Who is Eve Gilles? Short hair, big impact: Miss France 2024
Who is Eve Gilles? Miss France 2024
In a strange twist, the Miss France 2024 beauty pageant is facing criticism for crowning 20-year-old Eve Gilles. She’s being labeled as “androgynous,” having a pixie cut, and this has caused a stir on social media. The crowning ceremony took place on Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Dijon, witnessed by a live audience of 5,000 and 9.1 million viewers on TV.
Who is Eve Gilles? Miss France 2024
Hailing from Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the northern region of France, Gilles made history as the first winner with a short hairstyle in the pageant’s 103-year history.
Post her win, Gilles shared, “No one should tell you who you are. We’re used to seeing Misses with long hair, but I chose an androgynous look with short hair.” She emphasized that every woman is unique and different. The Telegraph reports Gilles advocating for diversifying beauty standards in pageants to modernize and reduce sexism. On stage, she stated, “I want to show that the competition and society are evolving. The representation of women should be diverse. In my opinion, beauty isn’t limited to a specific haircut or body shape.”
Who is Eve Gilles? Miss France 2024
Eve Gilles Age and Early Days
Eve Gilles was born on July 9, 2003, to Bruno and Édith. Eve Gilles is from Dunkirk, France. So Eve Gilles age is 20 years as of 2023. Eve Gilles has two older sisters. Before winning Miss France, she studied mathematics at the University of Lille, aiming to become a statistician.
Gilles entered the pageant world through the local Miss Hersin-Coupigny 2023 pageant. Winning this event allowed her to compete in Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2023.
Securing the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais title in 2023 paved the way for Gilles to represent her region in Miss France 2024. She becomes the fourth woman from Nord-Pas-de-Calais to claim the Miss France title.
As Miss France, she receives a year-long residence in a luxury Paris apartment and a monthly salary equivalent to that of a senior executive in France.
According to The Telegraph, the Miss France winner is determined by a combination of public votes and a panel of seven female judges. Gilles ranked third in the public vote but claimed the top spot from the panel.