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They weren’t feeling like Miss Congeniality.

A bizarre argument broke out at the Miss France beauty pageant, after an “androgynous” contestant with short hair won for the first time on Sunday night.

Eve Gilles, 20, from Nord-Pas-de-Calais in France was crowned by previous winner Indira Ampiot as 7.5 million TV viewers tuned in over the weekend.

The Dunkirk-born Gillies made history as the first winner in the pageant’s 103-year history who does not have long hair, since she sports a pixie cut.

However, not all viewers agreed with this choice.

After the judges chose Gilles as Miss France 2024, there was an uproar.

“Miss France is no longer a beauty contest but a woke contest which is based on inclusiveness,” one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“She doesn’t look anything like a Miss France,” another angry viewer slammed, according to the Daily Mail.

“We don’t care about her haircut but the ­androgynous body is obviously there to serve as woke,” another person said.

The pageant winner is chosen half by a public vote and half by a jury. Gilles came in third in the public vote, but she was pushed into first place thanks to the panel of judges.

Politicians even got involved in the argument.

The pageant winner is chosen half by a public vote and half by a jury. Gilles came in third in the public vote, but she was pushed into first place thanks to the panel of judges.

According to the outlet, MP Sandrinne Rousseau said, “So, in France, in 2023, we measure the progress of respect for women by the length of their hair?”

Another MP, Karima Delli, wrote: “Big support for Ève Gilles, #MissFrance2024, in the face of hateful tweets on social networks of incredible violence! Swallow your venom, she is not only superb, Miss Nord pas de Calais is intelligent in embracing her diversity!”

Far-right politician Marine Le Pen also posted, “Congratulations to Eve Gilles, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais who becomes our new Miss France!”

“We’re used to seeing beautiful Misses with long hair, but I chose an androgynous look with short hair,” Gilles said, according to the outlet.

“No one should dictate who you are. Every woman is different, we’re all unique,” she said.

She also told a local paper that she’s used to being “body-shamed,” and initially was “too small” to meet the Miss France requirements – since contestants are required to be at least 5.57ft (1.7m) but she was only 5.56ft.

She claimed she “regained the missing millimeters through stretching.”