Vaimalama Chaves represented Tahiti, French Polynesia, France at Miss France 2019 and competed against 29 other candidates at the Zenith de Lille in Lille, Hauts-de-France, France on December 15, 2018. She won the title.
On December 14, 2019, Chaves crowned her successor Clémence Botino at the Le Dôme de Marseille in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France. The latter is the third Miss France from Guadeloupe, France.
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Miss France 2020 results
| beauty pageant: Miss France international memberships: Miss Universe, Miss World |
| edition: 90th date: December 14, 2019 venue: Le Dôme de Marseille, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France candidates: 30 |
| host: Jean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier, Vaimalama Chaves broadcaster: TF1 |
JUDGES
- Amandine Henry
- Charlotte “Vitaa” Gonin
- Christophe Michalak
- Denis Brogniart
- Laetitia Milot
- Mareva Galanter
- Slimane Nebchi
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN |
| Top 30 | Meïssa Ameur, 21, Auvergne Romane Edern, 24, Brittany Lucille Moine, 18, Champagne-Ardenne Alixia Cauro, 20, Corsica Solene Bernardin, 23, Franche-Comte Dariana Abe, 21, French Guiana Lucie Caussanel, 18, Languedoc-Roussillon Alison Salapic, 22, Limousin Ilona Robelin, 18, Lorraine Ambre Bozza, 21, Martinique Eva Labourdere, 20, Mayotte Andrea Magalhaes, 21, Midi-Pyrenees Anais Toven, 18, New Caledonia Florentine Somers, 19, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chloe Prost, 20, Rhone-Alpes |
| Top 15 | Laura Theodori, 23, Alsace Justine Delmas, 21, Aquitaine Jade Simon-Abadie, 22, Centre-Val de Loire Evelyne de Larichaudy, 23, Ile-de-France Marine Clautour, 21, Normandy Yvana Cartaud, 18, Pays de la Loire Morgane Fradon, 20, Picardy Andrea Galland, 20, Poitou-Charentes Marie-Morgane Lebon, 20, Reunion Layla Berry, 20, Saint Martin and Saint Barthelemy |
| Top 5 | Sophie Diry, 21, Burgundy Manelle Souahlia, 19, Cote d’Azur Clemence Botino, 22, Guadeloupe Lou Ruat, 19, Provence Matahari Bousquet, 23, Tahiti |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Alison Salapic Limousin |
| Miss Photogenic | Florentine Somers Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Miss Elegance | Ilona Robelin Lorraine |
| Miss Good Manners | Alixia Cauro Corsica |
| Best in Regional Costume | Yvana Cartaud Pays de la Loire |
| Best in Swimsuit | Chloe Prost Rhone-Alpes |
| Best Catwalk | Laura Theodori Alsace |
| General Culture Award | Clemence Botino Guadeloupe |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2020 | 2019 |
| 6th runner-up | Yvana Cartaud Pays de la Loire | Alice Quérette Ile-de-France |
| 5th runner-up | Marine Clautour Normandy | Wynona Gueraini Provence |
| 4th runner-up | Manelle Souahlia Cote d’Azur | Aude Destour Limousin |
| 3rd runner-up | Sophie Diry Burgundy | Morgane Soucramanien Reunion |
| 2nd runner-up | Matahari Bousquet Tahiti | Lauralyne Demesmay Franche-Comte |
| 1st runner-up | Lou Ruat Provence | Ophely Mezino Guadeloupe |
| Miss France | Clemence Botino Guadeloupe | Vaimalama Chaves Tahiti |
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