This Saturday, December 14, 2024, Angélique Angarni-Filopon was elected Miss France 2025. The crowned Miss Martinique faced Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Sabah Aïb who received the sash of the first runner-up, while the The second runner-up sash was given to Stella Vangioni, Miss Corsica.
The latter was also talked about during the evening, but not only for her beauty. Indeed, Micheline Beaurain, Miss France 1970, asked her a delicate question: “As Miss France, how would you use your voice to raise awareness among the French about the challenges linked to climate change?”
Stella Vangioni surprised during the Miss France 2025 competition
Very surprised, Stella Vangioni took a while to respond. After a few seconds of hesitation and applause from the audience, Miss Corsica recovered elegantly and launched into her response: “Thank you for this question”she began.
Subsequently, the one who finished 3rd in the Miss France 2025 competition continued: “You know, like many things in life, everything starts with education. It is with education that we can raise awareness among the younger generations about this subject which is so important. Because we only have one planet, let's preserve it We are not alone, thank you..
Miss Corsica says she is “satisfied” with her response during the evening
Several days after this delicate moment, Miss Corsica agreed to return to this moment in the columns of Corse-Matin. She also said she was satisfied with the answer given to the question. “Yes, because it wasn’t easy”she assured before specifying: “knowing that we do not have the right to talk about politics”.
Stella Vangioni continues and indicates that she does not did not wish “infantilize the French by telling them 'Sort carefully, don't buy fast fashion'”. Indeed, the one who finished 3rd in the Miss France 2025 competition believes that it is not about her “role”. “What I said is that it all starts with education. I do a lot of research, and with the notoriety of Miss France, I think we can raise people's awareness by directing them to good, well-sourced articles.”she also clarified, satisfied with his reaction and the response given last Saturday.
Despite this “failure” of not being crowned, Miss Corsica retains some positives from her adventure and assures that she will not be disappointed: “because I had a very beautiful adventure and very beautiful encounters. I was myself, if it didn’t do that, it was because it wasn’t for me”she believes.
