13 things about Miss Universe France 2020 Amandine Petit

Amandine Petit represented France in the 69th edition of Miss Universe. The European country is home to Miss Universe 1953 Christiane Martel and Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere.

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BIOGRAPHY

Petit is a French author, model and beauty queen. She loves dancing and cooking and she is 5’9″ tall.

After Petit’s coronation as Miss France 2021, it was revealed that she had been in a relationship with a man named Julien Georges for several years but she later told the media that she was single. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France to Jean-Luc Petit and Nathalie Petit.
2. She was raised in Bourguébus, Calvados.
3. Before receiving a licentiate degree, she received the Brevet de technicien supérieur (BTS) senior technologist’s certificate and took exams to become a nurse.
4. In March 2015, she met Normandy resident and Miss France 2010 Malika Ménard, who inspired her to compete in beauty pageants.
5. She was Miss Lower Normandy 2015 first runner-up.
6. She was Miss Normandy 2015 second runner-up.
7. She won Miss Normandy 2020.
8. While reigning as Miss Universe France 2020, she pursued her master’s degree in social, sanitary and gerontological management at the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises campus in Caen within the University of Caen Normandy.
9. She won Miss France 2021.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2020 semifinalist.
11. In 2022, she was a “Danse Avec les Stars” Season 12 contestant.
12. In 2023, she became an author.
13. On September 30, 2024, she turned 27.

TIMELINE

Petit is the seventh Normandy resident to win Miss France. She was supposed to represent France in either Miss Universe 2021 or Miss World 2021 but she was instead appointed Miss Universe France 2020 due to potential date conflicts between the two competitions and Miss France 2022.

2020

• On September 26, 2020, she was crowned Miss Normandy 2020 in Coutances, Manche, Normandy.
• On December 19, 2020, she represented Normandy at Miss France 2021 and competed against 28 other candidates at Puy du Fou in Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire, France.

2021

• On May 16, 2021, she represented France in Miss Universe 2020 and competed against 73 other candidates at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, United States. She finished in the Top 21.
• On October 23, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Normandy 2021 Youssra Askry.
• On December 11, 2021, she crowned her successor Diane Leyre at the Zenith de Caen in Caen.

2022

• She competed against 11 other celebrities in “Danse Avec les Stars” Season 12, which aired on TF1 from September 9, 2022 to November 11, 2022. She finished eighth on October 7, 2022.

2023

• On May 17, 2023, she published her first book “J’ai décidé d’oser“.