A former top government aide says no less than five African leaders gave briefcases full of cash to the previous French President. We take a closer look at the man behind the accusations. Also, the President of Rwanda has made his first visit to France in Seventeen years. Finally, we meet the new Miss Universe, a beauty queen who hails from Angola.
Miss Angola, also known as Leila Lopes, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday to become the 60th woman to win the title in the annual beauty pageant. Lopes, 25, is a business student in Angola's western town of Benguela.
In today’s French press review, we focus on the Bettencourt case. L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and her daughter Françoise have finally made peace, after three years of tension. Although the family dispute seems to be over, the political scandal remains…
For the first time in history, France has produced two major beauty queens: Laury Thilleman of Brittany was elected Miss France 2011, while Barbara Morel of Provence took home the title of a rival pageant launched by the former Miss France organizer.
In today's French papers- everyone's speculating about the future of Prime Minister François Fillon after he spoke out against Sarkozy at the weekend, Le Figaro talks to General David Petraeus and the Miss France competition gets nasty.
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete has beaten favorites from Ireland, Venezuela, and the United States to take the crown of Miss Universe at the Las Vegas pageant.
Miss France 2010 Malika Ménard (pictured) is set to compete against 82 beauties from six continents in a bid to win the Miss Universe crown and end the reign of Venezuelan women in the world’s biggest beauty pageant.
Rima Fakih, a Lebanese immigrant and the newly-crowned Miss USA, was at the centre of a controversy shortly after winning the beauty contest on Sunday, as pole-dancing photos and rumours of ties to Islamic militants surfaced on the Web.
Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino was crowned Miss World 2009, outshining 111 other hopefuls at a ceremony in South Africa on Saturday. Mexico's Perla Beltran came second, with South African entry Tatum Keshwar taking third place.
