The amendment was prompted by a a parliamentary report entitled “Against Hyper-Sexualisation: A New Fight For Equality”, which, in addition to calling for an end to the pageants, encouraged a ban on adult-style clothing for children, including padded bras and high-heeled shoes. “Let us not make our girls believe from a very young age that their worth is based only on their appearance,” the author of the report, former sports minister and current senator Chantal Jouanno, said in an interview with free French daily “20 Minutes” last year.Ĭontroversy surrounding the issue peaked in December 2010, when French Vogue published a photo spread featuring images of a 10-year-old French girl, Thylane Loubry Blondeau, decked out in a tight dress, jewellery, high heels and make-up.
The magazine argued that the photos were meant to capture a classic fantasy of young girls – to dress up like their mother.īut the images sparked outrage both at home and abroad. A Famous Daughter, Her No-nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Holly wood, Love. If the bill is signed into law, as expected, pageants like the annual “Mini-Miss” contest in Paris will no longer take place.
The pageant’s creator, Michel Le Parmentier, has protested the amendment, saying that regulations, rather than an across-the-board ban, would be more appropriate.
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