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Aurélia
An occupational therapist in southern Moselle, she has kept a cause from her job, and a rule from Miss pageants: never forget where you come from.
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Based on articles published by info-lux.com from 2024 to 2025
Aurélia Karleskind was 24 when info-lux.com introduced her, in December 2024, as a candidate for Miss Moselle 2025. She has always lived in Lorquin, a small town in southern Moselle, not far from Sarrebourg.
After a first year of medicine, she switched to occupational therapy, which she studied for three years. She has since worked as an occupational therapist.
A village facing the Donon
From Lorquin, you can see the Vosges, Alsace and the Donon. She describes a restorative village at the confluence of the two Sarres, on the edge of a large forest and surrounded by fields. Her recommendation: a walk in the Donon massif.
For her, the beauty of the Moselle is authentic: a land shaped by history that never needed to reinvent itself to be beautiful.
Shy, spurred on by friends
It was her oldest friends who pushed her to sign up. At first the idea seemed crazy to her, as she was very shy, but then she grew to enjoy it. She expected her family and friends not to understand her choice; instead, they all encouraged her.
On 13 April 2024, aged 23, she is contestant no. 10 in Miss Moselle 2024, in the shopping arcade of the Leclerc in Sarrebourg. Amélia Bur wins the title.
The Miss adventure is full of glitter and gives us wonderful weekends, but the most important thing is to remember where you come from, because it doesn't last.
Aurélia Karleskind, December 2024
Motor neurone disease
As an occupational therapist, anything to do with disability and rare diseases matters to her. If she had to choose one cause, it would be Charcot’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable illness.
She has already cared for people with the disease. What drives her every day is lifting her patients up; faced with this illness, all she can do is support them as best she can towards their final moments, and that saddens her deeply.
Pearls and lace
She loves things that are beautiful and harmonious: jewellery, interior decoration and, above all, the castles and museums that tell the story of Lorraine. She describes her style as classic: she likes to dress as people did decades ago, with a pearl necklace and lace blouse, always paired with contemporary pieces.
She says she gets very stressed without feeling it: it comes out physically, her body does the talking.
First runner-up at Miss Moselle 2025
On 21 December 2024, at the B’est shopping centre in Farébersviller, she is contestant no. 7 in Miss Moselle 2025. On stage, she urges the audience to believe in their dreams, to dare, and to believe that our only limits are the ones we set ourselves.
Nina Damblant is elected Miss Moselle 2025. Aurélia Karleskind is her first runner-up, ahead of Anaïs Arnould-Mousty.
In October 2025, her portrait as contestant no. 12 is among those of the sixteen Miss Lorraine 2025 contestants published by info-lux.com. The pageant takes place on 11 October at Amnéville zoo; Camille L’Étang is crowned.
I’ll tell them to give it a go, because it’s a wonderful adventure.
Aurélia Karleskind, December 2024
Aurélia in the media
Two Miss Moselle pageants, a portrait, Miss Lorraine: her articles on info-lux.com (in French), from oldest to most recent.
· info-lux.com
Leclerc Sarrebourg > Miss Moselle 2024 pageant
Report on the 13 April 2024 pageant, where she is contestant no. 10.
· info-lux.com
Sarrebourg > Miss > Aurélia Karleskind
Her contestant profile for Miss Moselle 2025, by Teddy Clausse.
· info-lux.com
Farébersviller > Miss Moselle 2025 pageant
Report on the 21 December 2024 pageant: Aurélia Karleskind first runner-up.
· info-lux.com
Zoo d’Amnéville > Miss Lorraine > Photo report > 2025
Report on the election and portraits of the sixteen contestants. Photos by Alain Click.
Aurélia’s gallery
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2024 · Portrait of a Miss Moselle 2025 contestant
2025 · Miss Lorraine contestant
Her model profile: Aurélia Karleskind on info-shooting. To offer her a photo shoot or casting, write to the editorial team, who will pass it on.
On info-lux.com (in French): Sarrebourg > Miss > Aurélia Karleskind (December 2024) and the articles in the strip above.
Sources: portrait published by info-lux.com on 18 December 2024 (text by Teddy Clausse); accounts of the Miss Moselle 2024 and 2025 pageants; report on Miss Lorraine 2025. Each photo is credited in its caption.
