22 Facts About Diane Leyre

Diane Leyre was born on 10 July 1997 and is a French radio personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2022.

Diane Leyre had previously been crowned Miss Ile-de-France 2021 and Miss Paris 2021, and is the sixteenth woman from Ile-de-France to win Miss France.

From August 2022 to July 2023, Leyre was a cohost on the Europe 2 daily morning show Le Morning sans filtre, with Guillaume Genton and Fabien Delettres.

Diane Leyre was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine to parents Andre and Sabine Diane Leyre.

Diane Leyre's father is a real estate developer, originally from the Gard department in Languedoc-Roussillon, who moved to Paris for better opportunities, while her mother is a former flight attendant.

Diane Leyre has an elder brother, while she is the cousin of Illana Barry, who was crowned Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 2020 and competed at Miss France 2021.

Diane Leyre moved out of her family home at age 17, living in a studio apartment in the same apartment complex as her parents, while working to pay her rent.

Diane Leyre was educated at the Institut Prive de l'Alma, a private lycee in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.

At the time of her enrollment, Diane Leyre spoke only minimal Spanish and English, but later became fluent in both languages.

Diane Leyre began her pageantry career in 2021, after registering as a contestant in Miss Paris 2021.

Diane Leyre opted to compete after seeing her cousin Illana Barry compete at Miss France 2021, and amidst encouragement from friends.

Diane Leyre ultimately went on to win the title, which qualified her to compete in Miss Ile-de-France 2021.

Diane Leyre crowned Oceane Bobeche as her successor at Miss Paris 2022 on 21 June 2022.

Diane Leyre later competed in Miss Ile-de-France 2021 as well on 3 October 2021, and won the title.

Diane Leyre crowned Adele Bonnamour as her successor at Miss Ile-de-France 2022, on 22 October 2022.

Diane Leyre competed in the finals, where she advanced to the top fifteen and later the top five.

Diane Leyre was originally set to represent France at either Miss Universe 2022 or Miss World 2022, but was replaced by Floriane Bascou, her first runner-up, and Clemence Botino, Miss France 2020, respectively, at the two competitions.

Diane Leyre released a statement stating that she would not compete internationally as she did not have enough time to prepare for the pageants, due to her schedule as the incumbent Miss France titleholder.

Diane Leyre completed her reign as Miss France on 17 December 2022 at Miss France 2023, where she crowned Indira Ampiot of Guadeloupe as her successor.

In July 2023, it was announced that Diane Leyre would represent France at Miss Universe 2023, where she ultimately did not advance to the Top 20.

Diane Leyre continued her role on the program following the end of her reign in December 2022.

In January 2024, Diane Leyre was announced as a celebrity contestant in season 13 of Danse avec les stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars.