Irish woman named Mrs World after winner arrested for grabbing crown from rival’s head on stage
Barry Moran
Updated: 21 Apr 2021, 16:54
AN Irish woman has been named Mrs World after the winner quit following an on-stage row where she pulled the crown off a rival’s head.
Kate Schneider, who was previously named runner-up in the beauty pageant for married women, was crowned the winner after the resignation of reigning title holder Caroline Jurie.
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Caroline Jurie pulled the crown off the head of the winner of the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant,
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Irish woman Kate Schneider has been named the new Mrs World 2020
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Sri Lanka: Mrs World Arrested On Assault Charges After Pageant Stage Brawl
Jurie was arrested for injuring beauty pageant Mrs. Sri Lanka Pushpika de Silva after she brutally plucked the crown off her head over disputed marital status.
Colombo police on Wednesday arrested Mrs World Caroline Jurie for injuring beauty pageant Pushpika de Silva on charges of assault, CNA reported. Jurie plucked the Mrs World crown off De Silva’s head with coercion over her marital status dispute that caused Mrs Sri Lanka head injuries. During the Sunday’s gala that streamed live from Colombo s Nelum Pokuna theatre, Jurie shocked the spectators after she angrily snatched the crown from De Silva in an on-stage bust-up at Mrs Sri Lanka crowning ceremony alleging that de Silva lied that she had separated with her husband, where as a matter of fact, she was divorced.