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This Wednesday, November 17, 2021, the president of the company Miss France announced that the 29 candidates would benefit from an employment contract. An announcement that follows the militant actions led by Dare feminism.

In October 2021, the Dare feminism association seized the industrial tribunal, accusing the Miss France and Endemol Production committee of not respecting the labor code within the competition. This Wednesday, during a press conference, the producer of the competition Alexia Laroche-Joubert announced that the candidates would now sign an employment contract.

Regarding the action of Dare feminism, which described the competition as retrograde, in particular because of the obligation of celibacy of the candidates and the prohibition of tattoos, Alexia Laroche-Joubert weighs. According to her, the misses are not judged on their only external beauty: “Miss France represents elegance, charm and empathy (…) certain criteria may seem outdated. The word celibate, too legal, was not well understood. (…) We are a little too restrictive on tattoos but we must first discuss the selection criteria with the committees in the regions which first select the candidates ”, she explained. In the eyes of Frédéric Gilbert, producer of the show, “Miss France, it’s not just controversy. It is also one of the biggest shows on television ”. The contest was, in fact, seen by 10.5 million viewers in 2020 when Amandine Petit was crowned.

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An employment contract based on a relationship of subordination

This announcement of an employment contract for the misses is good news since it will allow them to be more clear about the rules and activities specific to the competition. For the moment, no information specifying the nature of the employment contract or the remuneration of the candidates has been disclosed.

The idea of ​​an employment contract for the misses is based on a recognized bond of subordination on the basis of the following elements, according to Liberation: “The rehearsal of choreography, the compulsory wearing of costumes and a schedule defined by the production”. If the Miss France contest is not unanimous, Alexia Laroche-Joubert insists that it is a transgenerational program, which allows some candidates to evolve in their careers thereafter. The Miss France 2022 program will be broadcast on December 11, 2021 and will take place in the city of Caen.

Article written by Maude Sebaihi and Marthe Chalard-Malgorn

Marthe Chalard-Malgorn

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