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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
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Mrs World Caroline Jurie was arrested after forcibly removing the tiara off newly crowned Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika De Silva s head at the competition. De Silva reportedly suffered injuries from when Jurie pulled off her crown. Jurie along with model Chula Padmendra were arrested for charges of simple hurt and criminal cause, police spokesman Ajith Rohana told BBC. They both were later released on bail and are expected to appear in court. In a video of the crowning ceremony Jurie cites a pageantrule that prevents women who have been divorced from winning the title. There is a rule that you have to be married and not divorced, so I am taking my first steps in saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up, Jurie tells the audience. She then takes the crown from the winner s head and places it on runner-up, prompting De Silva to walk offstage, the video shows. In a Facebook post, De Silva admitted she was separated, but not divorced and said