Until 2010, women from the department of Loire-Atlantique were eligible to compete in Miss Brittany, due to the department's historical ties to the region, despite currently being located within the region of Pays de la Loire.

Prior to the 1960s, the departments of Côtes d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine competed separately under the title Miss Côte d'Émeraude.

In the 1970s, the department of Côtes d'Armor competed separately under the title Miss Côte de Granit.

In 1967, the department of Finistère crowned its own representative for Miss France.

In 1964, the department of Morbihan crowned its own representative for Miss France.