Iris Mittenaere Druart is a French television host, model and beauty queen. Iris is the second Miss Universe from France following Christiane Martel, who won in 1953.
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BIOGRAPHY
Mittenaere was born in Lille, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France to Yves Mittenaere and Laurence Druart. Yves is a middle school history and geography teacher and Laurence is a primary school teacher and a museum guide.
Iris is 5’8″ tall. Here are 10 more things about her:
- In 2011, she graduated with honors from lycée with a focus on science and entered the Lille 2 University of Health and Law in Lille to pursue a bachelor’s degree in dentistry.
- She is Miss Flandre 2015.
- She is Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015.
- From July 8, 2016 to August 11, 2023, she co-hosted “Ninja Warrior : Le Parcours des héros”.
- She is Miss France 2016.
- She won Miss Universe 2016.
- She was a Miss France 2018 judge.
- In 2019, she and Diego El Glaoui started dating.
- She was a Miss Universe 2023 judge.
- On January 25, 2025, she turned 32.
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TIMELINE
Iris has a brother named Baptiste Mittenaere and a sister Cassandre Mittenaere. They have a half-sister named Manon Mittenaere.
2015
- On May 2, 2015, she won Miss Flandre 2015 in Bailleul, Nord.
- On September 26, 2015, she won Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015 in Orchies, Nord.
- On December 19, 2015, she represented Nord-Pas-de-Calais at Miss France 2016 and competed against 30 other candidates at Zenith de Lille in Lille. She won the title.
2016
- On December 17, 2016, she crowned her successor Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies at the Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier, Occitania, France.
2017
- On January 30, 2017, she represented France at Miss Universe 2016 and competed against 85 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasy City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She won the title.
- On November 26, 2017, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
- On December 16, 2017, she served as a judge at Miss France 2018 at M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux-Déols, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
2018
- On November 7, 2018, she released her autobiography titled “Toujours y croire : Miss Univers, une jeune femme (pas) comme les autres.”
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2021
- On December 13, 2021, she was a Miss Universe 2021 judge at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel.
2022
- On April 30, 2022, she, Nel-Peters and Pia Wurtzbach hosted Miss Universe Philippines 2022 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
- In August 2022, she announced her engagement to El Glaoui.
2023
- On November 18, 2023, she served as a judge at Miss Universe 2023 at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador.
2024
- On February 27, 2024, she and El Glaoui attended the “Influence(s)” premiere at Le Silencio Des Preson in Paris, France.
- On May 15, 2024, she attended the “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” red carpet at the 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
- On June 8, 2024, she attended the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.
- On June 26, 2024, she attended the Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris.
- On July 13, 2024, she attended Karim and Malika Menard‘s wedding in Tarifa, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain.
- On September 23, 2024, she walked the runway during “Le Défilé L’Oréal Paris-Walk Your Worth” Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris.
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