2023-08-02 22:12:18
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Published on 02/08/2023 22:12
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France 2 Article written by France 2 – S.Desjars, L.Seux, P.Aubert, V.Jove
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Geneviève de Fontenay died at the age of 90 on Tuesday August 1. She was the emblematic figure of the Miss France contest, on which she will play her vision of French elegance.
She was never happier than among the Misses. The lady with the legendary hat has devoted her life to criss-crossing France to unearth beauty queens. “Genevieve de Fontenay, it’s the Miss France. We heard it on television, it was great”, says a resident. She was born into a large family, and quickly moved to Paris. From her meeting with her husband Louis de Fontenay, will be born the Miss France contest. First a family business, it will rise to notoriety with television shows.
Dismissed for conservative positions
The lady in the hat claimed to have always remained the same. “I have no money, I have no property. People think I have Chanel, but it’s from mail order. I delude myself”, she asserted. Historic presenter of Miss France, Jean-Pierre Foucault remembers an iron woman. “She knew exactly what she wanted, knew exactly where she wanted to go”, he says. After being dismissed from Miss France in 2010, she had created a new competition. He was criticized for taking too conservative a position.
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