On August 1, 2023, an emblematic figure of the family miss France went away. At the age of 90, Geneviève de Fontenay made his last breath ! The causes of his disappearance have also been revealed. in the columns of Gala. AIO Information reveals everything from A to Z.
Miss France: Geneviève de Fontenay bows out
A sad announcement that took everyone by surprise. On August 2, 2023, the death of Geneviève de Fontenay was made official in the media. The one who embodied the committee miss France for several decades has made its last breath at the age of 90.
It was his son Xavier de Fontenay who confided in it publicly. Referring to the fact that she had passed away in her sleep following of a heart attack. Stars and anonymous then paid tribute to him throughout France.
In particular former Miss France that she had or had not taken under her wing. In recent months, Geneviève de Fontenay never left only very rarely his home.
” She left surrounded by her close family. MI was also deeply alone in the last weeks of her life”, confided Hubert Guérin, one of his closest collaborators for Cine Télé Revue.
And to add also: She had very few visitors. Contacts with the outside were rare. Phone calls had become complicated.
In Gala this Thursday, August 10, 2023, it was revealed that the lady in the hat actually suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Because of this disease, she would have lost ” part of his faculties. The pandemic period would also have been difficult to live with for the ex-boss of the company Miss France.
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An isolated end of life
After confinement, the memory of Geneviève de Fontenay would therefore have deteriorated. “She struggled to recognize people,” we learn. On a daily basis, Etienne, his younger brother was very caring with her. Visiting him in particular.
As for Myriam, she often took “his news on the phone”. For her shopping, the grandmother of Adèle and Agathe could count on her son Xavier. However, former Miss France whom she had loved so much… would have disappeared. In short, shocking information!
Except Elodie Gossuin. Or even Patricia Barzyc elected in 1980. The two women liked to keep her company. For her last wishes, Geneviève de Fontenay therefore confided to her relatives that she did not wish to have any Miss France at her funeral.
Forgetting nothing, she wanted to avoid orchestrating a ball “hypocrites”. Thus, until her last breath, Geneviève de Fontenay was surrounded by her loved ones who loved her more than anything.
” She was admitted on Sunday (July 30, editor’s note) to the hospital,” has also entrusted his granddaughter Adele. “And on Monday we we were able to visit him. My father Xavier went there in the afternoon. Then Agathe and I finally had the day”.
And to complete: In the evening… I stayed with her from 7 to 9 p.m. She was very tired. We didn’t talk much. I sat down next to her, hugged her. And I laid my head on his shoulder. I held her hand my arrival at my departure…”.
