Mrs World
Mrs. World is the first beauty pageant for married women creating that new genre in 1984. It is the sister pageant of Mrs. America.
The current Mrs. World is Kate Schneider from Ireland named Mrs. World following the resignation of Caroline Jurie after a big controversy.
HISTORY
Initially, Mrs. World was known as Mrs. Woman of the World for their 1984, 1986 and 1987 competions. It’s the pageant sister of Mrs. America.
The Concept for “Mrs. World” has its roots in one of the oldest and most respected of all competitions – “Mrs. America.” That extravaganza was reorganized by David Marmel featuring a more contemporary and glamorous approach. While beauty is the key element, contestants are also urged to voice their opinions about marriage and current events.
Mrs. World features directors in 80 countries which has elevated the combined systems to the largest and most successful of its genre in the world.
The Concept for “Mrs. World” has its roots in one of the oldest and most respected of all competitions.
The Mrs. World 2020 Pageant was held on December 6, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada where Caroline Jurie, from Sri Lanka, was initially crowned. The 2021 pageant was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, extending Jurie’s reign until the next anticipated pageant. However, in April 2021, Kate Schneider from Ireland was named Mrs. World following the resignation of Jurie.
The Mrs. World 2022 pageant is set for December 2021.
Controversies
In April 2021, Caroline Jurie, the outgoing 2019-2021 Mrs. World winner and former Mrs. Sri Lanka World, was the subject of global controversy after she took the crown off from the head of 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka World winner Pushpika De Silva announcing that the winner should be married but not divorced.
Jurie wrongly claimed to the pageant audience that De Silva is divorced and was crowned contrary to the pageant rules, then proceeded to forcefully take the crown from De Silva’s head, and on her own accord crown the runner up as winner, placing the crown on the runner up’s head who then believed she had won. De Silva ran off the stage in tears, with the runner up confused and giving an acceptance speech.
De Silva and the pageant organization later announced that Jurie was factually wrong, that De Silva is not divorced and remains legally married though estranged, and that legal action would be taken against Jurie for the assault, resulting alleged head injuries, and public humiliation. De Silva was treated in hospital for these alleged head injuries, and police said de Silva lodged an official complaint on April 5, 2021 against Jurie and another woman identified as Chula Manamendra who forced the crown away from her. Police said an investigation into the assault complaint was underway.
De Silva was reinstated as Mrs. Sri Lanka shortly after when it was made clear that no pageant rules were broken by her win. The Mrs. World pageant was reported to be investigating the matter to determine further possible internal and external actions against Jurie.
An alleged ongoing divorce case for De Silva may have led to Jurie forming a factually incorrect assumption that De Silva was divorced, which then prompted the detrimental actions Jurie took against De Silva and the pageant.
After being arrested and released on bail, Caroline Jurie posted an Instagram video in which she defended her decision.
Chula Padmendra mentioned in an interview that there were no auditors and translators in the Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 pageant, and not all contestants were treated equally on stage due to a favoritism scandal as seen by witnesses and other evidence. The scandal will be presented in an upcoming court case in regards to this incident.
The Mrs World organization announced later in April that Kate Schneider from Ireland, who was the first runner up when Jurie won the title, was the winner following the voluntary resignation of Caroline Jurie.
PAGEANT
The Mrs. World pageant is open to married women. They are searching for a poised, articulate and stunning married woman. The delegates must be married as of the date of entry, at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the country in which the candidate compete.
Mrs. World features directors in 80 countries.
TITLEHOLDERS
From 1950, the title is post-dated. In this table, we note the year of the competition.
| Year | Titleholders | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  | Rosy SENANAYAKE | Sri Lanka |
| 1985 | No contest held | ||
| 1986 |  | Astrid DE NAVIA | Colombia |
| 1987 |  | Barbara RILEY | New Zealand |
| 1988 |  | Pamela NAIL | United States |
| 1989 |  | Lucila BOGGIANO | Peru |
| 1990-1994 | No contest held | ||
| 1995 |  | Marisol SOTO DE VOLIO | Costa Rica |
| 1996-1998 | No contest held | ||
| 1999 |  | Starla Kay STANLEY | United States |
| 2000 |  | Aditi GOVITRIKAR | India |
| 2001 |  | Nicole BRINK | United States |
| 2002 |  | Suzanna VICHINRUT | Thailand |
| 2003 | No contest held | ||
| 2004 |  | Sima BAKAHR | Israel |
| 2005 |  | Sofia ARZHAKOVSKAYA | Russia |
| 2006 |  | Diane TUCKER | United States |
| 2007 |  | Natalia SHMARENKOVA | Ukraine |
| 2008 |  | Victoria RADOCHINSKAYA | Russia |
| 2009 | No contest held | ||
| 2010 |  | April LUFRIU | United States |
| 2011 | No contest held | ||
| 2012 |  | Kaley SPARLING | United States |
| 2013 | No contest held | ||
| 2014 |  | Marina ALEKSEICHIK | Belarus |
| 2015 |  | Candice ABRAHAMS | South Africa |
| 2016 |  | Guiliana Miryam ZEVALLOS | Peru |
| 2017 |  | Alice LEE GIANNETTA | Hong Kong |
| 2018 |  | Jennifer LÊ | Vietnam |
| 2019 |  | Caroline Jurie (resigned) | Sri Lanka |
 | Kate SCHNEIDER (designed) | Ireland | |
| 2020 | No contest held due to the pandemic | ||
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA |