Miss France has crowned its oldest ever champion ... women as organisers said they wanted to 'change with the times'. Contestants must still be at least 5ft 7in tall, and pledge not to gain ...

The Miss France competition has attempted to "modernise" itself in recent years by diversifying the contestants, allowing "candidates of any age, along with mothers, wives and trans women" to all ...

Miss France winner Eve Gilles responded to critics ... Find out more about her and see photos of the contestants. A&E's new documentary series Secrets of Miss America digs into the dark side ...