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Invited on Saturday, November 30 on RTL in “We are remaking TV”, Élodie Gossuin returned to the rumors which surrounded her participation in Miss Universe. The beauty queen almost did not compete in the election, then held by Donald Trump .
A traumatic event for the young girl she was. Elected in 2000, shortly before turning 20, to the title of Miss France, Élodie Gossuin represented France in the Miss Universe competition shortly after winning the national crown. An emblematic event for all Misses, which unfortunately for her was marked by harmful rumors about her gender. In fact, Bertrand Lacherie's partner was then accused of being transsexual, which disqualified her from the competition. An episode in her life which will have left traces on her, and to which she returned in We're doing TV again on Saturday, November 30.
“It was hell”she confided to the RTL microphone. She said that she had been accused of not being “born woman”which was a condition sine qua non “pour represent France at Miss Universe “specifying all the same: “Besides, things have changed today regarding the election of Miss France “. He was then offered two choices: “You are disqualified unless you agree to undergo a gynecological examination on camera”she reports. “So even though I was very young and very naive, the land of care bears was borderline, and I had, I don’t know, the lucidity to refuse.” She was then sequestered in her hotel room: “There were no cell phones at that time, the landline in the room had been cut off, and Geneviève arrived at the time as a superhero with the teams of Seven to Eight and of Paris Match. I ran away to do the report with them.”
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Élodie Gossuin's meeting with Donald Trump
Finally competing for Miss Universe, Élodie Gossuin arrived in the Top 10 beauty queens, unfortunately not winning the final sash. She was still congratulated by Donald Trump, who then owned the competition. “Great buzz, well done, that’s the media, we talked a lot about the election, congratulations,” he would have told her. Words that the former beauty queen, now mother of four children, has never forgotten. “I still met the president of the United States “she declared with pride on Saturday, finishing her account of this not-so-glorious event in the history of the Miss competition.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
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