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– –<\/span><\/p>\n A beauty pageant in Brazil on Saturday was interrupted during the crowning ceremony by the husband of one of the contestants who emerged as a runner-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n The finale of Miss Gay Mato Grosso 2023 wasn\u2019t a pleasant sight as the enraged husband went on a rampage because the second place wasn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n In a video shared online,\u00a0the two frontrunners of the pageant, Miss V\u00e1rzea Grande Emannuelly Belini and Miss Cuiab\u00e1 Nathally Becker could be seen holding hands on stage as they waited for the winner to be announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n Right after the winner was announced and a pageant official moved to place the crown on Bellini\u2019s head, Becker\u2019s hot-headed husband walked up on the stage and snatched the crown away, smashing on to the floor.<\/p>\n The man tried to get his wife to leave the stage with him before returning to grab the crown and throw it to the ground a second time, before security officials intervened and dragged him backstage.<\/p>\n Following the dramatic incident, the pageant organizers released a statement\u00a0on Instagram on Monday condemning the man\u2019s actions, noting that they would take \u201cappropriate legal measures\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe vehemently condemn the incident that occurred at the time of the crowning of the elected Miss, when the partner of Miss Cuiab\u00e1\u2026invaded the stage and aggressively destroyed the crown,\u201d pageant officials wrote in a message translated from Portuguese.<\/p>\n \u201cWe would like to inform you that the legal team for our contest has been contacted and will take the appropriate legal measures,\u201d officials continued.<\/p>\n \u201cWe sympathize with the elected Miss, as well as with the Miss who was in second place, since she is not responsible for\u2026attitudes of third parties,\u201d officials added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n