Aishwarya Rai, Natasha Poly, Eva Longoria, Svetlana Khodtchenkova: Cannes Film Festival, day 5
In our recent experience, no Cannes Film Festival is complete without Aishwarya Rai making an appearance. The actress and former Miss World graced the red carpet for Carol (the adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel, directed by Todd Haynes) at the Festival de Cannes with a nautical mood, with an emerald Elie Saab gown teamed […]
Countdown to Miss France 2015’s grand final begins
Click here for the latest: Camille Cerf, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais, crowned Miss France 2015 Miss France Above Miss France 2014, Flora Coquerel, with her 1953 predecessor, Denise Perrier, who also took out the Miss World title. Miss France 2015 will be announced tonight from the Zenith in Orléans with a live broadcast on TF1, starting at […]
The Cannes Film Festival’s seventh day is Aishwarya Rai’s day
Timur Emek Andreas Rentz Gareth Cattermole The Festival de Cannes’ seventh day’s most talked-about red-carpet film was the Dardenne brothers’ Deux jours, une nuit, starring Marion Cotillard. The legendary Sophia Loren joined the brothers on the red carpet, as did former Miss World-turned-actress Aishwarya Rai, in a stunning gold Roberto Cavalli gown, and actors Aurelien […]
Miss France 2014 your top story, and Princess Madeleine your favourite newsmaker
Bruno Ehrs/Kungahuset Above HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden was the person you searched for the most this year. We’ve told you who we thought 2013’s newsmakers were. But who did you want to read about this year? In first place: HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden. The younger of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf’s daughters […]
Miss Orléanais, Flora Coquerel, crowned Miss France 2014
TF1 Miss Orléanais, Flora Coquerel, has been crowned Miss France 2014, during the live telecast Saturday night and into the small hours of Sunday morning on French network TF1. The 19-year-old, nearly six foot tall, works in international trade, and in her spare time, practises dancing and plays badminton. Her hobbies include film, fashion […]
Canadian singer Garou succeeds Alain Delon as chair of Miss France jury
After Alain Delon quit as the honorary chairman of the Miss France jury over a falling-out surrounding his right-wing political activity, there was a question mark over his successor. Metro has revealed that singer Garou will take Delon’s place as Miss France leads up to its final on December 7 at the Zénith in Dijon. […]
Miss France 2014 contestants arrive in Dijon, leading up to December 7 final
Sylvie Tellier, via Twitter Above Miss France CEO Sylvie Tellier at the mayoral reception at the Palais des Ducs. After touring Sri Lanka, the 33 Miss France 2014 contestants arrived in Dijon after a 30-hour flight on Saturday. The final will be held at the Zénith at Dijon on December 7. The interest from […]
Miss France’s 33 finalists to arrive in Dijon on November 23
Sylvie Tellier, via Twitter It was unprecedented in New Zealand to see the 20 finalists in Miss Universe New Zealand 2013 being flown to Thailand for their retreat and swimwear shoot. However, one country—the one where beauty pageants remain in the public consciousness, and where the telecast gets a 40 per cent share—does this as […]
Updated with video on May 23, 2013, at 2.14 p.m. GMT Ian Gavan/Wireimage/Getty Images The Coen Brothers’ latest film, Inside Llewyn Davies, had its Cannes Film Festival première on Sunday. The film is set in the 1960s’ Greenwich Village folk music scene, with Oscar Isaac in the title role. Carey Mulligan plays his love […]
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, crowned Miss France 2013
Miss Bourgogne, Marine Lorphelin, is Miss France 2013, succeeding Delphine Wespiser. Lorphelin, 19, hails from Charnay-lès-Mâcon. She is 1·76 m tall (5 ft 9 in). She is in her first year of medicine in Lyon. Her interests are art, painting and fashion. She is a regular gym-goer. Lorphelin was originally crowned Miss […]
