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Pageant queen, 20, stripped of title after she’s filmed brawling in street with woman over her ex
A PAGEANT queen was stripped of her title after she was filmed brawling in a street with another woman over her ex-lover.
Disgraced Thayssa Florindo, who was crowned Miss Iuna 2022, lost the coveted title after she was involved in the punch-up in Brazil.
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According to authorities, the incident happened in Ibatiba, Espirito Santo, on March 31.
The catfight was filmed by horrified onlookers who then posted it on social media.
At the end of the clip, one of the brawlers can be seen looking into the camera and saying: "I hit her hard, I'll hit her hard again... try me and I'll hit another."
Florindo, 20, later confessed to being the woman in the footage.
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As a result the glam model lost her title and was disqualified from the Miss Universe Espirito Santo 2023 competition.
Florindo told local media she resented the decision to ban her because she was not drunk during the fight.
She said: "I was just very angry for being attacked with a drink in my face."
The victim, who has remained anonymous, alleged she was assaulted and threatened by Florindo.
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She gave her version of events to beauty pageant officials, resulting in the Brazilian national being stripped of her title.
However, Florindo claimed the woman, who used to be her friend, falsely insinuated that she was romantically involved with her ex-boyfriend.
She said: "On Friday, I was in the same environment as her in Ibatiba.
"She came and started provoking me, she pushed me, I let it go and went to the other side of the street."
Florindo claimed the two females had a conversation, but the woman allegedly started the fight by throwing a drink at her.
She said: "I pulled her off me.
"As soon as I pulled her off me, one of my friends went to talk to her so she wouldn't fight with me over a guy.
"In the meantime my friend talked to her, she went and slapped my friend in the face.
"They both got into a fight, it was a nasty fight, the others filmed it and this video started to spread and at the end of the video I was talking, I was very angry."
The other woman, however, told local media: "Thayssa is not easy.
"She didn't lose the title for nothing - she has messed with many girls, especially on Twitter.
"On the day of the fight she had said to talk.
"While we were talking, she threw a beer can at me and I threw it back at her, and that turned into a big mess and I can't explain what happened anymore.
"So, in summary, besides her not having the position of a Miss, not representing the city and none of us women, because it's easy to keep provoking one and another, and she had been provoking me for a long time, it's complicated."
A spokesman for Miss Universe Espirito Santo confirmed Florindo had been disqualified for breaking a contract clause.
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The clause reads: "The candidate may be expelled from the contest or have their title cancelled if the candidate commits any situation that generates violence, non-compliance with the standard ethics related to interpersonal relationships, or illegal acts during the fulfilment of the title."
The alleged victim reported the incident to police and filed a lawsuit against Florindo.
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