What would a Miss France election be without Jean-Pierre Foucault? The host is back for the 96th edition of the competition broadcast on TF1. But he promised it, swore: he refuses to leave until this condition is fulfilled…
It is under the presidency of Michèle Bernier that the jury will have to elect, with the viewers, the one who will be Miss France 2026. And, to liven up the evening which promises in advance one of its best audiences of the year at TF1, we will once again have to count on Jean-Pierre Foucault. The historic presenter of the PAF had the opportunity to comment on the rumors about his possible replacement in the competition…
Jean-Pierre Foucault ready to hand over? “I am not going to present Miss France in a walker“
For several years, Jean-Pierre Foucault (78) has only made rare appearances on TF1. After experiencing a failure with the program Gladiatorsthe host has been discreet, taking advantage of his house in the South of France, he who lives with his wife Evelyne in the village of Carry-le-Rouet, on the outskirts of Marseille.
Interviewed by the magazine TV 2 Weeksin 2022, on a possible forced departure from the animation of the Miss France evening, Jean-Pierre Foucault responded without tongue in cheek and by posing, with a lot of humor, a condition: “Obviously one day I will stop, I am not going to present Miss France in a walker. But we’ll see when. For the moment, I have not discussed this subject with TF1 (…) Those who want me to leave just have to elect Miss Provence! The day she is elected Miss France, I promise, I’ll stop“. That’s what it says.
This year, Miss Provence is called Julie Zitouni and she could well send Jean-Pierre Foucault into retirement faster than expected since she is given as the favorite for Miss France 2026 by Artificial Intelligence (that of Chat GPT)!
Jean-Pierre Foucault warned: “These expressions are banned in 2025“
Within the beauty contest, it is not only the rules for the candidates that have changed. Indeed, in an effort to increasingly modernize and better fit the spirit of the times, the vocabulary used by the host will be reviewed. “We no longer talk about Miss full of charm or French charm. These expressions are banned in 2025“, informed the director of the competition to the Parisian.
“Before, we said: ‘The temperature is going to rise a notch since we are going to attend the parade in swimsuits.’ It’s over. Today, we no longer play on innuendo. We leave the humor to the comedians (…) The goal is for them to be comfortable“, added the latter.
