Through Margaux Rousset
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“To participate in this contest is a personal revenge”. At 18, Leyla, a resident ofHérouville Saint-Clair, participates in the regional competition Miss beautiful in shape. The election will take place on February 5, 2022 in Lonrai, near Alençon in the Orne.
“You are fat you should die”
A revenge on her college years which are not so far from her, when she was the victim of harassment. “In 4th and 3rd, I was harassed because of my weight. I was told: ‘you are fat, you should die’. It hurt me extremely badly and I did things that weren’t right ”. In high school, Leyla regains morale. “Everything was different, no one judged me. I surrounded myself well, I met my friends who allowed me to regain some self-confidence ”.
When she stumbles upon an ad for the Miss Belle en forme contest on Facebook, she says to herself that she must give it a try. “I’m not doing this competition to win, but really to have confidence in myself and take responsibility. I would really like to educate young people about harassment ”.
“We are all beautiful with our curves”
On November 14, Leyla finally meets the 9 other participants in this competition during a photo shoot in Caen. “They are truly golden women. When I saw them, I said to myself that we were all beautiful with our curves ”. For this competition, the only selection criterion is to be at least a size 42/44. The young woman, who wishes to take training as a nail technician, has created a special Facebook page for the contest. She posts photos there, a big first for her.
I had never done a shoot. Usually we see women model size, I arrived with my extra pounds and my fat. But I’m happy, the result is so beautiful.
By February 5, Leyla will have to learn the choreography of the competition, a bit like the 29 contenders for the Miss France title who have been preparing for 15 days in Caen. “I watch Miss France, I love this contest. I just think it’s a shame that we don’t put more emphasis on the other beauty contests that exist for all types of people ”.
With her 95 kilos assumed, Leyla wants to prove to her former classmates and her mother, “that one can be fat and be beautiful”.
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