2e enfant". TNTV News (in French). 9 November 2021.
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