It was last July 28. In front of several thousand people gathered in the heart of the Fréjus Arena, Lilou Emeline-Artuso received her Miss Côte d'Azur 2024 sash, at the end of a beauty contest which saw 14 candidates compete. A consecration for the young woman of 22 (originally from Antibes and elected Miss Mandelieu-La Napoule) who became the ambassador of Riviera beauty.
Intense training
Friday evening, at the Villa Aurélienne, the mayor of Fréjus David Rachline officially received Lilou Emeline-Artuso who, in about a month (December 14), will participate in the Miss France 2025 competition at Futuroscope in Poitier. The opportunity for the student (in a master's degree in digital strategy) to give some details about her preparation: “Between mental coaching, general knowledge courses, photo shoots and catwalk lessons, it's almost a full-time job that I have to do alongside my studies. The Miss Côte d'Azur competition in Fréjus, in front of more than 4,000 people, was very good preparation for the Miss France competition and good training to deal with pressure.”
In the coming days, Lillou will fly to Ivory Coast with the other candidates for the title of Miss France. This is where the competition preparation journey will take place. As for the mayor of the Roman city, he confided to Var-matin his desire to renew the Miss Côte d'Azur competition in Fréjus. “It’s a much-appreciated moment of elegance that highlights our arenas”he justifies.
