The Coupe Femina was an award of 2000 franc

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s established in 1910 by Pierre Lafitte the publisher of French

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 women's magazine "Femina" to honour women pilots

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. It was a French challenge opened to Aviatrices only. It was awarded to the woman who, by sunset on 31 December each year, had made the longest flight

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, in time and distance, without landing. It is often difficult to determine who the official winner was, since each temporary leader (e.g. Marie Marvingt in 1910) was referred to in several contemporary records as having "won" the cup, only to be superseded by the next temporary record. Thus, in various documents, there are several "winners" recorded for each year, but the formal winners were announced in Femina Magazine. It was first formally awarded to Belgian

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 pilot Hélène Dutrieu

Hélène Dutrieu

Hélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:...

 on 31 December 1910 for her record-breaking non-stop flight. She won it again for the second time in 1911.

NOTE: There was also a "Coupe Femina" for Women's Golf, in this same time period.

Winners of the Coupe Femina

• Hélène Dutrieu
  Hélène Dutrieu
  Hélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:...
  
   - 31 December 1910 for a non-stop flight of 167 kilometers in 2 hours 35 minutes
• Hélène Dutrieu
  Hélène Dutrieu
  Hélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:...
  
    Won the second time in 1911
• Raymonde de Laroche
  Raymonde de LaRoche
  Raymonde de Laroche , born Elise Raymonde Deroche, was a French aviatrix and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence.-Early life:...
  
   - 25 November 1913 for a non-stop long-distance flight of over 4 hours duration.

The Five Editions of the Femina Cup

Year	Aviatrices	Place	Distance	Duration of flight	Day
1910	Hélène Dutrieu Hélène Dutrieu Hélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:... Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps...	Étampes Mourmelon	167,2 km 42 km	2h35 53 minutes	22 December 27 November
1911	Hélène Dutrieu Hélène Dutrieu Hélène Dutrieu , was a cycling world champion, stunt cyclist, stunt motorcyclist, automobile racer, stunt driver, pioneer aviator, wartime ambulance driver, and director of a military hospital.-Biography:... Jane Herveu Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps...	Etampes 31 December 2011 Compiegne -	254 248 -
1912	Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt Marie Marvingt was a French athlete, mountaineer, and aviator, and the most decorated woman in the history of France. She won numerous prizes for her sporting achievements and was the first woman to climb many of the peaks in the French and Swiss Alps...
1913	Elise Deroche
1914