Miss France 2017: Sylvie Tellier up to the plate to defend competition, criticism from all sides

The Miss France, whose 2017 edition will air Saturday night on TF1, annoys the association ” Dare feminism” which laments the physical criteria to decide between the candidates. The response Sylvie Tellier, director of the contest, has not made wait.

Candidates stressed, promoted, observed and constantly obsessed with their weight at the approach of the large selection , the combination Dare feminism raises his voice.
“It is of the utmost mediocrity, based on an ultra-violent competition among women” , spoke the spokesman of the organization, Claire Serre-Combe, told AFP. ” It is very curious that in 2016, we still feel the need to put in competition not on intellectual criteria women or merits, but on purely physical criteria ” . So, for her, this annual high-profile event is characterized by” physical stereotypes unreal , besides the cult of purity with competing without boyfriends ” .
Very upset by the constraints of weight, Claire Serre-Combe has expressed its concern about the strict rules imposed on young women. ” The competitive bidding at a prime time, causes much suffering for other women who are not 1.75 m to 50 kilos” . His comments have reacted the executive director of Miss France Sylvie Tellier to head competition since 2002. “False” has she said. ” In recent years, the Miss France speak and engage in fine causes. They also help to improve the status of women. It’s a beauty contest with just a size limit. The criteria are not only physical ” , has she also noted.
This intervention comes days after criticism of Michèle Laroque live RTL . The actress declared on 10 December not to love ” that this girls only by their physical .” She prefers “the talent” . Whatever happens Sylvie Tellier is not his first obstacle . It seems determined not to let go and continue to defend their ideas and projects with fervor.