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The favorite in the Miss France contest this year has an atypical profile: at 23, Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti, lived her childhood overweight, to the point of being called a "monster".
At 18, she weighed more than 80 kilos. She has since lost 20.
"There were nicknames that particularly touched me, such as + the monster +", or words like "you're fat, you're ugly", "in life there are winners and losers, and I do not want losers in my family, "she told AFP.
"When we are in full identity construction, it is true that it is not easy to badume, but today I am grateful to have lived this to be able to cash and be stronger," says -t it.
His career is all the more followed as overweight affects 70% of adults in Polynesia, and even one child in eight years out of three.
It is explained by bad eating habits, but also by genetic predispositions. This overweight contributes to the increase of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. And as an adult, Polynesian women are more affected by obesity (55%) than men (38%).
Vaimalama Chaves, with blue, gray or even green eyes according to the light, was elected Miss Tahiti in June and will present herself at the Miss France contest on December 15th for which she is given preference by several polls.
A contest that motivates her and for which she does not hide her fight so as not to get fat. "I love desserts, fruit in pies and pastries, and chocolate first," she smiles.
"I love me more than before"
Sports sessions are daily, especially bodybuilding and cardio, but also surfing, to relax. And she also tells of painful sessions of palpate-rolling, a mbadage intended to break the fat.
"It's very addictive, physically and psychologically, but I love myself more than before, that's what motivates me," she says.
Holder of a master's in management, Vaimalama Chaves would be well taught marketing or become community manager.
But above all, she wants to gain independence and travel. "When I see myself in ten years, I do not see myself as a couple, or even become a mother: it's not my priority, in a world where resources disappear," she says.
The girl, born of a family of five children in a stepfamily, has always dreamed of traveling. Miss Tahiti, she chained them: Japan, New Caledonia, United States, France and Mauritius.
In Polynesia, Miss Tahiti is still an icon. In recent years, the Miss Tahiti have often been Miss France dauphines, but never elected, to the chagrin of the Polynesians. The last Miss Tahiti to have donned the precious diadem is Mareva Galanter, Miss France 1999.
The candidates for Miss France are currently in Mauritius. They will then join Lille to prepare the election.
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