Maëva Coucke, Miss France 2018, denounces for the first time the cyberharassment and cybersexism of which she has been a victim since her election.
Maëva Coucke, Miss France 2018, denounces the cyberharassment and cybersexism of which she has been a victim since her election in In Olivier's eyesa program broadcast this Wednesday January 22 on France 2.
“This is the first time that a Miss has spoken about it openly, and with hindsight,” she comments in the columns of La Voix du Nord. “I want to help raise awareness about cyberbullying.”
Stating that “this is not a subject to be taken lightly”, and that “victims commit suicide”, Maëva Coucke adds that the winners of the Miss France competition, although overexposed in the media, are not prepared “for that” .
A phenomenon that is getting worse
“I accompanied the candidates to Ivory Coast (in 2024, editor’s note)and I warned them that victory would be accompanied by a wave of hatred. But above all I told them that it would be the best year of their lives,” she explained before adding:
“We cannot normalize this (cyberharassment), accept it especially as it gets worse. We thought we had reached the summit with Ève Gilles, and we realize that not with Angélique (Angarni-Filopon, Miss France 2025, editor’s note)where racist remarks are mixed. We’re not prepared for that.”
Maëva Coucke remembers receiving “a lot of criticism” the evening of her election. “They threw at me the criticisms (broomstick, skeleton) that I had to face in college. Those were very difficult years.”
-“I wasn’t comfortable with my body,” she continues. “And there, it no longer came from children, but from adults. I had the impression of a real step backwards (…) I know that by speaking out (in the show In the eyes of Olivier, editor’s note)I'm going to catch a wave behind.”
“Insults have become rare”
The former Miss was also a victim of cybersexism. Since her election, she has continued to receive “displaced photos and videos of men”. “As you become a public figure, you discover that a lot of people are unhealthy.”
On Instagram, where she works as an influencer, she has put “filters based on keywords (…) to limit cyberharassment”. “But my community that follows me is caring. Insults have become rare,” she rejoices.
Several Misses have been victims of cyberharassment. Eve Gilles, Miss France 2024, was criticized and harassed on social networks, regarding her haircut and his physique.
Miss France 2025, Angélique Angarni-Filopon, has been targeted since her mid-December election by hateful comments on social networks. “The Misses are expensive“, she regretted on the set of What an era!on January 4.
