The 'Most Beautiful Girl in the World' at 6 Is Now 25 and Married — See Her Wedding Photos

The ceremony came three months after a surprise engagement an ocean away, and it's already split opinion online — not just about the man she married, but about her face.

For nearly 20 years, Thylane Blondeau has been known by the nickname she received as a little girl. As new images from her intimate Paris wedding spread online, many people are once again comparing the child they remember with the woman she has become.

The celebration also revived an old conversation. While many admired Blondeau's appearance, others questioned whether the label that launched her career is one she ever wanted in the first place.

A Paris Wedding, Three Months in the Making

Thylane Blondeau said "I do" in Paris, France, on Monday, June 29, 2026. The 25-year-old French model wed Ben Attal in an intimate civil ceremony, with the Eiffel Tower standing in the background as the couple exchanged vows.

The wedding took place in Paris' 16th arrondissement, just a short distance from where Blondeau grew up. Blondeau gave fans a front-row seat to the day, sharing a string of moments on her Instagram Stories, including glimpses of the couple arriving at city hall.

The pictures showed a quiet, polished celebration, far from a flashy red-carpet affair, despite the bride's fame. The engagement itself came together fast. Blondeau and Attal got engaged in Greece earlier this year, meaning the pair went from proposal to "married" in roughly three months.

Fans React to Her Adult Look

Her recent wedding photos have triggered a massive wave of online commentary regarding her adult appearance. Some critics flooded social media to dissect how her face has changed over the years.

One user commented on a People Facebook post, writing, "The 'most beautiful girl in the world' and she's already getting facial injections at age 25. I sincerely hope the modelling industry hasn't screwed her up as badly as most of us assume it has."

Another observer pointed, "And the adult doesn't have blue eyes." However, many others rushed to her defense, with one stating, "She is still beautiful."

The debate continued to brew across multiple platforms. On a TMZ Facebook post, one person wrote, "Willing to bet that she absolutely hates that label."

Another fan encouraged people to research her current looks, commenting, "Look her up on Google. Yep..STUNNING 💙." Still, others debated the ultimate title, with one writing, "Most beautiful? No. But she is pretty."

The Weight of an Unforgettable Label

Long before her wedding day, Blondeau was carrying a massive reputation. She was famously named the "Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Vogue Enfants in 2006 when she was only six years old.

That year, the publication ran a spread featuring Blondeau, and one image in particular took off: a little blue-eyed girl gazing into the camera with a look far older than her years. The label stuck for good.

It wasn't her first brush with the fashion world, either. At just three years old, Blondeau was scouted on the Champs-Élysées by a talent spotter for Jean-Paul Gaultier, who insisted she walk his runway the very next day.

Her mother initially refused, telling the scout her daughter wasn't with an agency — but Gaultier wouldn't take no for an answer, and Blondeau was on the catwalk before she'd even started school. However, her early success caused immense controversy far beyond French shores.

A Vogue Paris shoot featuring her at age 10 in heavy makeup and gold stilettos sparked an international debate about the sexualization of children, forcing her mother to close her Facebook fan page.

By 16, she had become an ambassador for L'Oréal Paris, building a modeling career that ran alongside — and sometimes ahead of — her childhood. Despite carrying the label for nearly two decades, Blondeau has spent years trying to shrug it off.

She Never Wanted the Title

The daughter of television presenter Veronika Loubry and retired footballer Patrick Blondeau spent her youth pushing back against the heavy praise. She opened up about the intense title in a past interview with The Telegraph.

In the 2018 interview, she explained that the title never meant much to her as a kid, saying, "People are like, 'you know, you're the most beautiful girl in the world,' and you're like, 'I'm not, I'm just playing with my iPad.'"

Even as a teenager, the label kept following her around — and she kept pushing back on it just as hard, insisting, "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.'"

Her mother shut down a fan page created for her in childhood, partly in response to the backlash the 2006 photo shoot triggered. The images had sparked debate in the U.S. and U.K. over how young children, especially girls, were being styled and photographed for fashion.

A Label That Still Won't Let Go

Nearly 20 years after a single photograph turned a toddler into a global talking point, Blondeau is still being measured against it — this time as a married woman instead of a six-year-old in a magazine spread.

Her wedding to Ben Attal may have been a quiet, private affair held just steps from where her unlikely career began. But online, the same question that's trailed her since childhood resurfaced almost instantly: does she still live up to the name strangers gave her before she could even spell it?

If her past comments are anything to go by, Blondeau has her own answer — and it has nothing to do with anyone else's opinion of her face.