Sabah Aïb, first runner-up in the Miss France competition with the Nord-Pas-de-Calais sash this Saturday, December 14, said she was up for the Miss World or Miss Universe competitions.
“If she doesn’t go and she agrees, I’ll take my chance.” In an interview with La Voix du Nord, Sabah Aïb, first runner-up in the Miss France competition this Saturday, December 14, announced that she was ready to participate in the next Miss Universe and Miss World competitions.
The representative of Nord-Pas-de-Calais was beaten by Angélique Angarni-Filopon, Miss Martinique and new Miss France. At 34 years old, the latter is the oldest candidate to win the national competition. Due to this factor, she could therefore be prevented from participating in Miss World, whose regulations still have age limits in effect.
An age limit still in effect for Miss World
“I was not aware of this age limit,” confides the 18-year-old young woman to La Voix du Nord, who emphasizes that she wants to “refocus on modeling.” What is it really? For Miss Universe, the rules of the competition have evolved since the takeover, in 2022, by the Thai company JKN Global Group.
As the maximum age is no longer a criterion (you must nevertheless be over 18), Angélique Angarni-Filopon will be able, if she wishes, to participate. Other criteria such as acceptance of mothers or transgender women are also part of the new regulation.
Participation in 2026?
On the other hand, for Miss World, the winner does not fall into the age categories, namely between 16 and 27 years old. In France, the maximum age limit, previously set at 24, was removed in 2022.
A criterion which could thus benefit Sabah Aïb. Ève Gilles, northern winner of the 2024 edition, announced to the daily Ouest-France that she would make the Miss Universe competition her “goal for 2025”. Sabah Aïb could therefore potentially be next.
