Mrs World removes Mr Sri Lanka’s crown after falsely claiming her ineligibility as a divorcee

Things took a dramatic turn for Pushpika De Silva, the winner of Ms. Sri Lanka’s beauty pageant, after former incumbent and Mrs. World 2020, Caroline Jurie, snatched her crown.

According to CNN, Jurie falsely claimed that De Silva was divorced and therefore unable to participate in the pageant.

“I have a small request,” Jurie told CNN. “As for Mrs. World Inc., there is a rule that you should get married and not get divorced. So I’m taking my first step by saying the crown goes to the first runner-up. ”

Jurie then proceeded to forcefully remove the crown from De Silva’s head and place it on the first runner-up, CNN reports.

Organizers later declared De Silva the official winner of the pageant, saying in a statement that contestants who were “legally married” could compete.

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In a statement posted on her Facebook page, De Silva said she was currently separated from her husband “for personal reasons.” but they were not divorced and, if not eligible, would have been removed from the competition.

According to a press release, the organizers of Ms. World Inc. they said they were reviewing the incident.

“Let me know, Ms. World Inc. is not based on moral judgment,” the statement said. “If the delegate sent by Ms. Sri Lanka-World to compete in the international competition is legally married, she will be accepted.”