Reigning Mrs World arrested over onstage melee in Sri Lanka
AP Newsroom
April 8, 2021 05:03 MYT
April 8, 2021 05:03 MYT
Mrs. World 2019 Caroline Jurie, center, leaves a police station after obtaining bail in Colombo. - AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena
COLOMBO: Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie has been arrested over the controversy at the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant.
The newly crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka, Pushpika De Silva, has filed a complaint with authorities over injuries and trauma caused by the melee that took place during Sunday's (04 APRIL 2021) competition when De Silva was crowned as the new Mrs. Sri Lanka and the crown was snatched off her head by Mrs. World 2020 winner, Caroline Jurie.
Jurie, who won Mrs. Sri Lanka in 2019, claimed De Silva couldn't be the winner because she was divorced, and not eligible to hold the title. She then passed the crown to the runner-up.
The Mrs. Sri Lanka organization has determined De Silva is the correct winner but De Silva says the event caused head injuries and emotional trauma.
Meanwhile, the Mrs. World organization has issued a statement that it is investigating the incident.
Jurie and Chula Padmendra, the National Director of Mrs. Sri Lanka World, are scheduled to appear in court on April 19.