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This year the election returns to the banks of the Lot, after a long absence.
Forty years ago now, from 1979 to 1992 exactly, Espalion welcomed Geneviève de Fontenay every summer wearing her impressive hat, accompanied by the reigning Miss France and many others. Invited by the Espalion Children's Association in Paris, chaired by Roger Malaret, and the municipality, this attractive team resided for a few days in Espalion on the occasion of the election of Miss Rouergue, qualified to then participate in the election of Miss France.
Following a chance meeting and a great initiative from David Blanc (president of the Passion modelism association and already initiator of the relaunch of the Espalion hill climb) and a contact with Amandine Alcouffe president of the Miss Aveyron committee, This event will be revived in Espalion on Saturday April 5 in collaboration with the municipality.
On Saturday, the Miss Aveyron committee with its president accompanied by Carla Bonnal responsible for the candidates and Lola Ségur, reigning Miss Aveyron 2024, were in Espalion to officially launch this event.
Registrations are open. They must be done on the Miss Midi-Pyrénées website and candidates must be over 18 years old and be at least 1.70 m tall. This before Saturday March 1st, the date of the casting which also includes a general knowledge test. The selected candidates will be gathered in Espalion on March 15 for a day of cohesion where they will discover the main assets of the city and meet local partners. The Miss Aveyron election will take place on Saturday April 15.
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