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| In this photograph taken on April 4, 2021, winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka 2020 Caroline Jurie |
It might not have been as vicious as Tonya Harding when in 1994 her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly orchestrated a physical assault on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, Harding's competition. But Caroline Jurie is kind of in the same boat in terms of what she allegedly did. I say "allegedly" only because it absolves me of legal repercussions, but the incident was broadcast on national TV.
Police have arrested Jurie, the Mrs. World 2020 winner after she allegedly injured another contestant during the Mrs. Sri Lanka beauty pageant last Sunday. [H/T BBC]
During the ceremony, Jurie, who won Mrs. Sri Lanka in 2019 and went on to win the Mrs. World title, took the crown from 2021 winner Pushpika De Silva. Jurie claimed De Silva couldn't win Mrs. Sri Lanka because she was divorced.
The competition organizer and De Silva later confirmed she is still married. De Silva also posted about the incident on Facebook, saying she suffered pain on her skull when the crown was snatched from her head and has been treated for injuries, according to BBC News.
During the ceremony, Jurie, who won Mrs. Sri Lanka in 2019 and went on to win the Mrs. World title, took the crown from 2021 winner Pushpika De Silva. Jurie claimed De Silva couldn't win Mrs. Sri Lanka because she was divorced.
The competition organizer and De Silva later confirmed she is still married. De Silva also posted about the incident on Facebook, saying she suffered pain on her skull when the crown was snatched from her head and has been treated for injuries, according to BBC News.
De Silva also said she would take legal action for the "unreasonable and insulting" way she was treated.
Police reportedly questioned Jurie and Chandimal Jayasinghe, the national director of Mrs. Sri Lanka World, about the incident, according to BBC News.
"Police arrested Caroline Jurie and model Chula Padmendra over Sunday's incident on charges of simple hurt and criminal cause," police spokesman Ajith Rohana told told BBC News. They are to appear in court April 19th.
Had the event been for "Mrs. Chicago," bullets would have been flying.
After taking the crown, Jurie had placed it on the first runner up's head, but De Silva has now been re-crowned, the pageant organizers said. They also expect Jurie to issue a public apology but anonymous sources say that nobody is holding their breath.
"We are disappointed," Jayasinghe told BBC News after the incident. "It was a disgrace how Caroline Jurie behaved on the stage and the Mrs. World organization has already begun an investigation on the matter."
After taking the crown, Jurie had placed it on the first runner up's head, but De Silva has now been re-crowned, the pageant organizers said. They also expect Jurie to issue a public apology but anonymous sources say that nobody is holding their breath.
"We are disappointed," Jayasinghe told BBC News after the incident. "It was a disgrace how Caroline Jurie behaved on the stage and the Mrs. World organization has already begun an investigation on the matter."
For now, Jurie is out and may not actually go to prison.
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