The winner of the “Mrs Sri Lanka” magnificence pageant ended up in hospital with head wounds after her crown was snatched away in an on-stage bust-up.
The ugly scenes unfolded moments after magnificence queen Pushpika De Silva received the “Mrs Sri Lanka” title at Colombo theatre on Sunday evening and he or she was briefly topped by prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s spouse Shiranthi Rajapaksa.
Mrs World Caroline Jurie, who was on the ceremony, abruptly appeared on stage and introduced Ms De Silva stands disqualified and can’t maintain the title as a result of she is divorced.
“I’m taking my first steps saying that the crown goes to the primary runner up,” Ms Jurie mentioned. “There’s a rule that forestalls ladies who’ve already been married and are divorced.”
Because the reside viewers watched, Ms Jurie walked in the direction of Mrs Sri Lanka and ripped off her gold crown, rapidly eradicating a set of pins within the course of because the state of affairs turned heated on stage.
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Ms De Silva was compelled to stroll off the stage and the tearful first runner-up was topped as a substitute, as everybody on the stage cheered.
The contestant was hospitalised for her head accidents as a result of brawl, reported EconomyNext.
She later took to Fb and described the incident as “injustice and insult,” saying she would take authorized motion.
“I’m nonetheless an un-divorced lady,” she mentioned. “A real queen is just not a lady who snatches one other lady’s crown, however a lady who secretly units one other lady’s crown!”
She acknowledged that she is separated from her husband and lives together with her youngster and dared the jury to supply proof of the claims.
“I haven’t hidden from the world that I’m with my youngster. I even have private causes to be that means. However, being aside is one. Divorce is one thing else,” she mentioned.
The organisers of the Mrs Sri Lanka World pageant have mentioned they are going to return the crown to Ms De Silva on Tuesday and investigations have begun into the matter.
The police mentioned Ms De Silva had lodged a grievance and each events have been requested to show up for the inquiry.
“The minor offence department is investigating this ugly incident on the magnificence contest,” an officer mentioned at Colombo’s Cinnamon Gardens police station.