Ève Gilles

Gilles was born in Dunkirk to parents Bruno and Édith Gilles (née Calapin-Latchoumy), and was raised in the town of Quaëdypre in the Nord department. Her father is a French land surveyor, while her mother works as his secretary and comes from the town of Sainte-Marie in Réunion, with Tamil Indian ancestry originating from the Malabar Coast. Gilles is the youngest of three daughters, with elder sisters Lisa and Lucie. In her youth, Gilles was active in a variety of activities, such as dance, athletics, and equitation, and had been elected as a class representative throughout her education. At age 14, Gilles was diagnosed with the neurological condition paroxysmal dyskinesia, and she did not publicly reveal her diagnosis until October 2024. Gilles was educated at Lycée Jean-Bart in Dunkirk, where she aspired to become a neurologist and graduated with her baccalauréat with mention très bien honors in 2021.

Prior to becoming Miss France, Gilles was a student at the University of Lille, studying mathematics and computer science with the career aspiration of becoming a statistician. She had previously completed one semester of medical studies, but did not return after deciding that she no longer wished to pursue the medical field. After ending her medical studies, Gilles spent one semester working at an egg factory in Wormhout, before returning to school as a mathematics and computer science student.