'Most beautiful girl in the world' Thylane Blondeau issues heartbreaking statement after getting married to Ben Attal
Thylane Blondeau, who was famously dubbed the 'most beautiful girl in the world' as a child, has just entered the next chapter of her life after tying the knot with her husband, Ben Attal.
The 25-year-old French model is the daughter of retired French footballer Patrick Blondeau and TV presenter Véronika Loubry.
She was first discovered by a scout for Jean-Paul Gautier at the age of three, while walking with her mum down the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
While she is best known for featuring in a 2006 Vogue Enfants editorial, which referred to her as 'the most beautiful girl in the world', Thylane has since launched a now-discontinued clothing line called Heaven May as well as a haircare brand called ENALYHT (her name spelt backwards).
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Thylane took to social media back in March to announce that she and French DJ Ben, 29, were engaged after he popped the question during a holiday to Greece.
She shared a series of snaps celebrating the engagement and showing off her ring, which is estimated to have cost around $45,000, along with the caption: "I said yes to my best friend. Here’s to forever."
She boasts a hefty 6.7 million followers on Instagram, where she regularly shares life updates with her adoring fans, including several snaps from her wedding day which took place in Paris' 16th arrondissement on Monday (29 June).
After catching light of the news, fans rushed in to share their reactions to Thylane's big news, with one gushing: "Wow, she's only 25!"
Another beamed: "She is very beautiful both then and now. Lovely dress! Wishing the happy couple a lifetime of happiness!"
And a final fan echoed: "Congrats to the couple!"
Thylane later shared a statement to her Instagram Stories, addressing 'intrusive' paparazzi following an ordeal which left her 'deeply saddened and disturbed'.
Translated from French, the text post reads: "This message is addressed to photographers and magazines.
"The fact that you were present outside the town hall today didn't bother me at all. You were just doing your job.
"I have always had a lot of respect for the paparazzi since my early days in modelling. In all these years, I have never refused a photo, and I have always tried to be pleasant and respectful to each and every one of you."
The bride continued: "On the other hand, the fact that some people slipped inside the town hall room and shared videos of our ceremony has deeply saddened and disturbed me.
"There is a difference between photographing an event outside and intruding on a moment that was completely private to us.
"I simply wish that this boundary had been respected.
"Today, I wasn't a news story. I was simply a woman getting married."
Topics: World News, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships, Wedding
Rhiannon Ingle