1st runner-up: Stéphanie Faby (Miss Corsica).She won that contest and as a result received considerable press coverage. She won the Miss Picardy beauty contest in November 2000, which qualified her to compete for the Miss France 2001 title in Monaco on 9 December 2000, broadcast directly on TF1 with an audience of 14 million viewers. Élodie Gossuin wearing her Miss France and Miss Europe sashes.
