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France to ban child beauty pageants

Organisers of such pageants may face a jail term of up to two years and a fine of 30,000 euros after French MPs vote for new law.

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Parliament in France has voted to ban child beauty pageants on the grounds that they promote the "hyper-sexualisation" of minors, reports the BBC.

Senators adopted the bill by 196 votes to 146 on Tuesday evening after it was passed by the National Assembly, and it will now become law.

Organisers of such pageants may face a jail term of up to two years and a fine of 30,000 euros (£25,000; $40,000).

The measure was prompted by a row over a photo shoot in Vogue magazine.

Read more of this report from the BBC.

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