Iris Mittenaere

French beauty pageant winner

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Born: January 25, 1993
Age in 2026: 33
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1993

About Iris Mittenaere

Iris Mittenaere (English: AI-rees MEE-tə-NAR; French: [iʁis mitənaʁ]; born 25 January 1993) is a French television personality, model and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2016. The second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, Mittenaere had previously been crowned Miss France 2016 and Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015. Iris Mittenaere (English: AI-rees MEE-tə-NAR; French:; born 25 January 1993) is a French television personality, model and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2016. After winning the local title of Miss Flandre 2015 on 2 May 2015 in Bailleul, Mittenaere entered the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015 regional pageant in Orchies, which she won on 26 September 2015. Mittenaere became only the second woman from her country to win the crown after Christiane Martel won Miss Universe 1953. In the first part of the question-and-answer portion, Mittenaere called for open borders.

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Iris Mittenaere timeline

1953Mittenaere became only the second woman from her country to win the crown after Christiane Martel won Miss Universe 1953.
1993Iris Mittenaere (English: AI-rees MEE-tə-NAR; French:; born 25 January 1993) is a French television personality, model and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2016.
2015After winning the local title of Miss Flandre 2015 on 2 May 2015 in Bailleul, Mittenaere entered the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015 regional pageant in Orchies, which she won on 26 September 2015.
2016The second Miss Universe from France after Christiane Martel, Mittenaere had previously been crowned Miss France 2016 and Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015.

The world when Iris Mittenaere was born

Iris Mittenaere was born in 1993. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1993

#1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
Top movieSchindler's List
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
Notable inventionMosaic web browser
World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Iris Mittenaere's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1993	2026
Gas	$1.11	$3.45/gal
Average home	$104,000	$435,000
Average income	$38,651	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.14	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	257.8M	341 million

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