 Witnesses said none of the contestants were involved ( Tiktok) She claimed her competitor shouldn't have won, and should've been disqualified because she was divorced. But the organiser said that social media users have blamed the scuffle on an inaccurate Sri Lankan stereotype, calling the ruck "just a fight". 'Sri Lankans are good people,' she said. 'It's just a fight — fights happen, kids fight. That happens in any culture, any nationality, it doesn't have to be Sri Lankans. "We're not that type of people.' The event organiser said she was disappointed because the fight distracted from the efforts of the 14 young women ( Tiktok) She was also disappointed about how the fight has overshadowed the toil and hard work of the 14 young women. 'It's very sad to see,' Fernando said. 'The girls were so happy. You should see the effort, you should see the time they put into this, but they didn't get a single minute to enjoy it.' More than 300 people came to watch the pagean){kind=link}
The now viral video shows a group of men and women laying into each other after New York City’s first Miss Sri Lanka at the Vanderbilt in South Beach
A beauty pageant turned ugly in New York when a brawl erupted between contestants at an after party.
In a now-viral video, a melee erupts as a mob of well-dressed men and women lay into each other after NYC’s first ever Miss Sri Lanka beauty pageant.
The motive for the fight at the The Vanderbilt in South Beach, which is home to a large Sri Lankan population, is currently unknown.
Sujani Fernando, one of the organisers, said none of the contestants were involved in the brawl.