On the night of Saturday 14 to Sunday 15, it will be necessary to watch to follow the 71st edition of Miss Universe.
Broadcast on Paris Première from 2 a.m., the ceremony will be commented on from France by Sylvie Tellier, who was director-general of Miss France for 17 years.
Floriane Bascou, first runner-up to Diane Leyre, Miss France 2022, will represent France in New Orleans, United States, location of the election.
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I regret that Diane Leyre does not participate in Miss Universe
”, told us Sylvie Tellier on the set of “Buzz TV” without explaining why.
As Camille Cerf had raised last October, the reason would reside with Talent Lab, the agency which takes care of the Misses as soon as they are elected.
According to the former winner of the beauty contest, this company
“does a kind of blackmail at international competitions every year for Misses
”, favoring those with an exclusive contract
.
Diane Leyre would not be, which would explain her absence.
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“
We heard a lot of things
, recognizes Sylvie Tellier.
And I find that it is necessary to apply a right of reservation on what the new organization will do.
I was not in the discussions and it does not concern me.
There were certainly plenty of factors …
”, she supposes again, specifying that Diane Leyre can, if she still wishes next year, apply.
"Donald Trump had a choice made on the criteria of beauty"
Sylvie Tellier
In thirty years, only one European country has distinguished itself at Miss Universe: France, in 2016, with Iris Mittenaere.
A result that owes nothing to chance.
At the time, Sylvie Tellier had embarked on a major lobbying campaign with the organization led by Donald Trump.
The businesswoman remembers talks with the former president of the United States.
“
We had to explain to her that we could be a 100% natural young woman and have values.
So we worked quite a bit
,” she recalls.
"
He had a clear choice on the criteria of beauty
," she adds, without specifying which ones.
“
Look at the Misses under his reign, you will understand
“, she only accepts to answer with malice.
When she participated in the competition in the early 2000s as Miss France 2002, the organization offered her a free consultation... in cosmetic surgery!
