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Dethroned beauty queen won’t return her crown without an apology

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16-year-old May Myat Noe waits with her mother before entering the press conference, carrying the brown inside the box.
16-year-old May Myat Noe waits with her mother before entering a press conference, carrying the crown in a box. AP
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Myanmar beauty queen May Myat Noe
epa04380411 Myanmar’s first international beauty queen, May Myat Noe, winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014, sits with her tiara during a press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, 02 September 2014…. EPA
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Noe after winning the title.
Noe after winning the title AP
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Noe speaks during the press conference in Yangon, Myanmar September 2nd.
Noe speaks during the press conference in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sept. 2. AP
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Noe smiles alongside her mother San San Htwe during Tuesday’s press conference.
Noe smiles alongside her mother, San San Htwe, during Tuesday’s press conference. AP
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May Myat Noe
May Myat Noe, left, Myanmar’s first international beauty queen, winner of the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World, sits with her mother San San Htwe and her crown that she allegedly… AP
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Myanmar Runaway Beauty Queen
May Myat Noe, Myanmar’s first international beauty queen, winner of the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World, sits with her crown that she allegedly ran away with, during a press conference… AP
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Noe's mother becomes emotional after being asked what the experience was like.
Noe’s mother becomes emotional after being asked what the experience was like. AP
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May Myat Noe
May Myat Noe, Myanmar’s first international beauty queen who was stripped of her Miss Asia Pacific World title, talks to journalists during a press conference with her mother in Yangon,… AP