- The husband of a Brazilian beauty-pageant contestant threw a wild tantrum after his wife lost.
- The man rushed on stage after the winner was announced and smashed her crown to the floor.
The husband of a beauty-pageant runner-up in Brazil threw a wild tantrum when his wife failed to clinch the first prize.
Videos posted on social media show Emannuelly Belini and Nathally Becker, the two frontrunners for the Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023 pageant, holding hands before Belini was declared the winner of the competition on Saturday.
Just as an officiator was placing the crown on Belini's head, Becker's husband stormed up on stage and grabbed the crown, TMZ reported.
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The man — seen in the video wearing tight jeans and a black shirt — threw the crown to the floor, grabbed Becker by her hair briefly, and tried to drag her off the stage.
He briefly paused to pick the crown up and slam it on the floor again, prompting screams from the audience. Security guards then rushed to remove him from the stage.
The pageant organizers issued a statement on Instagram on Monday, saying that they condemned the actions of the man who "invaded the stage and aggressively destroyed the crown."
They said that they would be taking "appropriate legal measures" against him.
The organizers did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.