Overview
- The live election will air from the Zénith d'Amiens on TF1 and TF1+ on December 6.
- Camille Cerf is named marraine for the 2026 winner and will serve on the jury.
- The format shifts to a Top 12, the jury returns to mixed gender, and the show adopts a 'voyage' theme featuring a Garde républicaine tableau.
- Candidates depart for a preparatory trip to Martinique with coaching sessions led by former titleholders Clémence Botino and Amandine Petit.
- The committee cites Angélique Angarni-Filopon's difficult year marked by harassment and a prolonged media retreat as a driver for the new support program, with Le Parisien reporting she filed a police log for threats.