Beauty queen runs off with $100k crown

Burma’s first international beauty queen has absconded with her $100,000 crown after being stripped of her title reportedly for being rude and dishonest, organisers said yesterday.

May Myat Noe’s photograph was blacked out on the Miss Asia Pacific World website, the word “dethroned” stamped alongside her name.

“She thinks as long as she keeps this crown, she’s the winner,” said David Kim, director of media for the South Korea-based pageant. “She’s not.” Organisers said Noe had “lied” and proved to be untrustworthy, but provided few details.