After controversy prompted Ms World’s reigning defending champion to resign, Ireland’s Kate Schneider 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 Ms. Sri Lanka contestant during the beauty pageant. That action led the organization to crown the first runner-up, Ms Ireland, the new Ms World 2020.
Ms. World’s Facebook, a beauty pageant for married women, published a photo of Schneider with the title of Ms. World.
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Jurie relinquished her title earlier this month, defending her decision to remove the crown from the head of Ms Sri Lanka’s titleholder Pushpika De Silva, who she claimed was unfit to participate in the match on April 4 because she was divorced. .
De Silva said she is divorced, but not divorced, from her husband.
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“Being separate is one thing. Divorce is another,” she said on Facebook.
Ms World 2019 Caroline Jurie, center, is leaving a police station after getting bail in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Jurie’s decision to remove the crown from the winning Ms Sri Lanka contestant on the podium shortly after the winner was announced, due to allegations that she was a divorcee, widespread condemnation on social media. The winner Pushpika de Silva who was later crowned again had complained to police that her head was injured when the clips of her crown were removed by Jurie.
(AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardena)
Jurie, who is also Sri Lankan, was charged with injuring De Silva during the televised broadcast. Four days later, she was arrested on charges of “simple hurt and criminal violence” and later released on bail.
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Jurie said she opposed “injustice” and that the parade was “tainted”. She said she wanted to make sure that every participant had an equal chance.
Mrs. World Inc. said in a statement Tuesday that Jurie’s “decision to step down voluntarily was made solely by Caroline herself”.
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The incident during the election, attended by the Prime Minister’s wife, caused a stir in Sri Lanka, where this year the last Mrs. World event will take place.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.