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Place of Birth: Saint-Junien, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Sophie Vouzelaud
- Sophie Vouzelaud (born June 21, 1987, Saint-Junien, Haute-Vienne) was elected first runner-up in the 2007 Miss France pageant.
- She represented the region of Limousin. Sophie was born deaf.
- She is the first deaf or hard of hearing person to participate in the finals of a Miss France pageant.
- She communicates with French sign language (LSF) but was adamant in speaking at the finals.
- She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. According to Geneviève de Fontenay, Vouzelaud had a comfortable lead in the French public's votes.
- Ultimately however, the jury's vote -- comprising two-thirds of the final score -- elected finalist, Rachel Legrain-Trapani as Miss France 2007 who thus won by a single vote of the jury. Vouzelaud requested -- backed by the elected Miss France 2007 Rachel Legrain-Trapani -- to represent France at the Miss World pageant to increase awareness and exposure of deaf people.
- The organizers refused, stating that they only accept the official winner of the country as a competitor. Vouzelaud then went on to compete in Miss International 2007 on October 15 of that year in Japan against another deaf person, Vanessa Peretti from Venezuela.
- Peretti qualified for the Top 15, but Vouzelaud did not.
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