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ENTERTAINMENT – TF1 viewers are watching for it, the candidates are dreading it: a fall on stage during the Miss France election. The 30 contenders for the 2025 crown do not escape this fear, as old as the beauty contest. To avoid falling live in front of several million viewers this Saturday, December 14, the Misses have a few tips.
The first danger is the stage of the Arena Futuroscope in Poitiers, renowned for being very slippery. To limit the risks, candidates can already stick anti-slip patches under their heels. A small authorized and even recommended accessory.
Another lower-cost option: file or scratch the outer sole of the shoe with scissors to roughen it, as seen in the video above. In the absence of patches, other homemade techniques exist for better adhesion, such as glue, hairspray, or even Coke.
Maëva Coucke, coach for Miss France 2025
Even with the most stable pair of heels in the world on a non-slip floor, posture is essential to avoid falls. The candidates for Miss France obviously practice parading before the competition. This year, they received advice from Miss France 2018 in person. Maëva Coucke provided “the workshop catwalk » during the candidates' preparation trip to Ivory Coast, a few weeks before the election.
The 88th Miss France taught them to walk well, but also to fall well. Because despite this training, a fall can quickly happen. And Maëva Coucke knows it well since she herself slipped during the Miss Universe 2019 competition, during her swimsuit parade. An accident which did not prevent her from finishing in the top 10, quite the contrary.
“If I finished sixth runner-up at Miss Universe, it’s because I fell, because I knew how to bounce back from this fall”she assured the candidates during her class, even going so far as to show them the now famous video of her controlled stunt. After all, it's not the fall that's important, it's the landing. But above all, to know how to get up with a smile, like a real Miss France.
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