The new Miss France has branded herself a feminist and defended the contest's rules amid controversy over the pageant.
Diane Leyre, 24, who represented the northern Ile-de-France region, was crowned Miss France on Saturday evening following a glitter-filled broadcast watched by over 7 million people.
The annual beauty pageant saw 29 women, each representing a different region, present a series of choreographies on high heels to well-known musical tunes, with a lot of rhinestones and sequins, and to the cheers of the audience at the Zenith in Caen.
But the contest, which is open only to single women of at least 1.70 metres in height and under 25 years of age, is the subject of growing debate.
Leyre, a 1.77m tall brunette, who has a degree in
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