Newly crowned Miss France 2024 Eve Gilles exits Laduree Paris Champs Elysees restaurant on December 18, 2023 in Paris, France. Pixie cut-sporting contestant Eve Gilles, 20, from Nord-Pas-de-Calais in northern France was crowned the winner of the pageant on Saturday night, and declared that it was a positive result for “diversity” in the competition. There were plenty of people celebrating the choice of winner online, pointing out the Ms Gilles follows in a rich tradition of short-haired French fashion, from Mistinguett to Coco Chanel. But others called it a “woke” choice on the part of the contest’s jury. "Miss France is no longer a beauty contest but a woke contest which is based on inclusiveness," one critic said. "The androgynous body is clearly to serve woke propaganda," said another. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM