Read more Miss France stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19759/miss-france.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 12:47:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15134/risque-pics-wont-dethrone-miss-france.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=58723&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023947' border='0' />Miss France will keep her crown despite the publication of racy pictures featuring the 22-year-old student, AFP reports. Photographs of Valerie Begue licking yogurt off a wall and straddling a cross in a bikini had Genevieve de Fontenay, the pageant's sharp-tongued patron, threatening to strip Begue of her title; Begue...Miss France 2008 Valerie Begue, of the Reunion islands, whose crown has been threatened since publication of suggestive photographs in a magazine, holds a press conference in Paris, Friday Dec. 28, 2007. Genevieve de Fontenay president of Committee Miss France agreed for the 2008 winner to keep her crown under certain conditions and not apply to international beauty contests as Miss World or Miss Universe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)http://www.newser.com/story/15134/risque-pics-wont-dethrone-miss-france.htmlFri, 28 Dec 2007 15:25:00 CST