While the 29 Miss France contenders are in full training in the Trianon Palace in Versailles, things are becoming clearer for the evening of the election which will take place on December 19, live from Puy du Fou.
With a guiding line this year: to refocus around the centenary of the beauty contest.
"This is not the Victoria's Secret show
(Editor
's
note: in reference to an ultra-famous top model parade)
, even if the premium has been more and more professional for years, it is undeniable, specifies Frédéric Gilbert, the producer artistic program.
But it must remain the dream of a little girl, of the
girl's next door (Editor's note: the girl next door)
, of the nice neighbor who makes her dream come true, this is not a model competition.
All young girls must be able to identify themselves.
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And Frédéric Gilbert added: “If there is one that falls, that does not express itself very well, that is one of the charms of the competition.
Besides, I tell them not to learn their speech by heart, you have to keep it fresh and the content must not be too calibrated.
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Moulin Rouge ostrich feathers
Obviously this year, the Covid-19 crisis has turned the preparations into a puzzle for the company Endemol Shine which produces the show.
“There is a big hassle for the costumes, especially for the table on the cabaret, because the Sentier district
(Editor's note: famous for the sale of fabric)
has closed with confinement.
But we got there, thanks in particular to the Moulin Rouge which lent us ostrich feathers.
We even mentioned taking the costumes from Puy du Fou for some paintings, but the misses are not the same size as the dancers there.
This year, the smallest is 1m71… ”
The contours of the show are becoming clearer, three weeks before the election.
“Animals from the park will be on stage, goats, horses which are already performing in the Caroussel room where we will be, and geese.
There will also be a fireworks display inside, it will be a great spectacle, ”warns Frédéric Gilbert.
Without forgetting a nod to Geneviève de Fontenay, who refuses with a crash to participate in the evening.
“Geneviève will be in the prime, she even appears in a retrospective subject,” specifies the producer.
It's a shame she doesn't want to come, really.
The whole production insisted, there are Misss she is very close to, including Sonia Rolland and Elodie Gossuin, and she knows me well.
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Finally, a nagging question: will the election be held behind closed doors?
“At Puy du Fou, there will unfortunately be no public,” explains the artistic producer.
But about 500 people will fill part of the stands behind the jury.
It will only be people who have worked around the program, in particular the regional delegates who are volunteers and without whom the regional elections would not take place, as well as park employees… For families, unfortunately, we are waiting to see.
It is in a room whose gauge is initially planned at 3200 people and everyone will be masked and at a distance of one meter from each other.
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