“Her liver was affected”: Emergency hospitalized, Miss Roussillon 2024 almost did not participate in the Miss France competition

The determination of Cassiopée Rimbaud, Miss Roussillon 2024, and candidate for Miss France 2025, is more than obvious. Indeed, the 21-year-old young woman experienced a difficult ordeal a few days before leaving for the election preparation trip which could have pushed her to abandon the competition. After symptoms suggesting Covid or flu, Cassiopée Rimbaud, in a worrying state, was hospitalized in Perpignan for “aggravated mononucleosis”. “We were returning from Paris where we had a meeting with swimsuit and ready-to-wear partners for the preparation trip. Cassiopeia was not feeling very well and was getting worse and worse. When we returned to Perpignan, his sister Calypso, seeing his condition, called the 15th who deemed it necessary to hospitalize him. After tests, they discovered that his liver was affected due to mononucleosis.“, confides Cindy Filipiak, delegate of the Miss Roussillon Committee.

Unfailing determination

One week before leaving for Ivory Coast for the trip to prepare for the Miss France 2025 election, in mid-November, only rest could get the candidate back on her feet. Cassiopeia's mother and Cindy Filipiak therefore took over to prepare the young woman's belongings as her departure approached so that the young woman, determined to leave, would preserve herself. “I still warned the Miss France committee of Cassiopeia's condition, since the doctors had told us that we needed a month of rest to recover from mononuclearosis. If she had not been able to leave, it would have been the first runner-up who would have taken her place, but given Cassiopeia's preparation and commitment this was not possible for her. Even in such a difficult moment she remained positive and when she understood that it was just a state of fatigue, she had a renewed energy and motivation to overcome this ordeal.“, continues Cindy Filipiak, concerned about the well-being of her candidate, “We can't blame him for his lack of motivation.“The preparation trip to Ivory Coast ultimately went well for Miss Roussillon 2024,”who was mentally well and no longer had any fatigue“. Now recovered, the candidate continues her preparation near Poitiers since the Miss France 2025 election will take place on Saturday December 14 at Futuroscope. Next step for Cassiopée, the preselection phases to access the Top 15 which will take place Wednesday December 11 The delegate of the Miss Roussillon Committee is already calling for mobilization on the evening of the election to support the candidate and highlight her perseverance.