Miss France, the country's beauty pageant, is being sued over alleged discriminatory entry requirements. A 2021 application form revealed candidates would not be considered if they were not at least 5-foot-5, or if they had been married or had children
An appeal has been filed against the pageant's parent company, Endemol Production, by Osez le féminisme , who in a news statement issued on Tuesday said Miss France contestants perform a work service and therefore should be protected from prejudice under French employment law.
Further disqualifiers for potential contestants include wearing weaves or hair extensions, having tattoos and smoking. The application also asks for clothing size, and it requests that prospective beauty queens do not undergo any major physical changes after they are accepted into the competition. Failing to comply could land the contestant with a 5,000-euro fine, according to Miss France's terms and conditions.
"Beyond exploiting women for economic gain, this contest, through the violations of the law of which it is guilty, has a negative and retrograde impact on the whole of society," wrote Osez le féminisme in its news statement."It is high time Endemol Production finally removes all sexist clauses from its regulations.
The three applicants involved in the lawsuit against Miss France were rejected from the competition for their"age, height, drinking and smoking in public and having tattoos," Ahrabare told CNN.AFP/Getty Images
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