Monique Lemaire

Monique Lemaire (born 1943) is a French model and actress, who in 1962 won the title of Miss France, subsequently became the second runner-up in Miss World.[1] She also was a finalist in the 1963 edition of Miss Universe.[2]

Monique Lemaire
Born1943 (age 77–78)
Brittany, France
OccupationModel, actress
Years active1961-1966
TitleMiss France (1962)

Life

Monique Lemaire was born in 1943 in the province of Brittany, France.[3] In 1961, Lemaire won the Miss Bretagne, an annual beauty contest that qualifies contestants from the Brittany region for the selection of Miss France.[4] Upon winning the contest, she got to compete in the 1962 edition of Miss France, which was held in the Hôtel de ville du Havre Le, Le Havre, Normandy. She won the contest in a unanimous decision by the jurors, competing with 17 other contestants.[5][6] In that same year, she later participated in the Miss World competition, where she came out as the second runner-up. In 1963, she participated in the Miss Universe contest, where she made it to the top tens. Throughout her career as a beauty pageant contestant, she received invitations to stare in films, but she refused all the offers and decided to devote her time to her family. However, she had a brief acting career as a guest appearance in several TV shows and films including Au cœur du temps and The Rat Patrol.[7][8][9]

Reference
  1. "9 Nov 1962, 3". Springfield Leader and Press. 1962-11-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  2. "23 May 1963, 29". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 1963-05-23. p. 29. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. Cue: The Weekly Magazine of New York Life. Cue Publishing Company. 1962.
  4. "9 Nov 1962, 8". Ventura County Star-Free Press. 1962-11-09. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  5. Mother India. Sumati. 1963.
  6. Magazine (in French). 1962.
  7. Abbott, Jon (2006). Irwin Allen Television Productions,1964-1970: A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2759-8.
  8. Lentz, Harris M. (2001). Feature Films, 1960-1969: A Filmography of English-language and Major Foreign-language United States Releases. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1100-9.
  9. "28 Dec 1963, 21". The South Bend Tribune. 1963-12-28. p. 21. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
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