Hinaupoko Devèze

Early life and education Devèze was born on 17 March 2002 in Papeete, on the island of Tahiti, to parents Olivier Devèze and Léa Hatuuku, and was raised as the youngest child in a blended family with five half-brothers and two half-sisters. Through her father, Devèze is a descendant of René of Anjou and was cited as the first Miss France winner with royal blood following her victory. Devèze's name Hinaupoko means "great goddess" in the Marquesan language, but she was given the first name Céline instead by her parents as her father was unable to pronounce Hinaupoko correctly.

In 2006, the family relocated to New Caledonia for two years before moving to the Gard department in metropolitan France, where her father came from. Upon their arrival in metropolitan France, the family first lived in Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort for one year and later settled in Pompignan, although Devèze traveled frequently to Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands throughout her upbringing. She later decided to study psychology instead, after suffering from occupational burnout as a law student.

Pageantry Miss Tahiti 2025 In April 2025, Devèze was announced as one of the ten contestants for the upcoming Miss Tahiti 2025 pageant. She was first recruited for the pageant when she was 18 years old, but chose not to compete in order to focus on her studies. While living in metropolitan France, Devèze had also been recruited by the Miss Languedoc-Roussillon pageant, but decided that she would only be interested in competing for Miss Tahiti. She had first been inspired to compete for Miss France after watching Vaimalama Chaves of Tahiti win Miss France 2019. Prior to competing, Devèze had trained for the pageant for a year and a half along with the help of chaperone and coach Ihivai Germain.

The pageant was held on 28 June at the town hall of Pīraʻe, after being delayed one day due to poor weather. Devèze was selected as one of the four finalists, and later ultimately crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Temanava Domingo. Having made her connection to the Marquesas Islands a focal point during her candidacy, Devèze was considered to be the first winner of Miss Tahiti to come from the Marquesas Islands since Thérèse Heikapua Moke, crowned Miss Tahiti 1993. In the weeks leading up to the final, Devèze was considered by the French media to be the frontrunner to win the competition. Despite this, Devèze went on to state after winning that she did not enjoy being considered the frontrunner to win, as she felt that her small mistakes were scrutinized even more.

During the competition, Devèze advanced from the initial pool of 30 contestants as one of the 12 semifinalists, and later as one of the five finalists. Afterwards, she was declared the winner of the competition, becoming the sixth entrant from French Polynesia to become Miss France. As part of her prize package for winning Miss France, Devèze received year-long access to a rent-free apartment in the 17th arrondissement of Paris, a monthly salary equivalent to that of a senior executive, and a Toyota Yaris Cross, among other gifts from sponsors, and the opportunity to work with the Miss France Company and its sponsors for the entire year. As was first announced in November 2025, Devèze will be accompanied by Camille Cerf, crowned Miss France 2015, as her official Miss France godmother for the duration of her reign; Cerf will provide Devèze with advice and guidance and accompany her to various events.

In her capacity as Miss France, Devèze modeled in Barcelona as the face of Festina, and appeared as a guest during season 15 of Danse avec les stars, at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, at the 2026 French Open, and during Paris Fashion Week, among others.