Event highlights

On October 17, ten candidates competed for the title of Mister France Gard 2026 at the Forum in Laudun-l’Ardoise. The competition required participants to be comfortable in both a boxing outfit and a formal evening gown, as well as to speak confidently in front of a jury.

Jury composition

The jury included Maha Outaleb and Sidonie Hours, deputy mayors of Laudun-l’Ardoise, Christophe Molines, Mister Méditerranée 2025, Océane Marsaudon, Miss Excellence Languedoc 2025, Roger Jean, a resident of Laudun, and Rémy Fagnon, a journalist with TV Sud.

Winner crowned

At the end of the evening, Éric-Nicolas Gorse, a native of Alès and resident of Crès, was crowned the winner. For this Crès resident, stepping onto the stage was already a milestone in his personal journey.

Personal background

The young man explains that he used to be overweight before he started exercising. Since then, this practice has become central in his life, to the point of becoming a professional project: he wants to become a sports coach and, in the long term, open his own gym.

Cause advocacy

The winner wants to raise awareness about breast cancer. "A beauty contest as big as Mister France was a goal," he says. At 27 years old, he is now the holder of a departmental sash.

Personal motivation

This new visibility, Éric-Nicolas Gorse wants to use it to raise awareness about breast cancer. He reminds that the disease also affects men. However, his commitment mainly comes from the ordeal his mother went through. "It is a cause that touches me because my mother had it," he explains, before adding that she recovered. Behind the sash and the evening gown, the new Mister France Gard also wants to make this message heard.