The 2021 Mrs.World Beauty Pageant which was scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka has been moved to Las Vegas in the US, the organizers of the pageant announced today.
The organizers said the pageant will take place at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino from January 9 -16, 2022.
They further said entries are still open, urging contestants to apply via the official website www.MrsWorld.com.
The cause for the pageant to be moved to the USA from Sri Lanka is unknown.
However, the Mrs. Sri Lanka for World pageant held in Sri Lanka in April this year ended up in a controversy after the former Mrs. Sri Lanka Caroline Jurie uncrowned winner of the pageant Pushpika Silva.
Jurie had uncrowned Silva minutes after she was announced as the winner over claims that a divorcee cannot participate in the event, which was against the regulations of the pageant.
Jurie and model Chula Padmendra who had caused the controversy at the event were arrested and released on bail, after which Caroline Jurie relinquished her Mrs. World Crown. (NewsWire)