Alexia Laroche-Joubert

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Alexia Laroche-Joubert
Laroche-Joubert at the 2018 Globe de Cristal Awards
Born (1969-12-18) 18 December 1969 (age 54)
Paris, France
Alma materParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
Occupation
  • Television producer
Years active1988–present
Television
Spouses
Yan-Philippe Blanc
(died 2003)
Guillaume Multrier
(m. 2007; div. 2010)
Alexis Lesueur
(m. 2014)
Children2

Alexia Laroche-Joubert (born 18 December 1969) is a French television producer. She is the managing director of the French production company Adventure Line Productions and CEO of Banijay France, and is best known for producing the reality television series Star Academy (2001–2008), Koh-Lanta (2016–present), and Fort Boyard (2016–present), and for her role as president of the Miss France Committee (2021–2023).

Early life and education[edit]

Laroche-Joubert was born on 18 December 1969 in Paris to parents Patrick and Martine Laroche-Joubert (née Gabarra), and raised in the 16th arrondissement.[1] Her father was a publicist, while her mother was a journalist and reporter.[2] Her parents later separated and her mother remarried; Laroche-Joubert has four younger half-brothers.[3] Laroche-Joubert studied law at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and later received a diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées (DESS) in intellectual property law; her initial career aspiration was to become a police commissioner.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Laroche-Joubert began her career in 1988, collaborating with her stepfather Michel Thoulouze on programs aired on the Jimmy television channel until 1996. From 1996 to 1998, Laroche-Joubert worked with Michel Denisot and Marc-Olivier Fogiel on the Canal+ programs Télés Dimanche and TV+.[1] In 1998, she became the editor-in-chief of the news magazines and documentaries unit of TF1, later becoming editor-in-chief of the TF1 news magazine series Exclusif in 2000.[3]

In 2001, Laroche-Joubert produced the reality television series Loft Story on M6.[3] In the same year, she also began producing the series Star Academy on TF1, remaining as an executive producer on the series until 2008, and serving as the series's academy director in seasons one, two, five, six, and seven.[3] From 2004 to 2008, Laroche-Joubert served as director of programs at Endemol France.[1] Laroche-Joubert left Endemol France in 2008, in order to create her own production company ALJ Productions, through which she began developing and producing a variety of television programs for broadcasters such as M6 and France 4.[3][1]

In 2016, Laroche-Joubert became the new managing director of French production company Adventure Line Productions.[4] Later that year, she began producing the reality television series Koh-Lanta on TF1 and Fort Boyard on France 2.[3] In 2017, she became a producer on the children's television series Les Minikeums on France 3.[1][5] In October 2021, she was hired by Endemol France to serve as the new president of the Miss France Committee.[6] She oversaw the production of Miss France 2022 in collaboration with Sylvie Tellier, before beginning a collaboration with Cindy Fabre ahead of Miss France 2023.[7][8] In July 2023, she was appointed the CEO of Banijay France.[9] In November 2023, Laroche-Joubert announced she would resign from her leadership role with Miss France following the conclusion of Miss France 2024, due to her responsibilities as CEO of Banijay France.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Laroche-Joubert gave birth to her first daughter in 2002, with husband Yan-Philippe Blanc, who was a music executive and the director-general of Warner Music France. Blanc later died in a motorcycle accident the following year.[11] Laroche-Joubert married businessman and entrepreneur Guillaume Multrier in 2007, with whom she had her second daughter, before divorcing in 2010.[12][13] Laroche-Joubert married her third husband, urologist Alexis Lesueur, in 2014.[3]

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Alexia Laroche-Joubert". Voici (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Who's Who in France, édition 2015, p. 1315.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alexia Laroche-Joubert". Gala (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  4. ^ Média, Prisma. "Alexia Laroche-Joubert prend du galon - Gala". Gala.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-03-25..
  5. ^ "Les Minikeums de retour sur France 4 : "Les enfants ont besoin de déconner et on va déconner avec eux"". Europe 1. Retrieved 2019-03-25..
  6. ^ Brachet, Laurie (13 October 2021). "Sylvie Tellier évincée de Miss France ? Alexia Laroche-Joubert est officiellement nommée présidente de la société". Voici.fr.
  7. ^ "Miss France : Sylvie Tellier remplacée par Cindy Fabre à la tête du concours". Le Parisien (in French). 30 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Sylvie Tellier : découvrez qui est son remplaçant à la direction générale de Miss France". voici.fr (in French). 20 March 2023.
  9. ^ "screendaily". July 2023.
  10. ^ Lecoeuvre, Sarah (17 November 2023). "Alexia Laroche-Joubert quitte (déjà) la présidence de la société Miss France". Le Figaro (in French).
  11. ^ Roberto Cristofoli (10 July 2003). "Le patron de la maison de disques se tue à moto". le site du quotidien Le Parisien. Retrieved 16 March 2022..
  12. ^ Amélie Ermenault (18 December 2007). "Une petite fille pour Alexia Laroche-Joubert ! - Actu - People - Plurielles.fr". Retrieved 16 March 2022..
  13. ^ "Remise de son divorce". le site public.fr. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2022..

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