A bitter defeat but a feeling of national pride. During the grandiose ceremony that was organized in Mexico for the Miss Universe beauty contest, Frenchwoman Indira Ampiot ranked twentieth. It was a 21-year-old Danish woman, Victoria Kjaer, a professional dancer, who was crowned in front of 129 competitors.
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This 73rd edition was marked by the presence for the first time of candidates with children. There were ten of them, including Beatrice Njoya from Malta, aged 40 and mother of three children. In 2023, the competition included married women, plus-size women and two transgender women.
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Disappointed but happy
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Our Miss France 2023, who participated in the competition, did not succeed in winning the grail. But she said she was “proud” and “happy” after her participation. “It’s okay, everything’s okay. A little disappointed, it’s true, not to have gone further in the competition. But I tell myself that I was still classified. And it’s great,” she reacted, hotly, on her Instagram account, shortly after the evening. “In all cases, I am very happy with my performance. I am very happy with everything I have done. I had fun, that’s the main thing. I am very happy and very proud to have represented France at Miss Universe, at 20 years old. I remain proud of myself and what I have accomplished,” she continued.
The last French woman to be elected Miss Universe was Iris Mittenaere. In 2016, in the Philippines, she became the 65th Miss Universe, the second French woman to hold this title, 63 years after Christiane Martel.
