The question may seem trivial in these times of inflation, climate catastrophe and football World Cup finals. However, while we are encouraged to favor short circuits, it is very important. Why is the contest crowning the future Miss France being held this Saturday in Châteauroux, more precisely at the MACH 36 from Deolswhile the previous Miss, Diane Leyre, represented Ile-de-France?
Sylvie Tellier, general manager of the Miss France Society on departure, indicated in our columns about the location of the contest: “Even when I commit myself in principle with a region one or two years before, I always put an asterisk well visible in the agreement, if the region of the reigning miss commits, it has priority. It is a tradition that I have imposed since I took the reins of the Miss France society. Obviously, this year the asterisk has not been activated. But why?
Call transfer
Suffice to say right away, the investigation was not easy. Contacted, the Paris City Hall, where the election of Miss France 2000 took place, namely Sonia Rolland, refers to the Ile-de-France region, which itself refers to the Miss France Society. After several unsuccessful attempts, we finally get a return by SMS. So already “it is not necessarily in the city of the Miss in title that we make the election”, one indicates, even if it is often the case. And to cite the case of the election of Miss France 2018, already at MACH 36 in Déols, while Miss France 2017, Alicia Aylies, was from Guyana.
In fact the region must want and be able. In the sense that the region must have a free room to host the event. So you will tell me, this is not what is missing in Ile-de-France. Yes, but sometimes it’s too big. For example, the MACH 36 has a capacity of 5,000 seats when Paris La Défense Arena can go up to 40,000! And above all, the room must be available. “For example, the Zénith de Paris was already reserved for Disney on ice”, indicates the organization.
Exchange of good practices
Especially since hosting the competition requires a certain financial effort if we decipher the declarations of Sylvie Tellier in one of our previous articles: “There is no money passing through but we are committed to providing them with as much visibility and we bring economic dynamism by investing in local caterers and hotels. In exchange, the localities provide us with the spaces. Basically, the community makes the room available free of charge, hoping to benefit from the economic spin-offs. And obviously, in Ile-de-France, no one was thrilled with the deal. Thus, “Paris La Défense Arena is a very large room and it is not economically very interesting to host this type of event”, we are told. No offense to Jean-Pierre Foucault, Orelsan and Gims sell more than the Misses.
Finally, you have to want because “it is the town halls that make calls for applications”. And strangely, all the Ile-de-France communities that we called claim not to have been contacted. “We have never had the slightest contact”, thus indicates the town hall of Neuilly-sur-Seine, birthplace of the current Miss France, seeming to ignore the fact that it is up to her to take the step. And if, finally, the fact that the competition is not held in Ile-de-France resulted from a simple misunderstanding? Nobody daring to take the first step, the story ended in blood sausage. So it’s probably not the most believable explanation, but it’s more romantic than a story of big money.