Nathalie Marquay was only 19 when her life changed. Then very young Miss Alsace, she was crowned Miss France on December 31, 1986. For her as for the national beauty contest, this election will remain special. It was indeed the very first broadcast on television, on France 3. But also the first time that Miss France was elected by the French, called to join European 1 to choose their queen. Direct obliges, the announcement of the results was sporting to say the least… In duplex, the host Celeste got his brushes tangled up when transmitting them to Guy Lux, on set. “But what a mess you are putting us in, my dear…”, he even got annoyed. Out of their minds, the candidates for the title then left the stage to take refuge behind the scenes. And when Nathalie Marquay was crowned Miss France 1987 by Geneviève de Fontenay, she suffered boos and whistles from the public. More than 35 years after this evening, the wife of Jean-Pierre Pernaut has not forgotten anything. “It’s Guy Lux who presents and there is a huge messshe remembered Saturday, September 2, 2023 in 30 years of cult shows. It was anything.”
Nathalie Marquay “lived through hell”
“Guy Lux was very stressed because he knows that there are a lot of issues. Guy Lux, he started to blow a hose”added the mother of Tom and Lou on TF1. Elected with 42.2% of the vote, Nathalie Marquay was heckled by the 300 people present in the room, shocked by this evening marked by many hiccups. At the time, moreover, the flagship host had no other choice but to call them to order. “Our friends from the public, who are not very nice, do not have to go against the thousands of voices of the viewers. I find Miss Alsace lovely”, he launched. While she had to live a dream by receiving the crown and the scarf of Miss France, Nathalie Marquay has very bad memories of this evening. Especially the stormy reaction of the public. “It screwed up the election a bit. I really lived through hell and above all it’s unheard of on television”, she concluded on TF1. Despite everything, the Miss France competition has a special place in her heart and in her life. It was indeed during the coronation of Sylvie Tellier, in 2002, that she fell in love with Jean-Pierre Pernaut.