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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Miss Pacific Islands pageant sparks diplomatic dispute after judges stopped at border

Miss Pacific Islands contestants - (Facebook/Miss Pacific Islands)

Accusations of fraud against a beauty pageant judge and a travel restriction barring their exit have resulted in a diplomatic row between the Solomon Islands and Samoa.

Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, head judge of Miss Pacific Islands, who is from Samoa, and judge Jane Glen Canas, from Vanuatu, were stopped from leaving the host country, Solomon Islands, on Monday, after claims that they interfered with the final results.

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