The Miss France committees of several departments of Rhône-Alpes refuse to pay the license requested at the regional level, considering it much too high.
Le Figaro Lyon
What is happening in the world of Misses in Rhône-Alpes. After Isère in early July, the Miss Rhône, Loire and Drôme Vallée du Rhône committees announced in early August in a joint press release their disaffiliation from the regional committee. “We believe that our associations, partly financed by local or departmental subsidies, are not intended to remunerate a regional committee, a person or a company.“said the directors of the three resigning departments.
Since last year, the Miss France committee asked the regional structures to charge licenses to the departmental sections. A way to coordinate and unify the Miss France network so that at each level the contest charter is respected. But the sum requested by the regional committee quickly sparked tensions with the departments in the region. “We are asked for 500 euros, against zero so far. What we asked in return was to know what the money was going to be used for. Not to have our nose in the accounts of the regional committee but just because it’s a certain amount and we wanted to understand», entrusts to the Figaro Mam’ Issabré, resigning president of the Miss Rhône committee.
Misses and volunteers
In fact, if the Miss France committee has asked its regions to set up a licensing system, no amount has been specified, assures Mélanie Desbiolles, president of the Loire committee: “We are asked for five times more than what was recommended by the national committee. And when we ask why, we are not told. Where does the other 400 euros go? We agree to pay for this license, but at its fair price.“Because beyond the excess of the national ceremony organized each end of the year in prime time on TF1, the world of Miss would not exist without the associations and volunteers installed in all French departments and territories. “We work hard and we give a lot of time to do nice things, find partners, grants. Our work is also praised by the Miss France committee. But we must not forget that the Misses have their source in our cities“, continues Mélanie Desbiolles.
For its part, the Rhône-Alpes committee expressed “of his sadness“, following the announcement of the departure of the four departmental committees. “Everyone is responsible for their choices and we take note of the desire of these delegations to no longer be affiliated with the Miss France brand.“, he wrote in a press release. Contacted several times, its president Patricia Recanati, did not respond to our requests. Questioned by The Liberated Dauphineshe justified the choice to professionalize the Miss France network without dwelling on the amount claimed and its justification: “Cycling is the same, it’s a sport that has become more professional and structured… We are bound by legal obligations, such as in terms of employment contracts.“And to add:”Miss France is a registered trademark, with an official logo. At the regional committee, we must monitor compliance with the rules around the brand. We have a role of guarantor in the region.»
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No Miss in 2024?
The Misses elected in each department since the start of 2023 will meet on September 23 in La Roche-sur-Foron (Haute-Savoie) to elect the new Miss Rhône-Alpes. Candidates from the Rhône, Loire and Drôme will be present, accompanied by the current committees of their departments. “We will accompany the girls of this year until the end even if we are no longer affiliated. It would be the best revenge for us if our candidate were Miss Rhône-Alpes“says Mam ‘Issabré. As for 2024, the vagueness remains? “Logically, there should be no candidates from these committees. But it is assumed that others will be recreated. But without us“. In the Loire, Mélanie Desbiolles assures that she does not wantto compete with Miss France” with whom “there is no problem anyway“, she insists.
Meetings of the Rhône-Alpes committee should take place soon to “decide how to organize the territories (resigned, Editor’s note) with the help of new teams to elect the future Miss 2024».
2023-08-10 06:32:19
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