Who will be Miss France 2018? Thirty misses from 30 regions of France, aged 18 to 24, are competing today, during an evening dedicated to the fight against violence against women. The beauties will be broadcast live on the TF1 television network.
"In an hour of high ratings, this event will be an opportunity to denounce violence against women," said Sylvie Telier, Miss France 2002, general manager of Miss France, a subsidiary of the audiovisual group Endemol.
For Rafael Remy-Lele, a spokeswoman for Dare Feminism !, it's a shame the only night on television dedicated to women is to cultivate the idea of woman as an object. The Miss France pageant is a contest based on derogatory and ridiculous beauty criteria. It would be fairer to use the talents than the unrealistic stereotypes of good looks.
For her part, estimating that feminists are fighting the wrong battle by targeting the Miss France election, Sylvie Telier states that the criteria are not only natural. "For some years now, miss have been active for good purposes, mainly to improve the position of women."
