Miss France Winner Eve Gilles Defends Her Pixie Cut!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In History , Lifestyle

Miss France 2023 rocks short hairstyle. source: People

Eve Gilles from Nord-pas-de-Calais took the Miss France crown while rocking a short hairstyle.
The 20-year-old revealed that she was proud of her pixie cut.
This is the first time in 100 years that the winner of the Miss France pageant has a short hairstyle.

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Miss France Eve Gilles makes hair history

Eve Gilles is making a change!

She became the first Miss France in the 100-year history of the pageant to win the title with short hair.

On Saturday, the 20-year-old won the title of Miss France 2024 and is reportedly the first contestant to win the title with a pixie cut.

After being crowned, the Nord-pas-de-Calais native talked about her edgy look.

As per U.K. newspaper The Independent, she said,

“We’re used to seeing beautiful Misses with long hair, but I chose an androgynous look with short hair,”
“No one should dictate who you are,”
“Every woman is different, we’re all unique.”

During the finals, the new beauty queen wore a shimmering gold off-the-shoulder ball gown at the competition.

Miss France — Gilles is proud of her hairstyle. source: Page Six

A spokesperson for Miss Universe stated People regarding her look.

They said,

“There is no one way to be Miss Universe or Miss France, and we embrace every look that comes across our stage. We represent the times, and being your confident unique self is the one thing we see being reflected in all of our winners,”

The rep also noted that in this year’s Miss Universe which Miss Nicaragua won, the contestants had different types of hairstyles.

Adding that the new Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios, “has a shorter cut,” the statement continued,

“We saw personal styles and hair of all types – and we love it! Short, long, curly,”

In the statement, the rep also said that this year’s Miss Ireland, Aishah Akorede, “made a statement by wearing her hair natural” at this year’s competition which took place last month.

Also, Read Meet 2023 Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua! Who is She?

See how internet users react to Gilles’ historic win?

While some trolled Gilles for her look, there were tons of people who supported her.

One fan commented underneath her Instagram win post,

”Sorry but it’s the most beautiful we’ve had, she’s elegant natural elegant she’s perfect you’re just angry haters.”

Another wrote,

”I heard she cried this morning on the radio following the criticism. Good luck to her!”

A third commented,

”I was over you whenever I saw your portrait. You are beautiful and well deserving of your title. Have a nice day”

French politician Sandrine Rousseau wrote on X,

“So, in France, in 2023, we measure the progress of respect for women by the length of their hair?”

Politician Karima Delli who is also a part of the European Parliament shared a post calling Gilles “superb” and “intelligent for embracing her diversity” with her haircut.

Also, Read 7 interesting facts about the 2023 Miss USA Noelia Voigt

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