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The reign of this year's Miss Brittany, Eugénie Journée, was only marginally longer than that of Prince Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, after the 23-year-old was stripped of her title as a result of posting rule-busting "nude" photos of herself on Facebook. Ms Journée, a law student at the University of Rennes, was crowned …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Double standards?

    Happy for these girls to take part in exploitational, outdated pageants but against them showing off their wares elsewhere? Hypocrisy gone nuts.

    1. hplasm
      Happy

      Re: Double standards?

      "Only we, ze judges, may see ze big boobies!"

      1. Archie Woodnuts

        Re: Double standards?

        But what of the Fallen Madonna?

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Double standards?

      Deeply perverse hypocrisy indeed and most unfrench. It's almost as if there was some sort of Yank lurking behind the scenes hypocriting it up.

    3. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Double standards?

      No, it is not DOUBLE standard. It is European standard vs American standard. Miss World is ruled by the latter.

      She was pictured somewhere topless. That is not really considered nude on most of the continent.

      In other news: Tits baaaaaaaaaaaad, Guns gooooooooooood.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: Double standards?

        "In other news: Tits baaaaaaaaaaaad, Guns gooooooooooood."

        If some girl wants to point her tits at me instead of her gun, I'm all for it!

        1. Graham Marsden
          Alert

          @AC - Re: Double standards?

          > If some girl wants to point her tits at me instead of her gun, I'm all for it!

          Might I remind you of certain women in the Austin Powers films...

        2. Anonymous Coward
          Anonymous Coward

          Re: Double standards?

          "In other news: Tits baaaaaaaaaaaad, Guns gooooooooooood."

          Miss England 2009 seemed to make the most of both...

          1. Voland's right hand Silver badge

            Re: Double standards?

            Miss England 2009

            Compared to most gun advocates she probably knows how to use a gun, not just talk about how brave it makes you.

            1. Anonymous Coward
              Anonymous Coward

              Re: Double standards?

              She also first became known by stopping a gunman with a quick punch.

              Though I was referring to her use of a rifle in the contest itself.

          2. I. Aproveofitspendingonspecificprojects

            Re: Double standards?

            I always wondered why we are not Great Bitagony in Fronche. It was because by the time we got there Brittany was wearing the tousie'res.

        3. onefastskater

          Re: Double standards?

          What about machine gun jubblies?

        4. Dillon Pyron

          Re: Double standards?

          "This is my rifle, this is my gun. This one's for fighting, this one's for fun"

          If she's pointing her "gun" at me then I don't think she qualified for "Miss" anything.

      2. Charles Manning

        Re: Double standards?

        There was quite a furore when someone field stripped an AR15 at a local gun show!

    4. Dazed and Confused

      Re: Double standards?

      Because when you enter their contest they own your body.

    5. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Double standards?

      I'm not sure to be honest. I mean; surely those girls would have been told what they can and cannot do when entering such a competition. You may not like the rules, and I have admit that it seems a bit exaggerated, but fact of the matter is that the participants knew what they got themselves into up front.

      So if you then participate, win and break the rules you agreed on then I can understand that the organization takes action, even if it might not be a popular decision.

      Which is the only part I'm a bit confused about: whether she posted those pictures before or after winning. If it was before then the judges have done a horribly lousy job and are taking it out on the wrong person, but if it was the other way around...

      1. Matt Bryant Silver badge
        Go

        Re: ShelLuserRe: Double standards?

        "....surely those girls would have been told what they can and cannot do when entering such a competition...." OK, develop that thought for a moment - she must have known the rules but still posed semi-naked - why? The likely answer - had you even heard there was a Miss Brittany, let alone heard her name or seen her image, before this article or any of the other press on the matter? I would say it has probably forwarded her career quite substantially.

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Not normally one to complain about it, but...

    ...doesn't this hold the most tenuous IT angle ever? :-)

    1. g e

      Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

      And..?

    2. Lester Haines (Written by Reg staff) Gold badge

      Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

      IT angle? I see no IT angle whatsoever.

      1. Schnoerkelman

        Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

        There is clearly a t-IT angle visible.

      2. Simon Harris
        Coat

        Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

        Do they still have a swim-wear section in the competition?

        That could be the internet of thongs.

        1. Stoneshop
          Coat

          the internet of thongs

          In which case she should be wearing one of these

          (that's not a grey trenchcoat, why do you ask?)

        2. I Am Spartacus
          Pint

          Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

          @Simon Harris

          You sir, owe me a new keyboard. Mine is covered in coffee.

    3. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

      NO its not tenuous at all. Its all about "Social Media" you see.

      (You were distracted by the boobies, weren't you!)

    4. JLV

      Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

      I am not sure I agree.

      El Reg, maybe some more, from a different angle, would help us decide?

    5. Matt Bryant Silver badge
      Facepalm

      Re: AC Re: Not normally one to complain about it, but...

      "....the most tenuous IT angle...." IMHO, the fact there is actually something I want to look at on either Faecesbook or Twatter is truly astounding news!

  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I can't believe I'm the first to say...

    PICS!... or it didn't happen

    B-)

    1. BasicChimpTheory

      Re: I can't believe I'm the first to say...

      You can click the blue words, guy.

      (I wouldn't bother, however. Definitely validates the use of the quotes around 'nude'.)

