Her name is Diane Leyre. The new Miss France who succeeds the Norman Amandine Petit comes from Île-de-France. She is 24 years old and is pursuing a Bachelor in real estate development.
She was elected on Saturday evening during a ceremony at the Zénith in Caen among 29 candidates aged 18 to 24. Miss Normandie is 4th runner-up. Miss Tahiti is 3rd runner-up. Miss Alsace is 2nd runner-up. Miss Martinique is 1st runner-up.
– Sameer Al-DOUMY
The finalists were chosen 50/50 by TF1 viewers and the jury chaired by Jean-Pierre Pernaut, bringing together singer Amel Bent and François Alu, principal dancer of the Paris Opera.
During the ceremony, the young women notably paraded on several themes of musicals such as “The Lion King”, “Lalaland”, “West Side Story” or “Singing in the rain”.
Election against a background of controversy
This competition reserved for single women over 1.70 meters is the subject of a growing number of criticisms. The Minister for Equality between Women and Men Elisabeth Moreno met the misses in Caen this Friday and deplored the “outdated rules (…) which can be discriminatory”. Already in October, the minister described the competition rules as “completely has been”.
Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the president of the company Miss France, recognizes that discussions are underway to relax the regulations.
And for the first time in the history of the competition, the candidates are paid for the final of the competition (but not for the rehearsals).