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Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Shuzzi(m): 9:50am On Apr 08, 2021
Controversy erupted at the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant on Sunday, when a former title holder took the crown off the winner's head and falsely claimed she was a divorcee and therefore ineligible to take part.

Pushpika De Silva was named the competition winner to applause and cheers from spectators in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. Video footage from the event showed organizers placing the winners' sash around De Silva and the crown on her head.

Shortly afterward, the pageant's 2019 winner and Mrs. World 2020, Caroline Jurie, took to the stage and picked up the microphone. "I have a small request," she said. "As for the Mrs. World Inc., there's a rule that you'll have to be married, and not divorced. So, I'm taking my first step saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up."

Jurie then turned to a stunned De Silva, forcefully took the crown off her head and placed it on the first runner-up, who broke into tears and thanked the judges as De Silva walked away.

The Mrs. World series is an international beauty pageant for married women, founded in 1984. The winners of each country's title advance to the Mrs. World competition to face off against each other. Under the rules of the pageant, contestants must be "married as of the date of entry."

After the incident, organizers declared De Silva the official winner of the pageant, and said in a statement that contestants who were "legally married" were allowed to compete.

De Silva said in a statement posted on Facebook on Monday that she was currently separated from her husband "for personal reasons," but they were not divorced. If she had been ineligible, she would have been removed from the competition at the start, she said.

In her statement, De Silva described the incident as an insult and decried Jurie's actions, saying true queens do not snatch other women's crowns. In a second statement posted on Facebook on Tuesday, De Silva added she had forgiven those involved.

Mrs. World Inc. organizers said in a news release that they are reviewing the incident.

"We are deeply disturbed and sincerely regret the behavior of our current title holder, Mrs. Caroline Jurie, Mrs. World 2020, at the crowning," the statement said, adding the director of the Mrs. Sri Lanka pageant will be asking Jurie to apologize.

"Let it be known, Mrs. World Inc. does not sit in moral judgment," the organizers' statement said. "If the delegate sent by Mrs. Sri Lanka-World to compete in the international competition is legally married she will be accepted."

De Silva is said to have sustained injuries in the Scalp after the incident.

https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/mrs-sri-lanka-crown-intl-hnk-scli/index.html

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Millimann: 10:12am On Apr 08, 2021
Maybe they don drag man before.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by osamz007: 10:22am On Apr 08, 2021
women and their trouble

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Rayobest: 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
Okay
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Nobody: 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
Women never cease to amaze me

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by ictjobber: 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
...


And people still don't believe that the future is female.


.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by brainpulse: 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
The world is fermiworst

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Jamiubond009(m): 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
kk grin
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by shaggy007(m): 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
osamz007:
women and their trouble

Their trouble no dey finish.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Sijo01(f): 11:35am On Apr 08, 2021
Their cup of tea undecided
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Genea(f): 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
And so what? Is divorce a disease?

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by kingajibola(m): 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
End time crown.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by KanuSE: 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
Our lovely ladies are in trouble today. grin

MODs wey dey push female-bashing materials com FP no get joy at all and must be sexist. cool

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Wonk(m): 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
Bulltongue!
We ain't amaz'd; matter of fact, we were expectin' that shit to happen, but who cares?
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Bahamas95(m): 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
The future is truly feMALE grin








Women and jealousy...........

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by INTEGRITYA1(m): 11:36am On Apr 08, 2021
Okay
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by TalkTalkTwins(m): 11:37am On Apr 08, 2021
In one thread, a woman stole a purse grin
In another, they were talking about Kylie Jenner who stole a title

Now here's another trying to steal an award

The future is female brethren

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by NinaArsenal(f): 11:37am On Apr 08, 2021
My gender too like trouble.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by peacettw: 11:37am On Apr 08, 2021
Despicable behaviour

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by NiRfreak(m): 11:37am On Apr 08, 2021
Women's purpose seems to be to showcase their beauty to the world, and be taken by the highest bidder to bed to get them pregnant and care for babies.
Any other purpose is superfluous

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Great30: 11:38am On Apr 08, 2021
Ok
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Humbrown23(m): 11:38am On Apr 08, 2021
Is this the future they are planning?
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Nobody: 11:39am On Apr 08, 2021
shocked Nothing Simbi no go see for school
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Danny50: 11:39am On Apr 08, 2021
Must the man beat and divorce her?? I weep for 9ja men.

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Aieboocaar(m): 11:39am On Apr 08, 2021
Daughters of eve always hating on themselves.

THE FUTURE IS TRULY FEMALE!!! grin grin grin

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by TriCee: 11:40am On Apr 08, 2021
Lol, some ladies and their jealous wahala

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by konkonbilo(m): 11:40am On Apr 08, 2021
angry women and jealousy are 5&6

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Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by Coronavirus1: 11:41am On Apr 08, 2021
Lesson learn stay in your husband House don't jump up and down olosho ashi
Re: Mrs. Sri Lanka Pageant Controversy: Former Title Holder Snatches Winner's Crown by ImmaculateJOE(m): 11:41am On Apr 08, 2021
The Future is Female..

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