Miss England Rachel Christie has surrendered her crown after being arrested in connection with an assault at a nightclub.
Pageant organizers say that Christie, 21, wants to focus on clearing her name.
Allegedly, she punched Miss Manchester, Sara Beverley Jones, 24, in the face at a Manchester club after the two had gotten into an argument.
Christie, who is the first black woman to be crowned Miss England, was taken into custody and has been bailed until January, 2010.
Rachel Christie is the niece of former sprinter Linford Christie. She is also a heptathlete who hopes to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games.
The two were allegedly arguing over a TV personality from Sky1′s Gladiators program when the assault occurred.
Jones is believed to be an ex-girlfriend of gladiator Tornado (real name, David McIntosh), while Christie is his current girlfriend.
Miss England organizers released the following statement:
“Due to the media attention following the allegations against her, Rachel Christie has now decided to withdraw from the Miss World competition and relinquish her Miss England crown.
“Rachel will concentrate on clearing her name and focus on training for the 2012 Olympics until this case is resolved.”
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