The beauty queens are currently in mourning, as one of them died of cancer. Find out which miss it is and what cancer she suffered from.
Last year, a former leader of the Miss France committee gave up the ghost and this year, it’s a former miss who is bowing out. There Miss France family is very difficult following the death of Edna Peteva, a former beauty queen. The latter lost her life on October 6, 2024, when she was 69 years old. His death was announced the day after his death. According to official sources, the beauty queen reportedly died of cancer.
The death of Edna Tepava
Who was Edna Tepava?
Edna Tepava was the first Miss Polynesian to win the title of Miss Tahiti 1973then she was elected Miss France. A source of pride both for her and for the country she represents. Tahitians and admirers of Miss France therefore felt deep sadness upon learning of her death on October 6, 2024. It was at the age of 69 that the former beauty queen died as a result of cancer, reports Purepeople.
The causes of the death of the beauty queen
After many years of fighting illness, Edna Tepeva finally passed away at the age of 69. She fought with all her strength, but the illness got the better of her. L’former Miss France suffered from cancer and it ended up getting the better of her. In the publication of the announcement of his death on Instagram, the Earth did not specify what type of cancer the former Miss France suffered from.
The last wishes of the beauty queen
Edna Tepeva made her mark by becoming the first Polynesian to be crowned Miss France. She was a woman who always knew what she wanted and this is visible in her last wishes. Indeed, the former Miss France wanted to be cremated after her death and for her ashes to return to her native lands. It is precisely these last wishes that the large family of Miss France wishes to respect by repatriating her ashes to Tahiti.
A pioneer has gone
A miss like no other
For those who don’t know, Edna Peteva was not a miss like the others. She made possible what many thought was impossible, some didn’t even dare to think about it. Edna Peteva became Miss France in 1974, thus opening the door for other women from the French Overseas Territories to aspire to do the same. As a reminder, Miss France 1974 was a Polynesian, a woman of color, she symbolized proof that the French could see beauty beyond stereotypes.
A unique ambassador
The role of Miss France is to promote the image of France and Edna Peteva did that very well. She carried the colors of France high, but not only that, because she was also a torchbearer of Polynesia and Tahiti. Certainly, at the time Edna Peteva’s salary had nothing to do with that of the 2024 beauty queen, but the mission was the same. If today, Miss France’s large family seems devastated by Edna’s death, this shows how much she was appreciated and loved by her peers.
An institution in mourning
Even today, many French people still assimilate theuniverse of Miss France to a world of beauty. But in reality, the world of Miss France is a real institution, as evidenced by the fact that it is Jean-Pierre Foucault who has presented the competition for years. Each past and present member of this institution is important and the loss of one of them is never easy to live with. Today. La Fenua is an institution in mourning and it intends to pay a final and vibrant tribute to Miss France 1974.
