If Geneviève de Fontenay is no longer part of the Miss France committee, she nevertheless has a very special link with a regional Miss, candidate in the running to become Miss France 2023.
On December 17, 2022, Diane Leyre will hand over her crown of Miss France 2022 to the little news of the big Miss family. Indeed, in the MACH 36 performance hall located in the town of Déols, north of Châteauroux, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, there will be 30 of them parading and answering questions from the members of the jury to try to win the prize. coveted scarf. Once again, as has been the case for many years, Geneviève de Fontenay will not participate in this election. Since Sylvie Tellier took over the helm of the committee, the one who likes to wear hats has launched its own competition: Miss Prestige National.
Moreover, before embarking on the conquest of the title of Miss France 2023, a candidate had gone through the competition of Geneviève de Fontenay. It is Sarah Aoutar. She was crowned Miss Lorraine 2022 on October 8, 2022 at the Arsenal de Toul in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Aged 26, she is 1m73 tall and works as a compliance officer in the management of investment funds in Luxembourg. In 2016, she was elected first runner-up of Miss Prestige National. “At the time, she gave me lots of little advice, telling me to be myself, to live my adventure to the fullest and to stay true to the person I am.“, confided Miss Lorraine at the microphone of Radio essentials.
At 26, Sarah Aoutar felt ready to participate in Miss France
“When I was 19, my family pushed me to do this contest. After that, there was a lot of enthusiasm around me. People, other than my relatives, told me that it was a shame that I did not make Miss France. I said to myself ‘why not do Miss France?’. Today, at 26 years old, I am ready and determined to tell myself that I have all the capacities to get there.“, she says. Aged 26, Sarah Aoutar could not have participated in the competition if the rules of Miss France had not evolved. Indeed, until now, candidates over 24 couldn’t claim the title since they couldn’t even run.
Among the other measures put in place by Alexia Laroche-Joubert, the president of the Miss France Society, there is also the possibility for mothers to apply, as for tattooed and married women. In her presentation posted on the Instagram account of the Miss Lorraine delegation, Sarah Aoutar said a little more about her career. “In life, I work as a compliance officer in the investment sector”, she confided at first before saying a little more about the day she learned that she could take part in this adventure. “In everyday life, I practice fitness and I’m a big fan of fashion. I admire the news and I am on the lookout for the latest trends. In my opinion, a Miss Lorraine must convey values of femininity and be kind and be available for the people of Lorraine.“, she had declared.