The 29 tables, well aligned and separated by a meter, are reminiscent of a real high school class.
With a few details: the huge papillae chandeliers several meters high and the thick carpet underline that this examination takes place under the golds of the Trianon Palace in Versailles (Yvelines).
At 6:37 p.m., tension rises for the 29 contenders for the crown of Miss France who pass the sacrosanct test of general culture.
A necessary and extremely dreaded passage for apprentice beauty queens.
This year, as tradition dictates, they are all dressed in the same way, a red dress in garnet satin and 12 cm stilettos at the fateful moment.
“Girls, you are going to sit down in alphabetical order… from your regions”, explains chaperone Cécile Bados in the preamble.
"Needless to say that the test is individual and no need to justify the answers, it's a multiple choice", warns Professor Sylvie Tellier by distributing the copies, all dressed in white.
"It's easier this year with multiple-choice answers, blows the boss of the Miss, who herself brought the subjects sealed in an envelope.
The goal of this test is not to sanction them but it makes them revise the news and this year they must be unbeatable on Versailles!
"To imagine the exam, Sylvie Tellier was helped by ... Thomas Seminel, the editor-in-chief of the game" Les 12 Coups de midi "on TF 1." He gives me big blocks of questions by topic.
We might as well use people who have talents around us, ”she says, referring to the production company Endemol Shine which produces the two programs.
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“Who wrote
The Three Musketeers
?
Which scaled animal has been accused of transmitting the coronavirus to humans?
Which contemporary French writer is the most widely read in the world?
Are so many puzzles for girls.
The first outing is Miss Martinique.
"I had revised, I think it will be fine but I do not remember any more," she specifies, quite confused.
In the corridors, Miss Corse wonders: “To the question: who is Jean Moulin?
I answered
a resistance
fighter but I hesitated… ”What city was called Lutèce?
"I put Rome, but in fact it is Paris", answers Miss Brittany.
As for Miss Martinique, she "knows Kamala Harris, the first American vice-president" but indicated "scientific" for Jean Moulin.
Beside, Miss Languedoc remakes the match with a group of girlfriends… and bangs her head on her sequined bag, grumbling, full of humor: “I really am a quiche.
"
"I had: Nadine Morano, President of the IMF"
" The three Musketeers "?
Miss Normandy doubts: “I said Victor Hugo but I'm not very sure.
"Miss Bretagne begs the journalists who question the suitors:" Do not ridicule us too much.
" " I'm disapointed.
I still did two years in preparatory classes.
I'll get a phone call from my general culture teachers if I miss, ”prays Lou-Anne Lorphelin, Miss Burgundy.
Why is this exercise so popular with French people following the election?
“People love it, some because they want to make fun of it a bit and also because it gives clues,” notes Sylvie Tellier.
In recent years, Miss France has been one of those with the best grades.
Does that mean that we find this culture in oral expression?
In fact, if she passes the test, she will be very good live.
If she's pretty and she also tops the test, it's off to a good start.
"
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In support of this reasoning, Clémence Botino, the current Miss France, won the test last year in Tahiti with 17.5 out of 20. “This year, my response was:
Nadine Morano, President of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)
, smiles Sylvie Tellier after taking a first look at the copies.
But it was more difficult than last year… ”
QUIZ.
Take the Miss France 2021 general culture test