The lady in the hat is angry and lets it be known! Geneviève de Fontenay published a press release on Monday in which she attacked Sylvie Tellier, general manager of the Miss France Society since 2007. “As the election of Miss France 2022 approaches on December 11 in Caen, I want to remind firmly that I am and remain the President of the Miss France Committee. The abusive use of this function by Sylvie Tellier constitutes yet another provocation which is beyond comprehension! She writes.
The apple of contention? The book Miss France 1920-2021 from Sylvie Tellier, who brings together photographs and testimonies of the strong moments that have marked the history of this beauty contest, from Agnès Souret, first elected in 1920 to Amandine Petit, chosen by the French in 2020. This book, which goes appear this Friday, also evokes the arrival of Geneviève de Fontenay or the first television broadcast.
The salary of Miss Regional deemed indecent
“It is inadmissible that she publishes again a book in which she brazenly lies while inventing a false centenary! I remind you that the Miss France election, organized by Maurice de Waleffe, was born in 1928 at the request of Miss Universe and that, concerning me, we are not yet in 2032 ”, estimates Geneviève de Fontenay.
The lady in the hat also considers it indecent to give a salary to the regional Miss competing for the crown and “invites the Miss to donate 1,000 euros of the salary they will receive to mayors or associations to help families in difficulty, children in need. “