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Mrs World arrested over assault on newly crowned Mrs Sri Lanka at beauty pageant
Caroline Jurie (centre) walking out of the Cinnamon Gardens Police station after posting bail in Colombo on April 8, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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Reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie, friend arrested for onstage brawl at Mrs Sri Lanka event
Jurie had announced that de Silva is a divorcee and only married women are qualified to become Mrs Sri Lanka.
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Former Mrs. Sri Lanka 2019 and current Miss World Caroline Jurie leaves Cinnamon Gardens Police Station after being released on bail in Colombo on April 8, 2021. (Photo | AFP) By AFP
COLOMBO: Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current Mrs World on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new Mrs Sri Lanka .
Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current Mrs World on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new Mrs Sri Lanka . Caroline Jurie yanked the crown off Pushpika de Silva minutes after she was declared Mrs Sri Lanka 2020 in a Sunday gala at Colombo s Nelum Pokuna theatre. Jurie was the previous year s Mrs Sri Lanka and had gone on to win the Mrs World competition organised by a California-based company. De Silva needed hospital treatment after the incident, seen by stunned spectators in a packed venue as well as a live social media audience.
Mrs World 2019 Caroline Jurie arrested for assaulting Mrs Sri Lanka 2020
Mrs World 2019 Caroline Jurie arrested for assaulting Mrs Sri Lanka 2020
Mrs World 2019 Caroline Jurie has been arrested on charges of assault, after she pulled the crown off the head of the new Mrs Sri Lanka, Pushpika De Silva.
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Caroline Jurie taking the crown away from Pushpika De Silva
Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current Mrs World on charges of assault over an on-stage scuffle in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new Mrs Sri Lanka.
WHAT HAPPENED AT MRS SRI LANKA PAGEANT?
Caroline Jurie yanked the crown off Pushpika De Silva minutes after she was declared Mrs Sri Lanka 2020 in a Sunday gala at Colombo s Nelum Pokuna Theatre.
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Updated April 8, 2021
Former Mrs. Sri Lanka 2019 and current Miss World Caroline Jurie (2L) leaves Cinnamon Gardens Police Station after being released on bail in Colombo on April 8, 2021, following her arrest on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new “Mrs Sri Lanka”. PHOTO: LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP
Colombo police on Thursday arrested the current “Mrs World” on charges of assault over an on-stage fracas in which she pulled the crown off the head of the new “Mrs Sri Lanka”.
Caroline Jurie yanked the crown off Pushpika de Silva minutes after she was declared “Mrs Sri Lanka 2020” in a Sunday gala at Colombo’s Nelum Pokuna theatre.