“When you no longer agree…”

Recently, Maïtena Biraben received Sylvie Tellier in her program Media ladies. During this interview, the former responsible for the Miss France committee shared rare confidences concerning his departure!

It is an experience of which she is (and will always be) very proud. After being elected Miss France in 2002, Sylvie Tellier joined the Miss France committee in 2005. And in 2013, when Geneviève de Fontenay withdrew from her duties, it was she who was chosen to take over the torch. But in August 2022, and to everyone’s surprise, she then chose to leave the company, after 17 years of good and loyal service. A departure that the interested party also commented in a recent interview with Media ladiesfrom Maïtena Biraben.

After recalling, during this exchange, how she has always made sure to be “ A straight woman During her life, Sylvie Tellier then made ample revelations on the reasons for her departure from the Miss France committee. “” When you no longer agree, you have to leave “, She assured. “” I considered that 17 years old, it was already long. I had already set myself a lot of goals, we had achieved them, I was very happy with what I had done but when all that [les règles du concours, NDLR] changed, I said to myself: ‘Maybe you are no longer the right person for that” She continued. A departure that she does not regret but which was very difficult to live. “” It was super hard. On the other hand, it was super difficult “She then explained, adding that she was” Miss stung From an early age.

Sylvie Tellier too opposed to changes in competition rules? She answers!

In the rest of this interview, Sylvie Tellier also mentioned the new rules of the Miss France competition – which now allow older women, transgender people, tattooed women and mothers to participate in the competition. A change that has also served Angarli Angarni-Filopon. According to the former committee manager, she was by no means opposed to these rules, she was simply concerned whether the organization was able to protect the candidates. “” I found it complicated to say: ‘Come, we will all welcome you’ but are we able to welcome everyone? Are we able to protect everyone? I didn’t feel able to protect everyone […] This is why it was better than I left, rather than finding myself in front of situations that I could not master “, She explained.

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