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Myanmar beauty queen 'wants apology in return for crown' | |
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The Burmese beauty queen who was stripped of her title last week is refusing to give back her crown to South Korean pageant organisers. | The Burmese beauty queen who was stripped of her title last week is refusing to give back her crown to South Korean pageant organisers. |
In an emotional press conference, May Myat Noe said she would only hand back her $100,000 (£60,300) crown after she received an apology from organisers. | In an emotional press conference, May Myat Noe said she would only hand back her $100,000 (£60,300) crown after she received an apology from organisers. |
Ms May won the Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 competition which was held in Seoul in May. | Ms May won the Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 competition which was held in Seoul in May. |
Last week organisers accused her of being ungrateful and dishonest. | Last week organisers accused her of being ungrateful and dishonest. |
Ms May is Myanmar's first ever international beauty queen, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon. | Ms May is Myanmar's first ever international beauty queen, says the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon. |
She told reporters she was forced to lie about her age and organisers had demanded that she have "head-to-toe" plastic surgery. | |
She also denied claims that she had run off with the crown, saying she had boarded the plane for Myanmar without realising she had been dethroned. | |
Organisers had claimed she had "lied" to them and did not show them respect, but did not give further details. | Organisers had claimed she had "lied" to them and did not show them respect, but did not give further details. |
It later emerged that there was a disagreement between Ms May's mother and the organisers over how Ms May would be managed. | It later emerged that there was a disagreement between Ms May's mother and the organisers over how Ms May would be managed. |
Our correspondent says that the South Korean organisers are now planning to sue Ms May, and may get the police involved to try and retrieve the tiara. |