Geneviève Mulmann, known as de Fontenay was born on August 30, 1932 in Longwy

Longwy

Longwy is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Longoviciens.-Economy:Longwy has historically been an industrial center of the Lorraine iron mining district. The town is known for its artistic glazed pottery.-History:Longwy initially...

 in Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle

Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Lorraine region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers.- History :Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe which remained French...

. She lives in Saint-Cloud. The name which she uses in public, de Fontenay, is a pseudonym. She is the former president of the Committees Miss France

Miss France

Miss France is the trademark of an annual beauty pageant. Rights to the trademark were obtained in 2002 by the Dutch television production company Endemol through its subsidiary Miss France SAS, whose director general is Sylvie Tellier, Miss France 2002. Endemol also holds the rights in France to...

 and Miss Europe

Miss Europe

Miss Europe is a popular regional beauty pageant among female contestants from the nations of the European continent established in 1928 and re-established at the end of World War II by Roger Zeiler of the French Committee of Elegance and Claude Berr...

. Geneviève de Fontenay and her son Xavier Poirot, who uses the same pseudonym as his mother, have sold the brand "Miss France" to the group Endemol

Endemol

Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...

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In 2010, she created a rival beauty pageant contest, Miss Nationale, along with Swiss entrepreneur Eric Cormier

Eric Cormier

Eric Cormier  is a Swiss businessman, socialite and art patron. He is notably specialized in commodity investment funds and also hosts art exhibitions and charity events in Geneva.-Business career:...

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External links

• French Viewers not Shocked by Miss Nevada's Misbehavior - Geneviève de Fontenay acting Miss Universe Executive