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Miss Corse vice-president and choreographer Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio dies at 47
Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio died at 47 on Sunday, October 25.
He was a choreographer, dance teacher and vice-president of the Miss Corse committee in Corsica, France.
He had supported Miss contestants for years, leading choreography and rehearsals and building close ties with the group.
The committee called him an irreplaceable presence, and former Miss France winners and other public figures shared tributes.
His work also shaped dance in Ajaccio, where he directed the municipal dance school and taught young dancers.
A dance festival he was due to take part in from October 29 to 31 was cancelled.
The festival is planned to return in October 2027 with a special tribute to him; the cause of his death has not been disclosed.
Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio, vice-president of the Miss Corse committee and a choreographer, has died at 47.
He died on Sunday, 25 October, and the causes of his death have not been disclosed.
The Miss Corse committee paid tribute to him as a central figure who had accompanied contestants for years.
D’Orazio was also a dance teacher and director of Ajaccio’s municipal dance school.
A dance festival he was due to join was cancelled and rescheduled for October 2027, when organisers plan to honour him.
- Who
- Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio, choreographer, dance teacher and vice-president of the Miss Corse committee.
- What
- He died at 47. The causes have not been publicly disclosed.
- When
- Sunday, 25 October 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated. The causes of his death have not been disclosed.
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Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio died at the age of 47.
The Miss Corse committee published a tribute to him on Instagram.
The Ritrovu festival, which D’Orazio was due to join, was scheduled to take place before being cancelled.
The rescheduled Ritrovu festival is expected to pay tribute to D’Orazio.
- Age
- 47
- Role
- Vice-president of the Miss Corse committee
- Death
- Sunday, 25 October 2026
- Dance school
- Municipal dance school in Ajaccio
- Festival
- Ritrovu, rescheduled for October 2027
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« Un pilier » : Alizée, Inès Vandamme, Sylvie Tellier bouleversées par la disparition à 47 ans de Pierre-Antoine D’Orazio, figure de Miss France
What people are saying
Without him, the Misses, the Miss Corse Committee and our whole Miss Corse family have lost a true pillar. An irreplaceable presence and the unique place he held with each of us.
My condolences. I am in shock.
I want to salute his talent, his generosity and everything he brought to our city.
I will never forget you, thank you for your words since I was 10… I am so sad.