Why A Mrs World Stripped Mrs Sri Lanka Winner Of Her Crown On Stage

The Sri Lankan beauty queen said that she suffered head injuries as the crown was being removed from her head.

The winner of Sri Lanka's popular beauty pageant, "Mrs Sri Lanka", sustained head injuries after a fight broke out on stage during the crowning ceremony. It all started when beauty queen Pushpika De Silva bagged the "Mrs Sri Lanka" title on Sunday. Moments after Mrs De Silva concluded her victory walk, the reigning Mrs World and 2019 Mrs Sri Lanka, Caroline Jurie, did something unexpected. She snatched the crown from Mrs De Silva's head and awarded it to the first runner-up.  Caroline Jurie also had an explanation for this. In a video uploaded by the Colombo Gazette, Mrs Jurie explained on stage that as per pageant rules a divorced woman cannot hold the title. "There is a rule that you have to be married and not divorced. So, I am taking the first step in saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up," she said.    The video shows Mrs Jurie tugging and pulling at the crown that was entangled in Mrs De Silva's hair as other contestants look on. A visibly shaken Mrs De Silva walked away from the stage as the first runner-up went on to give her victory speech.  The entire incident was telecast on national TV.