There is only one physical standard left, yet all lost are the same

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TF1 will broadcast Miss France 2023 on December 17, 2023 at 9:10 PM from Châteauroux.

Miss France – The beauty contest has been blown by winds of change, but you have to be patient to really notice the changes. As is the case every year, December announces a return election Miss France on tf1. And if 30 candidates are selected to participate in it Miss France 2023 This Saturday, December 17 hopefuls to win Diane Lier’s crown first had to tick a few boxes, but fewer.

Company President Alexia Laroche-Joubert this year Miss France, She chose to change several criteria for selecting candidates, in order to allow more women to participate in the competition. Thus, the last physical criterion still in force relates only to height: candidates cannot be less than 1.70 meters for the sole reason that ” The dresses don’t change “, assures the commission. But despite this physical criterion, this year the lost and found are similar again.

This year, the regulations, which aim to be more modern, allow female candidates to have visible tattoos, to be mothers, to be married, or to be over the age of 24. As for the rules for plastic surgery and nude photos, they change very little: only reconstructive surgery is allowed, and candidates can only pose nude for a good reason, such as Pink October for example.

No flashy tattoos or moms in sight

The regional elections, which brought together nearly 400 women in all, saw a parade of very different women than in previous years. Fifteen of them were over 24, including two between the ages of 32 and 38, 45 had tattoos, five were mothers, three were married and, for the first time, a transgender candidate also came forward, according to reports. TVMagazine.

The figures clearly show that the change in the rules has opened the door to beauty pageants for many women. “This proves that they did not hesitate to sign up.”Alexia Laroche-Joubert told our colleagues. However, these women are not among the adults selected for the final stage. Apart from the 26-year-old Miss New Caledonia and Miss Languedoc who has a tattoo on her wrist. A note acknowledged by Alexia Laroche-Joubert. “The rule change is recent, it is only the first year. We are not in a revolution but in an evolution,” she explained.

Asked HuffpostEvelyn de Larichudi Miss Ile de France 2019joins the head of the company and believes that it will take some time before seeing the differences in the candidates. “I think it will be a few years before we see a different number of girls [tatouées, mamans, plus âgées, ndlr]. It’s still very new and I think many don’t know that more women can participate. »

For her part, Justin Dubois, Miss Poitou-Charentes 2020It shows us that the missing persons in the competition, this year, are no different from previous years, because the audience votes.” Always the same kind of girl “, Says Huffpost before adding: “Every year, we see reviews in fashion.”Oh, Miss France is still very skinnyor things like that. But the day Vaimalama Chaves was elected, everyone started criticizing her looks. This is why the girls are the same this year as in previous years.

“I’m totally mixed with the new rules”

But some believe that these changes are not necessary. Starting with Sylvie Teller, who is now the former director of the competition but will still lead the election for the last time on December 17, who told the Parisian Not agreeing to relax the rules.

For others, there is clearly some good in these changes. Evelyn de Larichudi, Miss Ile de France 2019 and Lou Anne Lorphelin Miss Burgundy 2020 They say they are convinced of the evolution of beauty pageants, as they would have preferred to be a little older to present themselves.

” I ran in 2020 because I knew there was a maximum age limit of 24. I absolutely wanted to be a Miss Regional so I could go around my area and forced myself to look like a 23-year-old thinking of myself”If you fail, you will have a second chance“. But it did not suit me at all in my studies: I had a very complicated last year because I was on a work-study program and was preparing for Miss France. So for me it was really appropriate if this age limit had jumped before. I would have introduced myself after General perfectly says Lou Anne L’Orphelin. And in conclusion: Competition should evolve with society, that’s normal.”

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