France already has a new miss, that of the year 2024. The new French beauty queen was chosen in an ostentatious gala held last Saturday, December 16. Eve Guilles, who was fighting for the crown with the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais band, was crowned before 7.5 million spectators.
Guilles, 20 years old, wanted to make it clear hours before: he was going for everything. "Today is the day. The day when everything can turn upside down. I'm not going to give a big speech this morning but I just wanted to ask you to trust me. I believe in you the same way you believe in me. I need your support "Today more than ever. See you tonight. I love you very much," he said on his social networks.
And it seems that he managed to win the favor of the popular vote and the judges. Even so, the controversy was served from that very moment. And they decided to opt for diversity and choose the "androgynous" miss, as they describe her. A woman who fights against the prototype of the previous winners of long hair and "traditional" curves.
"We are used to seeing beautiful ladies with long hair, but I chose an androgynous look with short hair," said Eve Guilles, thus defending the chosen hairstyle. "No one should dictate who you are," she said after winning. "Every woman is different, we are all unique," she added.
Although there are many defenders of this victory, considering that it is another step towards progress and diversity, there have been many voices that have not hesitated to show their disagreement with the election. And being the first short-haired winner in 103 years of history has generated discomfort among viewers who claim that they want to "instill wokist values in society."
Among other comments collected on social networks are that "she looks nothing like Miss France." And there are many who have put their hands up because traditional values have been displaced. Even so, there have been many more positive comments.
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A defense joined by Karima Delli, another French deputy: "Great support for Eve Gilles,
