Overview

• Hubert Guérin, a former close collaborator of Geneviève de Fontenay, published Miss France, du rêve à la réalité on September 8, presenting testimonies alleging rapes, sexual assaults and harassment linked to the pageant.
• Guérin says he collected accounts from the “60 last living Misses” describing incidents chiefly between 1990 and 2002, with many speaking under anonymity.
• He estimates about 10% of contestants were affected and alleges some senior figures in the organization are accused of sexual aggression and remain in their roles, which has not been independently verified.
• Société Miss France issued a communiqué rejecting responsibility for the alleged past abuses, noting that the shareholders during the period described were different.
• A 2023 court ruling condemned the production and broadcaster TF1 for airing unauthorized images of former titleholders undressed, and current coverage reports no new criminal complaints or official investigations tied to the book.