1. Iris Mittenaere is a French television personality, model and beauty queen best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2016.
26 Facts About Iris Mittenaere
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Iris Mittenaere is the second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, who was crowned Miss Universe 1953.
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Iris Mittenaere was born on 25 January 1993 in Lille, to Yves Iris Mittenaere, a middle school history and geography teacher, and Laurence Druart, a primary schoolteacher and museum guide.
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Iris Mittenaere has a brother, Baptiste, and a sister, Cassandre, and a younger half-sister, Manon.
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Iris Mittenaere's parents divorced when she was three years old.
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Iris Mittenaere attended school in Steenvoorde, where she lived with her mother.
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Iris Mittenaere participated in oral hygiene awareness programs at French schools targeting young schoolchildren.
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In November 2016, Iris Mittenaere presented the Francophone Group of the Year's Award at the NRJ Music Award in Cannes.
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Iris Mittenaere was the only European delegate to progress to the semi-finals of the competition, later going on to win the title.
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Iris Mittenaere became only the second woman from her country to win the crown after Christiane Martel won Miss Universe 1953.
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Iris Mittenaere was additionally the first European winner since Oxana Fedorova of Russia, who was crowned Miss Universe 2002 but soon after dethroned, and the first European titleholder to complete her year as Miss Universe since Mona Grudt of Norway, who won Miss Universe 1990.
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Iris Mittenaere was crowned with the DIC Crown at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
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Iris Mittenaere traveled to Bali to shoot a commercial for C 1000, a vitamin brand available in Indonesia and attended Farouk Systems's Global Conference in Cancun.
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In March 2017, during her week-long homecoming celebration in Paris and in her hometown of Lille, Iris Mittenaere was invited by Francois Hollande, the president of France, to visit Elysee Palace and was given a regional award by Xavier Bertrand, the president of Hauts-de-France.
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Iris Mittenaere walked for Jean Paul Gaultier at Paris Fashion Week, attended the Palais des Festivals at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival and attended the AmFAR Charity Event, Cinema Against AIDS, in Cannes.
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In December 2017, a documentary film about her Miss Universe reign, produced by Endemol Shine Group and titled From Miss France to Miss Universe, the fabulous destiny of Iris Mittenaere, was broadcast on TF1 and watched by 5.4 million viewers in France.
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Iris Mittenaere began her television career in 2018, becoming a co-host of the French version of Ninja Warrior.
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In February 2018, Iris Mittenaere presented an award at the 2018 Victoires de la Musique, wearing designer Stephane Rolland.
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In September 2018, Iris Mittenaere began competing in the ninth season of Danse avec les stars, the French version of Dancing with the Stars.
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Iris Mittenaere participated to a Smile Train event, visiting families of cleft patients in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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Iris Mittenaere partnered with French Artist Philippe Shangti to create a photographic artwork titled "I'm Iris, I'm not a princess", sold 40,000 euros in June 2018 at an Auction for proceeds to Smile Train.
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On 3 February 2019 Iris Mittenaere was on the judging panel of Top Model Belgium 2019 at Le Lido.
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On 22 May 2019 Iris Mittenaere climbed the steps of the Palais des Festivals at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in a couture light pink crystallized ballgown designed by Michael Cinco.
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Iris Mittenaere attended de Grisogono Host Gala Dinner, wearing a bejewelled blue one-shoulder gown, designed by Lebanese Ziad Nakad, which was adorned in gems and sequins.
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In June 2022, Iris Mittenaere was guest judge on the first episode of Drag Race France with the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Iris Mittenaere was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment, to two-year probationary suspension and fined 2,000 euros in damages.