Indira Ampiot, Miss Guadeloupe, was crowned Miss France 2023 on the night of Saturday to Sunday after a contest that this year expanded its selection criteria to modernize an image so often criticized.
“I really am living a daydream,” the new Miss France said excitedly, her face beaming as she received the crown from 2022 winner Diane Leyre, in front of more than 3,000 spectators gathered for a performance. salon near Châteauroux, and millions of spectators.
Indira Ampiot had explained, during her presentation during the contest, that she wanted to dedicate her mandate especially to supporting women with cancer.
“Revenge for Me”
During a press conference after her coronation, the young woman from Basse Terre dedicated her victory to her family and in particular to her grandmother, who recently passed away.
“I would have been very proud” of this title, the fourth for Guadalupe, she explained.
“This trophy is revenge for me. I wanted to show that great things can be achieved at 18. Age does not define maturity,” added the new “most beautiful woman in France”, a guest from the 1:00 p.m. newspaper hours in TF1 on Sunday. .
A soccer fan, she now dreams of a victory for the French team on Sunday against Argentina in the World Cup final in Qatar. He predicts a 2-1 victory, goals from Giroud and Mbappé.
“We have failed, honey!”
At the audience in the Mach 36 room in Deols, near Chateauroux, the mother of the new Miss France could not hold back her tears.
“It is a wonderful moment that we are living,” Béatrice Ampiot testified. “Thanks to the French in metropolitan France who voted for her, thanks to those who tirelessly supported her abroad!”
“I don’t have strong enough words to express my pride…she has worked hard to get there, she deserves this trophy,” added her father, Didier. Before throwing the woman from him: “We made a mistake, honey!”.
Source: BFM TV
