For the third time, this year, Miss France will have a 100% female jury chaired by Sylvie Tellier, and with Nina Métayer, Estelle Mossely, Nolwenn Leroy, Adriana Karembeu, Élodie Poux and Stéfi Celma at her side. Seven women in “mirror of the candidates, who have extremely varied profiles” explains Frédéric Gilbert, brand new boss of the Miss France Society and producer of the show, to Le Parisien.
A 100% female jury
A way also to pay tribute to Geneviève de Fontenay, who died this year, who “put a lot of emphasis on women. also explains the manager. And unfortunately, not everyone is convinced… For lawyer Violaine de Filippis, also spokesperson for the association Dare to be Feminism!, quoted by the daily: “It’s window dressing.”
She who wants to develop the competition assumes: “It was as a result of our actions that many discriminatory criteria were removed, such as the age limit or the fact of having children for candidates.”. But here it is, for her, “This jury proves nothing. Many women tend to reproduce sexist codes, without necessarily realizing it, to access positions of power. We grow up in this impregnation.”
“It’s always better than having a Gérard Depardieu!”
And to tackle in passing, “But hey, this jury is always better than having a Gérard Depardieu!” If the actor has never participated in an election in France, you should know that he crowned Silvia Novais during the Miss Italia of the World competition on July 4, 2011.
Since 2018, he has been facing rape charges. More recently, France 2 broadcast a “Additional investigation” on the star of “Waltzes“…
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