10 things about Miss World France 2021 April Benayoum

April Benayoum represented France in the 70th edition of Miss World. Her paternal grandmother Georgette Ivaldi won Miss Marseille in the 1950s.

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BIOGRAPHY

Benayoum is an Italian-Israeli-Serbo-Croatian-French model, content creator and beauty queen. Her father Didier Benayoum is Italian-Israeli and her mother Nelly Stojcic Benayoum is Serbo-Croatian.

Hailing from Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, April speaks French, English, German and Italian. She is 5’9¹⁄₂” tall.

April likes geography and Greek mythology and enjoys playing volleyball. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She was born in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
2. She grew up in different parts of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France including Éguilles, Martigues and Menton.
3. After earning a bachelor’s degree in international trade and marketing, she started working as a model and a content creator.
4. In 2019, she received a brevet de technicien supérieur diploma in international trade.
5. She is Miss Pays d’Aix 2020.
6. She is Miss Provence 2020.
7. She attended the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
8. She was Miss France 2021 first runner-up.
9. She was a Miss World 2021 finalist.
10. On March 16, 2025, she turned 26.

TIMELINE

While reigning as Miss World France 2021, she pursued her master’s degree in business. At the time, she received anti-Semitic attacks on social media, which were condemned by Jewish groups and French politicians.

2020

• In August 2020, she won Miss Pays d’Aix 2020.
• In October 2020, she won Miss Provence 2020.
• On December 19, 2020, she represented Provence at Miss France 2021 and competed against 28 other candidates in Puy du Fou, Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire, France. She was runner-up to Amandine Petit.

2021

• On March 15, 2021, she and 108 other women portrayed Marianne in an exhibit unveiled by Marlène Schiappa at the Panthéon in Paris, France.
• In July 2021, she attended the 74th Cannes Film Festival.
• She appeared as a contestant in “Fort Boyard” Season 32 episode 6, which aired on July 24, 2021.
• In October 2021, she was appointed Miss World France 2021.
• In December 2021, she represented France at Miss World 2021 and competed against 96 other candidates in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was selected as one of the 40 quarterfinalists.

2022

• On March 16, 2022, she competed against 39 other quarterfinalists during the Miss World 2021 coronation night at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan. She finished in the Top 13.
• On May 22, 2022, she attended the 75th Cannes Film Festival.
• On September 28, 2022, she attended the Paris Fashion Week in Paris.

2023

• On May 25, 2023, she attended the 76th Cannes Film Festival.

2024

• On April 7, 2024, she attended the Canneseries International Festival in Cannes.
• On May 17, 2024, she attended the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

2025

• In March 2025, she walked for Christophe Guillarme at the Paris Fashion Week.