Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie has defended her actions at the recent Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant and relinquished her crown.
issuing a video statement today, Jurie expressed dismay over the recent actions at the pageant that led to controversy.
“i only wanted a fair stage and an equal opportunity for all contestants,” she said.
She insisted that she did not favour anyone at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant held on Sunday.
Jurie said that she will always stand for what is right and if those actions compromise the values that Mrs. World Incorporation stands for, then she feels for the people who gave her a fair chance to compete on the world stage.
She went on to say that rules and regulations are there for all and not find loopholes to win at any cost.
Jurie said that she had raised concerns from the beginning and stepped down from the judging panel a day before the contest, when her voice was not heard.
“The stand I took is the stand I took to serve the purpose,” she added.
She said that the purpose of Mrs. World is to celebrate married women.
At the end of the video Jurie removed the crown saying she is now ready to hand over the crown.
The next Mrs. World pageant is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in December.
During the pageant on Sunday, Mrs. World 2020 Caroline Jurie had uncrowned the winner of the Mrs. Sri Lanka contest, Pushpika De Silva, over claims that she was divorced. She had thereafter crowned the first runner-up as the winner.
However, Pushpika issued a statement announcing that she was not a divorcee and had filed legal action against Caroline Jurie. The organisers of the event later re-crowned Pushika.
Jurie was arrested over the incident yesterday and released on bail.
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Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie has defended her actions at the recent Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant and relinquished her crown.
issuing a video statement today, Jurie expressed dismay over the recent actions at the pageant that led to controversy.
“i only wanted a fair stage and an equal opportunity for all contestants,” she said.
She insisted that she did not favour anyone at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World pageant held on Sunday.
Jurie said that she will always stand for what is right and if those actions compromise the values that Mrs. World Incorporation stands for, then she feels for the people who gave her a fair chance to compete on the world stage.
She went on to say that rules and regulations are there for all and not find loopholes to win at any cost.
Jurie said that she had raised concerns from the beginning and stepped down from the judging panel a day before the contest, when her voice was not heard.
“The stand I took is the stand I took to serve the purpose,” she added.
She said that the purpose of Mrs. World is to celebrate married women.
At the end of the video Jurie removed the crown saying she is now ready to hand over the crown.
The next Mrs. World pageant is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in December.
During the pageant on Sunday, Mrs. World 2020 Caroline Jurie had uncrowned the winner of the Mrs. Sri Lanka contest, Pushpika De Silva, over claims that she was divorced. She had thereafter crowned the first runner-up as the winner.
However, Pushpika issued a statement announcing that she was not a divorcee and had filed legal action against Caroline Jurie. The organisers of the event later re-crowned Pushika.
Jurie was arrested over the incident yesterday and released on bail.
Read original story: Video : Chaos reigns at Mrs.Sri Lanka pageant; crown removed from winner after alleged rule breach
Pushpika’s case has been fixed in court for June/july 2021 and the Mrs. World contest will be held in December 2021, according to Daily Mirror
Pushpika’s husband in a Facebook post urged people not to involve him in the incident since he had not been living with Pushpika for the past four years.
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