"Woke" accusation: uproar over "Miss France's" hairstyle

The hairstyle of "Miss France" 2024 is causing a stir. The winner of the beauty contest simply goes too far. Eve Gilles dares to do something that has never been done before in the pageant's 103-year history. She has - and brace yourself - short hair. For some, this is proof that the "wokeness" culture is finally catching up with us. Gille is not the first woman with short hair. The pixie cut she wears has been around since the 1920s. Nobody was talking about "woke" back then. These women from history show just how "woke" short hair really is: Princess Diana (1995) Actress Audrey Hepburn (1952) A housewife from the 50s Silent film actress Joan Crawford in the 20s A woman in a painting by Italian painter Amadeo Modigliani (1919) A woman in a Parisian fashion magazine from 1805 And look: with Angela Merkel, Lisa Eckhart and Frauke Petry, there are total suspects when it comes to wokeness...