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The twist? Léna doesn’t want to compete. She’s a marine biology enthusiast who spends her days cleaning plastic from the Plage de la Grande Conque. But the pageant’s new director, a flashy Parisian influencer named Mme. Roche , has commercialized the event: swimsuits replaced with eco-branded attire, talent shows swapped for “climate pledges.”

The audience gasps. Mme. Roche fumes. But the jury – made of local fishermen, historians, and one former Miss France – awards Léna the title anyway. She donates the prize money to a coastal preservation fund and refuses photos in the sash. Miss Junior Akthios Cap D Agde France -- Http-bit.ly2yKH2Uj

Every July, the town holds La Couronne de la Jeune Miss – “The Junior Miss Crown.” But this year, it’s renamed Miss Junior Akthios in honor of Léna’s late grandmother, Sofia Akthios, who won the original pageant in 1969. The twist

Léna Akthios , a 17-year-old girl whose family has lived in Cap d’Agde for generations. The name “Akthios” is rumored to come from an old Occitan word for “shorewalker” – someone said to be blessed by the sea. But the pageant’s new director, a flashy Parisian