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Miss England gives up crown after fracas reports

Miss England gives up crown after fracas reports

Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rachel Christie is seen the day after winning the Miss England Title at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, in London Tuesday July 21, 2009. The first black Miss England said Tuesday she wept with joy when she won the contest, and spoke of her hope that she will act as a role model for young people.(AP Photo/ Ian West/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **

Associated Press

Posted on November 6, 2009 at 10:40 AM

LONDON (AP) — The reigning Miss England has relinquished her crown after being accused of a fight in a bar.

Pageant organizers say Rachel Christie has also withdrawn from next month's Miss World competition in South Africa.

They said in a statement that the 21-year-old heptathlete will now focus on clearing her name and training for the 2012 Olympics.

British newspapers reported that Christie got into a dustup with another beauty queen — Miss Manchester Sara Beverley Jones — in a nightclub earlier this week.

Greater Manchester Police said Friday that a 21-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation at the city's Mansion nightclub on Monday. She was released on bail pending further enquiries.

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