The seismic reaction to winning the national beauty competition stemmed primarily from one thing: In its 103-year-history, Gilles was the first winner to have the tiara placed on a head with short hair.
Gilles addressed the comments around her hair at the time, describing her look as androgynous and a departure from the previous beautiful Misses with long hair the French public were used to.
I wasn't aware [of criticism] straight away because I didn't have my phone with me, but then friends started to tell me... It was like a tsunami coming up behind you don't see it but you know it's right here.
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