Vaimalama Chaves | |
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 Chaves at a signing session at Malemort in 2019 | |
| Born | 3 December 1994 |
| Education | University of French Polynesia |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Tahiti 2018 Miss France 2019 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss France 2019 (Winner) |
| Musical career | |
| Also known as | Vaimalama |
| Genres | Folk-pop |
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| Years active | 2019–present |
| Labels | TF1 Musique |
Vaimalama Chaves (born 3 December 1994) is a French singer, beauty pageant titleholder, and model who was crowned Miss France 2019. Chaves had previously won Miss Tahiti 2018 and became the fourth representative from French Polynesia to win the Miss France title.
During her reign as Miss France, Chaves began a music career under the mononym Vaimalama, releasing her debut single "Jardin d'hiver" in November 2019. Her debut studio album Good Vaïbes was released in February 2020.