Shocking attacks on new Miss Alsace: racism online!

Shocking attacks on new Miss Alsace: racism online!

In France, everything is currently about the regional beauty competitions that the representative for Miss France is supposed to choose in 2026. A few days ago, on June 26, 2025, Julie Decroix was crowned with Miss Alsace 2025. The 20-year-old psychology student convinced the jury with her charming charisma and her dedicated lecture. However, after her victory, she hits an unpleasant reality: a wave of insults, ridicule and racist attacks overrun on social networks such as Facebook and Instagram. Closer Magazin ridiculous, this is not the Alsace "and questions about your language skills in the Alsatian dialect.

The organization SOS Racisme Alsace already published a press release on June 29, 2025, in which she condemned these attacks as "abject and unacceptable". José Kouamé, the President of SOS Racisme Alsace, pointed out the increasing brutalization of the language that spreads on social media. "No one should have to endure such insults," he said. According to reports, the racist statements do not seem to be new; As early as the choice of Miss France 2024, there were similar incidents that indicate the normalization of this discriminatory attitude. [France 3] (https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/grand-est/bas-rhin/strasbourg-0/aucun-etre-humain-ne-devrait-s Ubir-de-ztelles-insults-Miss-Victime-D-Une-de-Racisme-sur-les-Reseaux-Sociaux-3180216.html) has emphasized that citizens are increasingly concerned about rhetoric in society.

racist outcry on social media

Julie Decroix has decided to fight against the wave of hate comments, and gets support from the Alsacians who are proud of their choice. On June 30, she had her first public appearance in Strasbourg, where she was greeted with a lot of positive feedback. Her colleague Angélique Angarni Filopon, the previous year's winner, was also the goal of similar racist attacks and illustrates how the use of such topics also influenced the following generations.

The general social context in France, however, is not exactly calming: In the annual report of the French Human Rights Commission CNCDH, a worrying increase in racism and intolerance is determined. From 2023 to 2024 there was a striking increase in anti-Semitic and anti-Islamic acts, which delivers a strong signal for social tensions. Political developments, including the growing support for the right -wing extremist party, contribute to the general concern and show the need for a differentiated discussion and a rethink of diversity in French society. Tagesschau emphasizes that a worrying majority of the population no longer feels comfortable in their homeland and an increasing rejection of migrants.

in December Julie Decroix will compete for Alsace in the Miss France competition. It is clear to her that she will not be kept down, despite the negative feedback she received. On her side are the values ​​of diversity and acceptance, which she would particularly like to highlight in her public appearances. "We are more than just our origin," seems to be the message that she wants to carry into the world.