Miss France: the beauty pageant winner with a 'woke' haircut

Eve Gilles subjected to 'hostile' online criticism after judges' decision

Eve Gilles, Miss France
Eve Gilles is the first winner in the pageant's 103-year history to have short hair
(Image credit: ARNAUD FINISTRE/AFP via Getty Images))

The judges of this year's Miss France beauty contest have sparked a row after being accused of choosing a "woke" winner.

Eve Gilles, 20, representing France's northernmost region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, won the competition in Dijon last Saturday and became the "first contestant with a pixie cut to claim the crown", said The Telegraph.

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Richard Windsor is a freelance writer for The Week Digital. He began his journalism career writing about politics and sport while studying at the University of Southampton. He then worked across various football publications before specialising in cycling for almost nine years, covering major races including the Tour de France and interviewing some of the sport’s top riders. He led Cycling Weekly’s digital platforms as editor for seven of those years, helping to transform the publication into the UK’s largest cycling website. He now works as a freelance writer, editor and consultant.