It is therefore Bourguébus, a village in Calvados until then without history, which has just given France its new beauty queen!
Saturday evening, Amandine Petit, 23, was crowned Miss France 2021 in front of nearly 8.6 million viewers!
Needless to say that in the hollow of this Norman bocage, where she was born and raised, the emotion does not subside.
As soon as you enter the town, much more than the Christmas lights, we notice the large format photos displayed here and there, in support of the young woman.
The bakery, the caterer, the whole life of Bourguébus has put on the colors of Amandine.
Joy and champagne
“I put pictures of her all over the store, a banner.
Above all, we left a small notebook that the inhabitants, his friends, his former teachers, filled with messages of support.
We were all behind her, because she deserves it.
She is a wonderful, simple, pure girl.
So imagine the explosion of happiness it was when we found out it was her.
It's hardly believable.
We are all so happy ”, ignites Valérie Le Ponner, baker.
“Frankly, it's almost unreal for a small village like ours, adds Sébastien François, the mayor, delighted to now have to live with a“ monarch ”.
Everyone here knows Amandine and her family.
She is a remarkable young woman for her benevolence, her ease, her kindness with the elderly, children, others in general.
However, even when there were only five candidates left, we were in front of the TV and we said to each other, no, no, that's not possible ... Well, yes!
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But it is to Julien Joli, the artisan caterer from the neighboring village and Amandine's best friend that undoubtedly comes the crown of emotion: “I cried all the end of the evening.
It is so strong.
She so deserves it.
It is grace, benevolence and intelligence united, Amandine.
We howled with joy and then we obviously opened a bottle of champagne.
It is fabulous.
I can't wait to find her here now, maybe as early as Christmas if she manages to steal a few hours from her new life.
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"It was her dream and she went to the end of her adventure"
A prospect which rejoices more than everyone Nathalie, the "Queen mother", reached by phone, while she returned yesterday from Puy du Fou (Vendée), where the ceremony was taking place.
“We are as stunned by this shock, confides the mother of Miss France 2021. We are both proud and infinitely happy.
It was her dream and she went to the end of her adventure.
Now we can expect a very busy year.
She will put her studies
(Editor's note: in medico-social)
in parentheses for a few months.
That said, we don't have to worry.
It should be a fabulous experience to have.
But I know her well enough to know that she will keep her feet on the ground.
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