Coupe Femina

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The Coupe Femina was an award of 2000 francs established in 1910 by Pierre Lafitte the publisher of French women's magazine "Femina" to honour women pilots. It was awarded to the woman who, by sunset on 31 December each year, had made the longest flight, in time and distance, without landing. It was first awarded to Belgian pilot Hélène Dutrieu on 31 December 1910 for her record breaking non-stop flight.

[edit] Winners of the Coupe Femina

• Hélène Dutrieu - 31 December 1910 for a non-stop flight of 167 kilometers in 2 hours 35 minutes
• Marie Marvingt - 1911.
• Raymonde de Laroche - 25 November 1913 for a non-stop long-distance flight of over 4 hours duration.