Miss France Pens Powerful Note On Getting Back Up After Falling On Miss Universe Stage

The Miss Universe 2019 pageant concluded recently and 26-year-old Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa took home the coveted crown. People were over the moon to see society smashing conventional standards of beauty.

An incident that happened during the preliminary swimsuit competition also had people cheering for the contestants’ confidence and composure. According to NDTV, Miss France, Miss Malaysia, Miss Malta, and Miss Indonesia lost their footing on stage and tripped due to it being slippery.

25-year-old Maeva Coucke (Miss France 2018) fell on stage but handled it like a boss. She got back up with grace and didn’t lose her smile throughout.

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🇫🇷 J-J L’heure est venue pour moi de représenter une dernière fois mon pays, la France, à travers le monde. Je vous suis si reconnaissante de m’avoir offert cette chance, j’ai profité, j’ai donné le meilleur de moi-même. Peu importe le résultat je n’aurais pas de regrets car j’aurais fait de mon mieux. Ce soir je vais rester moi-même, je vais être la Maëva qu’on connaît dans la vie privée sans jouer de rôle, n’est ce pas le plus important ? En espérant vous rendre fier, merci à tous pour votre soutien. 💜 — It's the Day, the time has come for me to represent one last time my country, France, around the world. I am so grateful to you for giving me this chance, I took advantage, I gave the best of myself. No matter the result I would have no regrets because I would have done my best. Tonight I'll stay myself, I'll be the Maëva we know in private life without playing role, is not it the most important? Hoping to make you proud, thank you all for your support. 💜 #missuniverse #missuniverse2019 #missfrance #giveyourbest #thankyou #love Dress : @ziadnakad

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She shared a video of the incident on her Instagram handle with a powerful caption,

“Last night I experienced the worst obsession of a Miss: falling on stage. So far it has never happened to me, but life sometimes gives us good as bad surprises. A lesson must be learned from each experience, and the lesson I draw from it is that falling and standing up is the very essence of a woman’s life, the main thing is to move forward regardless of obstacles.”

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PRELIMINARY SHOW – Hier soir j’ai vécu la pire hantise d’une Miss : tomber sur scène. Jusqu’ici ça ne m’était jamais arrivé, mais la vie nous réserve parfois des bonnes comme des mauvaises surprises. Il faut tirer une leçon de chaque expérience, et la leçon que j’en tire est que tomber et se relever est le principe même de la vie d’une femme, le principal c’est d’avancer peu importe les obstacles. Si tu tombes 9 fois relèves toi 10 fois et garde la tête haute ! Nos expériences nous font grandir, mûrir et nous rendent plus forte. 💪🏼 Je tiens à vous remercier pour vos messages et à vous rassurer je ne me suis pas blessée. Merci pour votre soutien, je vous aime ❤️❤️❤️ PRELIMINARY SHOW – Last night I experienced the worst obsession of a Miss: falling on stage. So far it has never happened to me, but life sometimes gives us good as bad surprises. A lesson must be learned from each experience, and the lesson I draw from it is that falling and standing up is the very essence of a woman's life, the main thing is to move forward regardless of obstacles. If you fall 9 times raise 10 times and keep your head high! Our experiences make us grow, mature and make us stronger. 💪 I want to thank you for your messages and to reassure you I did not hurt myself. Thank you for your support, you are the best ❤ #missuniverse #missuniverse2019 #missfrance #staystrong #keepyourheadup #thankyou #proud

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She further added,

“If you fall 9 times raise 10 times and keep your head high! Our experiences make us grow, mature and make us stronger. ? I want to thank you for your messages and to reassure you I did not hurt myself. Thank you for your support, you are the best ❤”

According to The Times of India, her brilliant recovery and ability to laugh off such an embarrassing situation had the audience applauding. Fortunately, none of the contestants suffered any injury during the event.