Caroline Jurie, the reigning Mrs. World, relinquished her title following her involvement in an incident that led to the alleged physical harm to Mrs. Sri Lanka, Pushpika De Silva.
“I am now ready to hand over the crown,” Jurie said in a video statement on Instagram on Friday when she removed a silver crown from her head. “After all, one honest chance is all a woman needs.”
The statement comes after she was arrested on Thursday for pulling the crown off Mrs Sri Lanka’s head, and allegedly sustained injuries in the beauty pageant.
Earlier this week, De Silva accused Jurie, the winner of the Mrs. World 2020 competition, which is also from Sri Lanka, that he injured her head after she stormed onto the stage and stated that a rule stipulates that the winner of the match must be married and not divorced.
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“I want to express my dismay at the recent actions that have led to controversy,” Jurie said in her statement on Friday. “I have no personal anger with anyone. I have no agenda. For me, all participants in the Sri Lanka final were special. I just wanted an honest stage and an equal opportunity for all participants so that they have their could deliver best. “
She went on to insist that she “from the beginning” insist on the “rules and regulations” of the competition.
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“As I see it, Mrs World’s goal is to marry all women who are married and still strive to overcome their dreams, along with the obligations and responsibilities that a married woman strives to fulfill,” he said. Jury explains.
In this photo taken on April 4, 2021, the winner of mrs. Sri Lanka 2020 Caroline Jurie (2-L) the crown of the winner of 2021, Pushpika de Silva (C). (Photo by – / AFP via Getty Images)
The beauty queen emphasized that she had resigned a principle from the competition judging panel the day before the match when she felt her voice was not being heard.
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‘I know I burst a few bubbles, created a conversation and even a discussion about class and values that a queen carries [the] crown must stand, ”Jurie admitted, but insisted that she act on behalf of the values she stands for.
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During the television competition, Jurie takes De Silva’s crown and places it on the runner-up, asking De Silva to step off the stage. However, in a Facebook post about the incident, De Silva noted that although she is divorced, she is “a woman who is not divorced” and therefore feels the crown was taken improperly and ‘insultingly’ from her.
Ajith Rohana, police spokesperson, said earlier that the police had received a complaint from De Silva that his head was injured.
Rohana said Jurie and a model, Chula Padmendra, were arrested on Thursday on charges of ‘simple wounded and criminal force’ and were later released on bail. The two women were ordered to appear in court on April 19.
Fox News’ Melissa Roberto and The Associated Press Contributed to This Report