Laury Betty Thilleman (born 30 July 1991) is a French actress, journalist, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2011 on 4 December 2010. She made the top 10 at

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. She graduated from ESC Bretagne Brest. In 2019, Thilleman became an ambassador for

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in France.

Miss France

Thilleman, who stands tall, competed as Miss Bretagne in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss France 2011, held in

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, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent France in the

pageant.

Miss Universe

Thilleman was France's contestant in Miss Universe 2011 held in

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(Brazil) and ranked in top 10 (6th runner up), her 2nd runner-up in Miss France pageant, Clémence Olesky (Miss Auvergne) represented France at the

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pageant, held in London. In a phone interview with the newspapers ''Première'', she had been asked what she thought about the pageant winner ( Leila Lopes, Miss Angola), she replied, "''She was the only girl I didn't know very well. We didn't see her much; she was very discreet. She was often in jeans and not wearing makeup. We were all surprised by her win. Many girls made efforts that were not rewarded. I don't know, something is missing in her temperament. The fact that the competition was held in Brazil surely played a role''." Because of this declaration, the ''

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'' made an article considering her words as scandalous, "''offering some nasty, sore loser, sour grapes, culturally imperious comments about Miss Angola''".

''Danse avec les stars''

In 2013, she took part on the fourth season of French show ''

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'' (Dancing with the stars). She finished on seventh place with her dancing partner Maxime Dereymez. On October 26, 2013, they were eliminated finishing 7th out of 10 contestants. She also attended the first ''Danse avec les stars'' tour.

Personal life

Thilleman married chef Juan Arbelaez on 21 December 2019 in Brest. On 17 May 2022, the couple announced their separation.

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