Let them compete — so long as they’re at least 5-foot-5, don’t smoke, and don’t wear hair extensions.
A French feminist organization is suing the Miss France pageant over its entry requirements to compete. The contest is 101 years old. Included among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit are three unsuccessful candidates, according to a report.
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Osez le Feminisme sued the pageant’s production company, Endemol Production, over rules such as contestants needing to be at least 5-foot-5, nonsmokers, nondrinkers, never have been married, and never have had children. They are also not allowed to wear hair weaves, extensions, or have tattoos.
“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 Feminisme in a statement. “It is high time Endemol Production finally removes all sexist clauses from its regulations.”
It is reportedly illegal to discriminate based on family situation or genetic characteristics in France.
The feminist group argued that candidates in the pageant are technically working and therefore must be treated with the country’s work ethics in mind.
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Miss France “feeds stereotypes that stand in the way of equality,” said Osez le Feminisme chief Alyssa Ahrabare.
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Depuis 3 jours, les porte paroles d’@osezlefeminisme, @UrsulaLeMenn, @Fabienne_EK et moi-même enchaînons les médias en France et à l’étranger pour parler du sexisme du concours #MissFrance et dénoncer l’exploitation des candidates… 1/5 ? pic.twitter.com/NaOdcDc5NH— Alyssa Ahrabare (@AlyssaAhrabare) October 20, 2021
