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After controversy prompted the reigning Mrs. World titleholder to resign, Kate Schneider from Ireland has been crowned the new winner.
Mrs. World Inc. said it received Caroline Jurie s resignation after she forcibly pulled the crown off the head of a Mrs. Sri Lanka contestant during the beauty pageant. That action prompted the organization to crown the first runner-up, Mrs. Ireland, the new Mrs. World 2020.
The Facebook of Mrs. World, a beauty pageant for married women, published a photo of Schneider with the title of Mrs. World.
The reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie has resigned her title weeks after she was involved in a controversy at the Mrs Sri Lanka beauty pageant event. “I stand proud today, knowing that I stood up for what is right. I believe the Mrs. World Crown stands for a purpose,” Jurie wrote in a statement shared […]
Updated: April 21, 2021, 11:56 am
Mrs. World 2019 Caroline Jurie, center, leaves a police station after obtaining bail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Jurie’s decision to remove the crown from the the winning Mrs. Sri Lanka contestant on stage moments after the winner was announced, because of claims she was a divorcee, drew widespread social media condemnation. The winner Pushpika de Silva who was crowned again later had complained to police that her head was wounded when the clips of her crown were removed by Jurie. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
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