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Célia
German teacher, cheerleader and in love with her Moselle: after two Miss pageants, the Mirabelle crown was waiting for her in Metz.
Text The info-shooting editorial team
Photos michael_d_photographie · Alain Click
Based on articles published by info-lux.com from 2024 to 2026
Célia Zimmermann was 25 when info-lux.com introduced her in December 2024 as a contestant for Miss Moselle 2025. She lives in Metz and comes from the Pays de Bitche, in the east of the department.
With a MEEF master's degree (teaching, education and training), she teaches German at a primary school. The daughter of shopkeepers herself, she wants to champion local shopkeepers and craftspeople.
Pompoms and the court
Dance has always been part of her life. In Metz, she belongs to the Dragons Girls, a cheerleading and pom-pom squad, and also runs its social media. She sees it as a sport of rigour, perseverance and team spirit.
She also supports the Metz Handball women's team and the Metz Basket Club players, which takes her to many sporting, community and charity events in Moselle. What she loves, in dance as in her job: sharing, meeting people, passing things on and positivity.
A cross-border Moselle
She grew up in the small villages around Bitche and appreciates the mix of cultures in her département. She speaks Rhine Franconian herself and wants to keep the dialect alive.
The Centre international d’art verrier de Meisenthal is close to her heart: her ancestors worked there, as they did at the Saint-Louis crystal works. In Metz, she names the cathedral, the railway station, the Plan d’Eau and summer evenings at the Frigos ardents.
Two Miss pageants
On 9 March 2024, aged 24, she is contestant no. 12 in Miss Semécourt 2024, at the Aushopping shopping centre. The title goes to Ilona Parison.
On 21 December 2024, at the B’est shopping centre in Farébersviller, she competes as no. 5 in Miss Moselle 2025. The info-lux.com report highlights her values of sharing, passing things on and kindness, and a perseverance rooted in her qualities as a dancer. Nina Damblant wins the title.
Concerned about education, childhood illnesses, diseases that affect women, animal welfare and the environment, she says she is ready to champion many causes. As for fashion, she describes her style as natural, simple, polished and chic: she moves around a lot in class, so comfort matters, but elegant comfort.
Reine de la Mirabelle 2025
The report published by info-lux.com on 27 August 2025 describes the evening, a Friday, at the Arsenal in Metz: seven contestants competed for the title of Reine de la Mirabelle, the city’s ambassador for the year. Célia is described as “this year’s favourite”.
The verdict comes after an hour and a half: Célia, 25, a German teacher at a primary school, succeeds Ludivine Mauvet. Her runners-up are Hermeline, first runner-up, and Mélissa, second runner-up.
A year later, on 21 August 2026, again at the Arsenal, Célia Zimmermann passed her crown to Pauline B., the new Reine de la Mirabelle.
Célia in the media
Two Miss pageants, a portrait, two crownings: her articles on info-lux.com (in French), from oldest to most recent.
· info-lux.com
Aushopping Semécourt > Miss Semécourt 2024 pageant
Report on the 9 March 2024 pageant, where she is contestant no. 12.
· info-lux.com
Metz > Miss > Célia Zimmermann
Her contestant profile for Miss Moselle 2025, by Teddy Clausse. Photos by michael_d_photographie.
· info-lux.com
Farébersviller > Miss Moselle 2025 pageant
Report on the 21 December 2024 pageant and an introduction to the eleven contestants.
· info-lux.com
Metz > Miss Mirabelle > Photos > 2025
Report on her crowning at the Arsenal. Photos by Alain Click.
· info-lux.com
Metz > The crowning of the Reine de la Mirabelle > 2026
The evening of 21 August 2026, when she hands her crown to Pauline B.
Célia’s gallery
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2024 · Portrait of a Miss Moselle 2025 contestant
2025 · Reine de la Mirabelle, in Metz
Her model profile: Célia Zimmermann 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): Metz > Miss > Célia Zimmermann (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 Semécourt 2024 and Miss Moselle 2025 pageants; reports on the Reine de la Mirabelle 2025 and 2026. Each photo is credited in its caption.
