Iris Mittenaere pleads for “abolishing all the rules” of the contest

Each year, the Miss France contest triggers its share of criticism. The cause ? Very strict requirements, often considered outdated and not very inclusive. In fact, to be able to claim the title, participants must not be married, divorced or even have children. On the physical side, the misses must be a minimum height of 1m70, they cannot have a piercing or tattoo unless it is tiny and is easily hidden.

During an interview granted to Télé-Loisirs magazine, Iris Mittenaere broached the subject and she did not mince words. For the former Miss France and Miss Universe, it would be necessary quite simply to abolish all the rules of the contest: “For me, we should do like Miss Universe, abolish all the rules. It would be even better. Let people choose the Miss they want and to let them choose it would be necessary not to have a filter at the start of the selections. “Words that have the merit of being clear.

“It is high time for the rules to change”

Already in October 2021, the Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Elisabeth Moreno, strongly criticized the Miss France election in the program Face aux Territoires. “Miss France is part of our traditions, of our culture. What questions me are the rules, which I find completely has-been. Why can’t a Miss France be ironic? Why is a candidate for Miss France who poses topless to fight against breast cancer excluded? Why couldn’t a Miss France be a mom?“, she had launched. According to Elisabeth Moreno,”the rules are completely out of date and it is high time they changed.“

Is the Miss France competition set to change radically? It could well be. Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the new general manager of the election, even spoke in favor of opening the competition to trans women. A big step forward!