She’s the belle of the wedding ball.
Thylane Blondeau, the French bombshell twice crowned the “most beautiful girl in the world,” is taking on a new title today: Wife.
The 25-year-old model married partner Ben Attal, 29, with a town hall ceremony at the Mairie du 16ème arrondissement in Paris on Monday.
“Love,” wrote Blondeau, captioning an Instagram Stories post of herself and Attal, a French actor and DJ, exchanging sweet glances while exchanging vows this morning, just three months after announcing their engagement while enjoying a romantic getaway to Greece this spring.
With the Eiffel Tower as her big day backdrop, Blondeau beautified her flawless face in Dior cosmetics before slipping into custom couture by Eva Bouskila Bridal for her elegant “I Do’s.” The gown, an all-white floor-length number, came complete with a chic capelet.
She finished the luxe look with a stylish chignon embellished with dainty white flowers and sashayed down the aisle holding a bouquet of cream-colored calla lilies.
Blondeau and her groom, who donned a natty navy suit, arrived at their wedding venue in a platinum Porsche 356 Speedster, welcomed by a small sea of smiling guests snapping pictures and videos.
But the beaming bride’s no stranger to the splashy flash of the spotlight.
At age six, Blondeau, daughter of retired footballer Patrick Blondeau, skyrocketed to superstardom after being dubbed “the most beautiful girl in the world” by Vogue Enfants in 2006. The haute honor came just after the tot walked for Jean Paul Gaultier at the age of four.
By age 10, she became the youngest ever model to pose for Vogue Paris.
The controversial editorial, however, vexed critics who feared the photos “sexualized” the then-preteen as she wowed in short, low-cut dresses, high heels and makeup in the 2010 spread entitled titled “Quel Maquillage à Quel Âge?” which translates to “What Makeup at What Age?”
Blondeau went on to walk from Dolce & Gabbana at Milan Fashion Week at age 17 in 2017. She was, too, tapped to serve as a brand ambassador for L’Oreal, and named the face of a perfume by French designer Lolita Lempicka.
The bombshell was named “the most beautiful,” for the second time 12 years after first claiming the accolade, receiving the pretty praise via TC Candler’s 2018 annual awards list.
But Blondeau refused to let the laurels got to her head. In fact, she distanced herself from the designation in 2018, telling The Telegraph, “Even today, people are like, ‘You are the most beautiful girl.’ And I’m like, ‘No, I’m still not, I’m just a human being, a teenager.’”
While Blondeau has shied away from the cutesy commendation, other equally comely centerfolds have enjoyed receiving similar acknowledgements.
Leah Halton, 25, an Australian influencer, nearly stole the show from A-list artists such as Justin Bieber and Sabrina Carpenter as she was hailed the “most beautiful woman alive” after bursting onto the Coachella scene this April.
Stunners such as Israeli smokeshow Yael Shelbia, as well as the hotties of Colombia — the homeland of the “most beautiful women in the world,” according to a recent survey — have also earned the ritzy recognition.
Blondeau, however, seems to be happy simply basking in the beauty of her love.
She and Attal began dating in 2020, just after ending her relationship with French DJ Milane Meritte. The model and her new hubby first went Instagram official in January 2019.
Attal proposed with an enormous diamond set in a solid gold band in March. The twosome celebrated their engagement at the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel in Greece, nestled on the glamorous Athens Riviera with sweeping views of the Aegean Sea.
A giddy Blondeau shared the big news online, writing, “I said yes to my best friend. Here’s to forever.”
