Pretty Ugly: The Biggest Beauty Pageant Controversies
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Updated on April 13, 2021 04:35PM EDT
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Caroline Jurie
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Pushpika De Silva, a pageant queen who won the title of "Mrs. Sri Lanka" in April 2021, said she was injured after her crown was forcefully removed from her head onstage by a former winner.
The incident was captured on a televised broadcast of the ceremony, which showed De Silva being named the winner of Mrs. Sri Lanka before her crown was taken by Caroline Jurie, who won the pageant in 2019 and is currently the reigning Mrs. World.
In a video of the crowning ceremony published by the Colombo Gazette, Jurie cited a pageant rule that prevents women who have been divorced from winning the title.
"There is a rule that you have to be married and not divorced, so I am taking my first steps in saying that the crown goes to the first runner-up," Jurie told the audience.
De Silva later said she is not divorced, and that she'd be taking legal action against Jurie. Days later, Jurie gave up her own crown, and was also arrested for the incident, though released on bail. In a video post, she said she "will always stand for what I believe is right," and that she was only pushing for a "fair stage."
Ramsey Carpenter-Bearse
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In December 2019, the former Miss Kentucky admitted to sending nude photos of herself to a 15-year-old — and faces up to two years in prison for her crime.
"Since I am the adult, and he was just a teenager, it is my fault, and I accept full blame for the situation," Carpenter-Bearse, then 29, said in court on Dec. 17 while pleading guilty to a charge of possessing material depicting minors in sexually explicit conduct, WOWK-TV reported. "So that's how I'm guilty of this crime. I messed up big-time."
Carpenter-Bearse was crowned Miss Kentucky in 2014. After her reign, she began working as a teacher in West Virginia. According to a 2018 press release issued by the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, Carpenter-Bearse was charged last year with distributing obscene materials to a minor.
According to a criminal complaint first obtained by the Associated Press, the student's parents informed authorities that they had found lewd pictures on the boy's phone. The pictures, which were allegedly sent via Snapchat, had been saved to the phone's camera roll.
Sarah Rose Summers
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Miss USA 2018 issued an apology ahead of the December Miss Universe competition after she caught heat for an Instagram video in which she appeared to mock the English language skills of some of her fellow competitors.
"@MissUniverse is an opportunity for women from around the world to learn about each other's cultures, life experiences, and views. We all come from different backgrounds and can grow alongside one another," Summers wrote alongside a photo of herself and her fellow contestants embracing one another.
"In a moment where I intended to admire the courage of a few of my sisters, I said something that I now realize can be perceived as not respectful, and I apologize," Summers continued. "My life, friendships, and career revolve around me being a compassionate and empathetic woman. I would never intend to hurt another. I am grateful for opportunities to speak with Nat, Miss Cambodia, and H'Hen, Miss Vietnam, directly about this experience. These are the moments that matter most to me."
Summers was still allowed to continue in the Miss Universe pageant, though did not win.
The Miss Massachusetts Competition
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A beauty pageant contestant gave up her Miss Plymouth County crown and title after a skit in the June 30, 2018, Miss Massachusetts competition mocked the #MeToo movement.
Maude Gorman, who has been outspoken about being gang raped when she was 13, shared a post on Instagram announcing her resignation.
A video shared by the Observer shows the off-color comedy skit in which a woman asks a person dressed up as God why the Miss America was eliminating the swimsuit competition.
"We may have very well seen the last ever swimsuit competition on stage. It's very upsetting" the woman says. "And I'm trying to understand, God, why it happened."
"Me too, Amy," he replies, holding up a #MeToo sign and drawing laughs from the audience. The Miss Massachusetts Board of Directors later apologized for the joke on Facebook.- https://ctxt.io/2/AABQcW3FEw
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