This year, the Miss France competition has experienced a real change. After the launch of a legal offensive concerning the participation of extras, Alexia Laroche-Joubert had made a major announcement. ” The 29 Misses who will be on the air on December 11 on TF1 will be offered employment contracts “. A novelty that was to change things. Unfortunately, the lawyer for the association “Osez le féminisme” did not hesitate to take legal action for violation of labor law. The reason ? The contract offered to the candidates “concerns only the days surrounding the election, and not the weeks of rehearsals which precede”, explains our colleagues from HuffPost.
In a recent interview for Le Parisien, some young women have also taken the floor to denounce the conditions of participation. ” We were paid 84 euros per day, or 252 euros net in all. The equivalent of minimum wage. It’s really symbolic “says an anonymous candidate. Gwenegann Saillard, Miss Champagne-Ardenne 2020, meanwhile, thinks that “ the contract should cover the whole month when we make ourselves available, when we put our studies, our jobs, our lives aside. […] Receiving gifts does not replace a salary. Moreover, we are encouraged to promote it on our social networks. We become volunteer muses “. For her part, Ambre Andrieu, Miss Aquitaine 2021, is rather satisfied: “ This was not planned. And then, we started with a heavenly week in Reunion. We also gained in ease in front of the cameras and in public “.
Faced with numerous statements, the editorial staff of Le Parisien contacted the producer of the show. For Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the candidates are not to be pitied. ” Miss France is a competition » and the proposed contract is « already a big step forward “. She adds that if the candidates want a salary, “ they can do Les Marseillais or Les Ch’tis “. Ouch…