Caroline Jurie won the entire Mrs World competition last year in Las Vegas
Colombo:
A Mrs World winner facing criminal charges after an on-stage fracas at a Sri Lankan beauty pageant has relinquished her title, organisers said Wednesday.
Caroline Jurie made international headlines after yanking the crown off the winner at the local segment of Mrs World in Sri Lanka at a Colombo theatre this month.
Jurie won the entire Mrs World competition last year in Las Vegas but California-based Mrs World Inc. said in a statement she had now voluntarily stepped down and the 2020 crown has now gone to runner up Kate Schneider of Ireland.
Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021 03:26 PM MYT
Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie leaves the Chief Magistrates Court after being released on personal bail by the courts, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 19, 2021. Reuters pic
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COLOMBO, April 21 The reigning Mrs World, Caroline Jurie, has resigned her title, the organisation running the pageant said late yesterday, weeks after she was involved in a controversy at the Mrs Sri Lanka event.
Jurie was arrested and released on bail this month after a fracas at the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant in Colombo, where Jurie forcibly removed the winner’s crown, claiming the other woman was a divorcee and not qualified to win the title.
The reigning Mrs World, Caroline Jurie, has resigned her title after her arrest
Pushpika De Silva, 31, won title during ceremony in Colombo earlier this month
Previous winner Caroline Jurie, 28, who is also Mrs World, snatched the crown
Event organiser since confirmed Ms De Silva is not divorcee and returned crown
Police confirmed Jurie and another model involved in on-stage fracas arrested