18 Facts About Amandine Petit

Amandine Petit had previously been crowned Miss Normandy 2020, and is the seventh woman from Normandy to win Miss France.

Amandine Petit represented France at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed in the Top 21.

Amandine Petit's parents are Jean-Luc Petit, who works as a civil servant in the prison system, and Nathalie Petit, who works at the tourism office of Caen.

Amandine Petit received a brevet de technicien superieur degree in negotiation and customer service, and later took exams to become a nurse before receiving a Licence 3 degree.

Amandine Petit was inspired to pursue pageantry at age 17, after meeting Malika Menard, from Normandy, whom had been crowned Miss France 2010.

Menard encouraged Amandine Petit to pursue pageantry and compete in Miss Normandy.

Amandine Petit later was the first runner-up of Miss Lower Normandy 2015, which qualified her to compete in Miss Normandy 2015, where she placed as the second runner-up.

Amandine Petit returned to pageantry five years later, after she was selected as a candidate for Miss Normandy 2020.

Amandine Petit went on to win the title, earning the right to represent Normandy at Miss France 2021.

On 23 October 2021, Amandine Petit crowned Youssra Askry as her successor at Miss Normandy 2021.

Amandine Petit competed in the finals, where she advanced to the top fifteen and later the top five and was finally declared the winner, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Clemence Botino of Guadeloupe, becoming the seventh woman from Normandy to win the title.

Amandine Petit accepted the opportunity to be a contestant in Fort Boyard, a guest at the 2021 French Open and 2021 Cannes Film Festival, and work as a promotional and runway model in cities such as Barcelona and Casablanca.

Amandine Petit became a weekly cohost on Virgin Radio, presenting a show intending to entertain the French youth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

In March 2021, Amandine Petit was selected as one of 109 women chosen to portray Marianne in an exhibit unveiled by Marlene Schiappa at the Pantheon.

Amandine Petit was originally set to represent France at either Miss Universe 2021 or Miss World 2021, but due to potential date conflicts between those pageants and Miss France 2022, she was instead switched to Miss Universe 2020.

Amandine Petit completed her reign as Miss France on 11 December 2021 at Miss France 2022, where she crowned Diane Leyre of Ile-de-France as her successor.

Amandine Petit was partnered with professional dancer Anthony Colette throughout the competition; the duo were eliminated in the episode aired on 7 October 2022, placing eighth in the competition.

In May 2023, Amandine Petit published her first book J'ai decide d'oser.