That's not a scoop.
Beauty queens are human and imperfect women who also have pimples, dark circles, wrinkles or even stretch marks.
This evidence is not integrated by everyone and Iris Mittenaere has paid the price.
The one who was elected Miss France then Miss Universe in 2016 posted photos of her on Instagram, where she appears in a bikini at the beach, sipping an iced coffee.
If the pictures are confusingly banal, a surfer allowed himself to express his amazement at the zebra marks emerging on the hips of the former Miss Universe.
“The most beautiful woman in the world is not her.
Sorry but there are much prettier ones, and without stretch marks.
The older we get, the less it will be."
writes a named Sylvie in the comments under the publication of Iris.
What the Lille woman answered bluntly in a “story” on the social network: “2023 and there are still people shocked by stretch marks.
I've always had these stretch marks and that didn't stop people from finding me beautiful (well, apart from Sylvie).
So never be complexed by something as lame as that.
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Screenshot of an Instagram story posted on Iris Mittenaere's official account on Monday, February 6, 2023. Instagram/irismittenaeremf
Aside from this reflection of the so-called Sylvie, these images were widely praised by the presenter's community, who thanked her for this authentic exposure (except for the use of a vintage filter).
“Happy to see the most beautiful woman in the world with skin imperfections”, “It's really satisfying to see that you have imperfections”, “Love the way you accept your body.
Even with stretch marks you are perfect”, “I find it great to see a super beautiful woman with stretch marks, it restores self-confidence”, “Thank you for showing everyone that your body is perfect with its imperfections!
It will comfort a lot of women”, can we read in particular in the comments under the publication.
false benevolence
However, despite the probable good intentions of these people, it is worth remembering that stretch marks are not "imperfections" but the natural result of fluctuations and stretching of the skin, which can affect all women at any age.
Moreover, some subscribers did not hesitate to point out these blunders.
“When is it benevolent to comment on stretch marks?
What I saw are very pretty natural photos!
I didn't zoom in to look for a potential flaw to reassure myself,” someone wrote.
“Can we stop saying that stretch marks are simply imperfections?
Comments like "you are beautiful despite your imperfections" are benevolent in intent, but the message conveyed about stretch marks is always negative.
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This is not the first time that Iris Mittenaere has exposed herself naturally.
The 30-year-old is used to showing herself without makeup and delivering “body positive” messages on her social networks, like some of her colleagues like Camille Cerf or Vaimalama Chaves.