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Valérie Bègue , ex- Miss France 2008, was born in 1985 on Reunion Island. She currently co-animates the French version of The Wheel of Fortune. On the heels of her election, she went through a scandal related to erotic pictures she'd posed in. Geneviève de Fontenay , the president of Miss France

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© CYRIL MOREAU / BESTIMAGE Flashback - Miss France: Valérie Bègue, her bitter showdown with Geneviève de Fontenay Twelve years ago, Valérie Bègue was elected Miss France. His victory was accompanied by a controversy when daring photos resurfaced and shocked Geneviève de Fontenay.

This year 2020 marks 100 years of the Miss France contest. The opportunity to return to the election of Valérie Bègue. As a reminder, the former Miss Réunion 2007 won the title of French beauty queen on December 8 of that same year. Unfortunately for her, a few weeks later, the pretty brunette was the subject of a controversy. Compromising photos of her had been unveiled by the magazine Entrevue. We then saw her pose on a cross in a swimming pool, or even lick yogurt for the needs of the Pardon brand.

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Valérie Bègue . Geneviève De Fontenay .

The least we can say is that Geneviève de Fontenay , who was then still the president of the Miss France committee, did not appreciate these daring shots at all. Outraged, she asked on the airwaves of Europe 1 that Valérie Bègue return her title . Indeed, the regulations of the national beauty contest require that each candidate must recognize "never to have posed or to have exhibited in equivocal outfits or poses, partially or totally naked". The ex-wife of Camille Lacourt nevertheless insisted on keeping her title of Miss France 2008 . However, only one condition was required for her to keep her crown, namely that she "does not participate in any international election".

Photos far from being "innocent"?

Valérie Bègue then thanked all the people who had supported her, including the bishop of Réunion and Christian Estrosi , former Secretary of State for Overseas France. Geneviève de Fontenay had not yet turned the page and assured that "the photos" in question "shock and continue to shock". "These are not innocent photos. They absolutely do not correspond to the image of Miss France", had added, indignantly, the one who did not have the last word.