Miss France Organization Limited Media Exposure โfor Reigning Queen Followingโ Online Harassment
PARIS – โฃFollowing โขa year marked by controversy and “virulent attacks” on social media, Miss France 2024 Angรฉlique Angarni-Filopon was asked by Frรฉdรฉricโฃ Gilbert, president of the Miss France society, to adopt a moreโข “discreet” media presence. The directive, revealed in aโ recent Europe 1 โคinterview, aimed to “preserve” Angarni-Filopon in the face of intense criticism, including instances of “racist,โฃ ageist” attacks and backlash related to her media exposure.
Angarni-Filopon, a flight attendant, faced public scrutiny after declining to โคcomment on both the Mazan rape case and a โquestion regarding her โstance on Charlie Hebdo on โฃthe tenth anniversary โฃof the newspaper’s attack. Her responseโข to theโฃ latter, choosing not to state whether she was “Charlie,” was deemed “insufficient” โขby some online, triggering a wave ofโข “cyberbullying.”
Theโข Miss France organization responded by limiting Angarni-Filopon’s media appearances, acknowledging the “brutal hyperexposure” that transforms a Miss France’s reign into a “raceโฃ of endurance.” Gilbertโค stated, “At 12:44 a.m., you have one that โฃbecomes Miss France, whoโค sees life turned upside downโ andโ which falls intoโ the media whirlwind.“
Despite these “difficulties,”โ Angarni-Filopon is preparing for a transitionโ intoโ a new media role, slated โคto participate inโฃ the 2026 season of Dancingโ with the Stars, becoming the tenth Miss france to appear on โthe show. This โขmove is seen as โคa way to reconnectโค with theโ public in a “light and joyful” environment.
Though, this decision โappears to contradictโฃ Gilbert’s โown โstated need to protect Angarni-Filopon. When questioned by journalist โคThomas Isle about requests to “reduce its appearances,” โขGilbert conceded,โข “Clearly yes, after a โคwhileโข you have toโข protect โit.” He emphasized the “precaution”โ necessary to safeguard โคthe mental health of a young womanโ “propelled โคintoโ theโ spotlight overnight.”
