They don’t feel like Miss Congeniality.
A strange row broke out at the Miss France beauty pageant, after an “androgynous” contestant with short hair won for the first time on Sunday night.
Eve Gilles, 20, from Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France was crowned by previous winner Indira Ampiot as 7.5 million TV viewers watched over the weekend.
Dunkirk-born Gillies made history as the first winner in the competition’s 103-year history not to have long hair, as she sported a pixie cut.
However, not all viewers agree with this choice.
After the judges chose Gilles as Miss France 2024, there was an uproar.
“Miss France is no longer a beauty pageant but an awakening pageant based on inclusion,” wrote one user on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“She doesn’t look like Miss France,” another angry viewer snapped, according to the Daily Mail.
Eve Gilles was crowned Miss France 2024. AFP via Getty Images
“We don’t care about her haircut but the androgynous body is clearly there to serve as a wake,” said another.
The winners of the competition are chosen half by public vote and half by the jury. Gilles came third in the public vote, but he was pushed to first place thanks to a panel of judges.
Politicians are also involved in the argument.
According to the outlet, MP Sandrinne Rousseau said, “So, in France, in 2023, we measure the progress of respecting women by the length of their hair?”
Another Member of Parliament, Karima Delli, wrote: “Big support for Ève Gilles, #MissFrance2024, in the face of hateful tweets on social networks of incredible violence! Swallow your poison, she is not only great, Miss Nord pas de Calais is wise in embracing her diversity!”
Right-wing politician Marine Le Pen also posted“Congratulations to Eve Gilles, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais who is our new Miss France!”
People accused the pageant of being “woke” after crowning a woman with short hair. AFP via Getty Images
“We’re used to seeing the beautiful Miss with long hair, but I chose an androgynous look with short hair,” Gilles said, according to the outlet.
“No one should define who you are. Every woman is different, we are all unique,” he said.
She also told the local press that she was used to “body shaming,” and was initially “too small” to qualify for Miss France – as contestants were required to be at least 5.57 feet (1.7m) but she was only 5.56 feet
She claims she “regains lost millimeters through stretching.”
The photo, first published in her local newspaper, La Voix du Nord (Voice of the North), shows her dressed as a beauty queen as a child.
“I dreamed of being Miss since I was little,” she said. However, when a photo of her was published in a swimsuit during a location shoot in Guyana, she stated: “I was hit by a wave of body shaming.”
Some even accused Gilles of being transgender because of his pixie cut. AFP via Getty Images
“I stopped seeing these comments saying that I’m skinny, I’m out of shape, this, that. Being criticized about my hair doesn’t bother me, I choose it that way and I can change it.”
French-American actress Beatrice Rosen, 46, also defended Gilles. he posted on social media.
“I understand that there is an environment that is sick of the wokism that they try to make us swallow 24/7, BUT, in the same way that we can criticize religion but NOT people of faith, I find the sometimes nasty criticism of Eve unfair and not productive. I have been and still admire the singular beauty of Audrey Hepburn, Linda Evangelista, or Jean Seberg, all three are very thin with short hair, and yet are female icons who have been adored all over the world,” he said, sharing a photo of Hepburn, Evangelista, and Seberg.
Other viewers shared photos of short-haired icons from previous decades, such as Hepburn and 60s model Twiggy, sarcastically comment“Short hair: ‘woke’ since at least the sixties,” and “Audrey Hepburn 1953. Wake up.”
“There was a backlash against the winner of Miss France because she had short hair that seemed “woke.” Wtf that’s about, women with short hair are fine and it doesn’t make them less attractive nor is it new!” one viewer commented, concluded, “The world has gone mad.”
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