      In other news: organisation that dresses up objectification as a charity is entirely hypocritical.

      Who knew?

    2. ItsNotMe
      WTF?

      Re: I can't believe I'm the first to say...

      Here is a link to the "nude" photo...in which it is impossible to see any nudity.

      And don't worry kids...it IS suitable for work.

      http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2015/10/eugenie-journee-miss-brittany-dethroned-risque-facebook-photo/

  4. Dan Paul

    Perfect Target for the Feminists...

    Now here is a perfect target for the "outrage" of the feminists except.... they will never do anything about the way this was handled.

    If women can pose topless in Times Square in NYC and considerable nudity is on every other show, commercial and advertisement across Europe; don't you think that it's about time that disqualifying beauty pageant contestants for having published "nude" pics is rather disingenuous?

  5. Fibbles

    But she's wearing clothes...

    I understand that some sections if society view the female nipple as inherently pornographic but they're not even visible in the photo.

    1. MrXavia

      Re: But she's wearing clothes...

      bad eyesight? I can certainly see one... but I do agree, she isn't nude, she is only topless and its a very well done photo (its harder than you think to take a good photo)

  6. Your alien overlord - fear me

    Sacre bloopers

  7. JLV

    That exposure might just get her a Vanessa Williams out of it. She's probably been the most successful Miss America ever, much better for her career than keeping the crown.

  8. M Bargo

    Looks a bit skinny to me. She'll have a difficult time getting any if recent reports are to be believed.

    1. Shades

      You mean the reports that women like men that are contently chubby rather than sted heads who only love protein? Unless there was another similar recent report I missed?

      1. x 7

        "You mean the reports that women like men that are contently chubby rather than sted heads who only love protein?"

        that report was as believable as the one that beardies are more attractive to women.......

        next we'll get a report that women are attracted to real ale drinkers with beer guts

        1. Bernard M. Orwell
          Pint

          "... women are attracted to real ale drinkers with beer guts."

          Well, who would want a six-pack when you can have a barrel?

  9. Mystic Megabyte
    Pint

    Slightly non-pc

    In ye olden days breasts like that were called "bee-stings", nowadays in Brittany more likely "Asian Hornet stings" although this would possibly be fatal. Disclaimer: I think that she is attractive regardless of breast size. This comment brought to you courtesy of a bottle of OVD rum given to me the other day. I know it's early but it's been grey, rainy and gale force winds all day. Need more alcohol related icons :)

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    1. Mark 85

      Re: Metronews website

      The 'Merikins haven't heard about this yet as they ignore the French news. On the other hand, it's boobs... the vote could go either way.

    2. Matt Bryant Silver badge
      FAIL

      Re: Arnaut the Clueless Re: Metronews website

      "....US fundamentalists...." Of course, Arnaut's one-track mind is overloaded at the task of having to provide any sort of insight into anything that doesn't play to his childish anti-Yank sentiments. From his uneducated viewpoint only "Merkins" could possibly be unsupportive of women's rights. Of course, that's because he is too thick to know anything about European history. As an example, he doesn't know that the contraceptive pill was first developed and licensed in the US-of-A in the Sixties, that being the single scientific development that had the greatest benefit to women (as stated by countless feminists). Of course, many European countries banned the import of the pill for years due to Catholicism, treating those that brought it into their countries as harshly as heroin smugglers. More homework for Clueless!

      1. x 7

        Re: Arnaut the Clueless Metronews website

        "only "Merkins" could possibly be unsupportive of women's rights"

        I didn't realise there was a merkin visible in the photo - I couldn't see that far down

      2. phil 27
        FAIL

        Re: Arnaut the Clueless Metronews website

        Matt, she's french, in France crowned miss Brittany. This is the same France that it was culturally ok to give 50 shades of Grey a 12 rating while the rest of the world went into hysteria overdrive and made it a 18 rating or higher.

        I can't come up with any reasoning for this to happen apart from the American organizers imposing prudish values on the compettition, without needing to even hint at desending into anti american bashery.

        1. Matt Bryant Silver badge
          FAIL

          Re: phil 27 Re: Arnaut the Clueless Metronews website

          "....50 shades of Grey...." You obviously missed that the film was produced and distributed by Universal, an American company.

          "....I can't come up with any reasoning for this to happen apart from the American organizers imposing prudish values on the compettition...." Really? That is solely due to a lack of actual intelligent thought on your part. For instance, please do explain how the Yanks had any control over the British Board of Film Classifications that set the British release's rating, or over any of the other European film rating agencies?

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  11. FatGerman

    Headline...

    ... should read

    "Woman wins contest nobody gives a fuck about, then breaks rules in attempt to generate career out of it".

    And if anyone thinks I'm being cynical, she's a LAW student - so she's clever, devious, and not to be trusted.

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: Headline..."she's a LAW student - so she's clever, devious, and not to be trusted."

      The French legal profession, like French journalists, do not have the same universal lack of esteem as US ones.

      1. Anonymous Coward
        Anonymous Coward

        Re: Headline..."she's a LAW student - so she's clever, devious, and not to be trusted."

        Funny thing Arnaut, all lawyers and so called "journalists" are considered lower than used car salesmen on the integrity and honesty scale, no matter which country they are from.

        The least popular category is "politician" a word that has literally become synonymous with liar.

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