Kelly Hoarau was also elected Miss France in a somewhat special way at the time. In reality, it is Pascale taurua who was first crowned that year but decided to return to her native New Caledonia rather than assume her role as Ambassador of France. “It was thanks to the coronation of Miss France in 1978 that I knew who I was, what I wanted and towards what I was going. Six months after this meaningless election, for my taste, I finally realized that art was the only way to be myself.“, confided in 2018 for Tahiti Info the one who became a painter.
After his resignation, it is his 1st runner-up, Brigitte Konjovic, Miss Paris, which has been designated to replace it. But again, all did not go as planned. The latter found itself unable to wear the scarf of Miss France and it is therefore Kelly Hoarau, 2nd runner-up in the election, which was recalled six months after the competition. The Reunionese was then only 18 years old at the time and she participated in the Miss World election in England thereafter without reaching the podium.
Kelly Hoara finally reunited with Paris to ensure her commitments as a beauty queen by posing during shootings professionals, parading and traveling all over Europe. But after her reign, she returned to Reunion Island and met the love of her life there, thus turning her back on her life as a Miss. However, she will agree to manage the Miss Réunion committee for two years before finally pursuing a career as a librarian at the General Council.