Tabloid mag tries to shock France with party photos of beauty queens
In a move which will help boost Geneviève de Fontenay’s Miss Nationale pageant’s standing, French gossip magazine Closer has published photographs of Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman, kissing another woman at a party organized by the business school where she studies. Thilleman had earlier stated that she had nothing to be ashamed of, but […]
Miss France, Laury Thilleman, keeps things natural when it comes to beauty
Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman, has been endearing observers in France with a series of interviews, most recently in a chat session with netizens on the website for Ouest-France. And it’s the nude beauty look that she favours, keeping things as natural as possible. She says that she washes her face with soap […]
Miranda Kerr is the most searched-for celeb at Lucire
Above Miranda Kerr in an earlier Victoria’s Secret campaign. The most searched-for celebrity name in this section of Lucire‘s website over the last 12 months was Miranda Kerr (left), model wife of actor Orlando Bloom. It seems the bulk of queries for Miss New Zealand 2010 Ria van Dyke wound up on our site […]
Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman, given a heroine’s home-town welcome
Laury Thilleman has been given a heroine’s welcome as she returns to her home town of Brest, in Bretagne, Saturday, after winning Miss France 2011. Nineteen-year-old Thilleman, a management student, has been thrust into the limelight since her win in Caen on December 4. She has relocated to Paris for her reign. She […]
Barbara Morel wins first Miss Nationale, in France’s “war of the pageants”
The second national beauty pageant to take place this weekend in France, Miss Nationale, has seen 19-year-old Barbara Morel, Miss Provence, crowned at the Salle Wagram in Paris last night. Morel was presented with her crown by former Miss France (2001) and local politician Élodie Gossuin in front of 600 guests. Morel is […]
Miss Bretagne, Laury Thilleman, wins Miss France 2011
Breaking news: Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, crowned Miss France 2012 Miss Bretagne, Laury Thilleman, has won Miss France 2011, it was announced at the Zenith at Caen last night. The popular pageant, hosted by veteran actor Alain Delon, was broadcast live on TF1 and was estimated to have attracted eight million viewers. Thilleman […]
Miss France releases new video of 2010 winner, Malika Ménard
Election de Miss France 2011: Spéciale Malika Ménard, Miss France 2010 In the build-up to the Miss France telecast on Saturday night, French network TF1 has released a video featuring last year’s winner, Malika Ménard. The Miss France pageant, now run by Silvio Berlusconi’s Endemol, is going all out with a multimedia campaign. Visitors […]
France’s “war of the pageants” comes to a head this weekend
Conflicts in most countries over two beauty pageants might stem from the rivalry between Miss Universe and Miss World—and even then they are far and few between. But France’s new rivalry—dubbed la guerre des Miss—which has caught the attention of the media there, has a very different foundation. France has a general acceptance of […]
A positive feeling for this year’s Miss Universe New Zealand contest
Miss Universe Above Katie Taylor, Miss Universe New Zealand 2009. The author says he looks forward to a strong competition in 2010 as he and his fellow judges find Taylor’s successor on June 5 in Wellington. Last year, the Miss Universe New Zealand pageant was one of the best natured ones I’ve judged here. What […]
Miss Normandie, Malika Menard, crowned Miss France 2010
In France, where beauty pageants still command big television audiences and capture the public’s imagination, Malika Menard, Miss Normandie, has been crowned Miss France 2010 in Nice tonight. Menard, 22, is a third-year law student, and is 5 ft 9 in (176 cm) tall. She cites her interests as cinema, travel and reading. […]
