The new Miss France has branded herself a feminist and defended the contest's rules amid controversy over the pageant.
Diane Leyre, 24, who represented the northern Ile-de-France region, was crowned Miss France on Saturday evening following a glitter-filled broadcast watched by over 7 million people.
The annual beauty pageant saw 29 women, each representing a different region, present a series of choreographies on high heels to well-known musical tunes, with a lot of rhinestones and sequins, and
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