Weekend rich in emotions for Nathalie Marquay.
After having accompanied and then surprised her husband Jean-Pierre Pernaut during his last 13 Hours the day before, the Miss France 1987 rushed to Puy-du-Fou (Vendée).
This Saturday evening, she will be a member of the jury of the beauty contest and will participate in the opening table with 28 other former winners.
How are you feeling right before the big show?
NATHALIE MARQUAY-PERNAUT.
It's wonderful to be here.
This year, it's going to be extremely tight.
I flash at least for ten girls.
They have to give their all and having the little spark will make the difference.
And then being reunited with so many different generations, it's crazy.
Me, I see that I take wrinkles.
Some were not even born when I was elected Miss France, it's funny.
We are all united and we will all be godmothers of Miss France 2021. She will be supported immediately, she can be at ease.
Do you like playing the betting game every year at home?
Jean-Pierre
(Editor's note: Pernaut)
is crazy because I have always won this game for years.
Each time, he says to me "It's not possible, how do you do it?"
"But it's the eye of a Miss, it's incredible.
I hope that the one I will choose will be Miss France.
It would be a shame if it didn't work the only year I'm on the jury.
Whatever happens, among the last five, they all deserve to be crowned.
After your husband's last newscast on Friday, it's still a lot of emotion ...
I can't take any more, I have no more handkerchiefs.
Everything is linked at 100 km / h.
I have a lot of trouble sleeping, my husband's audience yesterday is huge.
When he told me that he had 8.1 million viewers and nearly 60% of the market share, I told myself that he had made an election for Mister France!
Miss France is between 8 and 9 million viewers.
Let's even hope for 10 million this year.
At least the Covid can be used for something for once.
It's an amazing show that will bring dreams to people who can't go out.
There may be controversy, Miss France is unavoidable.
I am convinced that we will make a great score and make people happy.
Does this affect you such an audience?
This is unheard of !
It's historic.
He asked me: "How is this possible?
And I said, "But you're the president, darling."
Besides, I gave him a little gift with a letter for retirement, Barack Obama's book, because everyone calls him the president!
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How did you go between the news and being here for rehearsals?
When I first got to JT, I was told it wasn't going to finish until 2.15pm and I told them
it's not possible
.
I have to kiss my husband at 2 pm, then I go to take my train for Angers, direction Puy-du-Fou.
They changed the program and they said to me, “You come on set and do whatever you want.
"So I started, I was very moved for him, and I said to my darling:" I can't stay, I'm off, I'm going to join Foucault!
»Who loves me follows me… and I almost missed the train but I got there!
Your husband will not appear during the Misses?
Oh no, he's on a plane and as soon as he lands, he's going to run into the bedroom to turn on the TV and watch the election.
I don't need to ask him, he loves it!
It's like a baby to him.
He is the godfather of all the Misses.
You even met behind the scenes of Sylvie Tellier's election…
Exactly, and we hadn't followed anything.
We talked about everything except the evening, we couldn't stop laughing.
This moment changed my life.
Not to mention, my election which allowed me to travel, I was very supervised by Geneviève de Fontenay.
At that time, we were very close.
I may be a big mouth, it touches me that she is not there.
What a pity!
Also, all those Miss who would have liked her to be on the jury.
I even offered Sylvie Tellier to desist if Geneviève didn't want to see me.
(Editor's note: Nathalie Marquay criticized the former Miss boss in recent days)
It would have been normal.
But unfortunately she refused all invitations.
There is nothing more we can do for a while.
Now, I just hope that tonight she is not alone and that she watches the election surrounded by her family.
I hope that the show will make her dream, put glitter in her eyes and that she will be proud of our future Miss France.
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And after tonight, what program?
Rest at last with the family!
But at the start of the school year, things will start again for Jean-Pierre anyway between Jpp.tv, his book, the broadcast on LCI and other things ... But, if he does too much, I will obviously tell him.
I did not ask him to stop the 13 Hours to work 24 hours a day.
And then Jean-Pierre adores the Puy-du-Fou and, as soon as we can, we come back for two or three romantic days here.
You are still both fusional ...
Oh yes and fortunately!
It's been twenty years anyway, I wouldn't have stayed with him otherwise!