A sober and moving tribute. This Saturday, December 16, 2023, during the Miss France 2024 election held at the Zénith in Dijon, the emotion was there for a moving moment suspended in time. The reason ? During this 94th ceremony, a tribute was paid to Geneviève de Fontenay who died on August 1, 2023 at the age of 90.
For the occasion, viewers were able to hear the late former president of the Miss France committee delivering an old speech that has become cult: “It’s still something solid, Miss France. We had detractors, we had people who said that it was old-fashioned and that it was out of fashion. Ultimately, Miss France is an institution now and I think the French are very attached to it. Miss France is ultimately a fairy tale. I think it’s important in life to provide a little escape.”
A tape recorder which preceded the arrival on stage of forty former Miss France gathered on stage, all dressed in black pants and a white shirt, the two favorite colors of the woman in the hat. A sequence during which several beauty queens could not hold back their tears like Sonia Rolland, more moved than ever or even Élodie Gossuin and Cindy Fabre.
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Noticeable absences
A tribute during which several former Miss France were however missing. Valérie Bègue, Mareva Galanter or even Iris Mittenaere were not present on stage during this emotionally charged sequence. Noticeable absences which caused a strong reaction on the Web!
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