Beauty queen busted

A NICOSIA beauty queen was yesterday remanded in custody on suspicion of stealing clothes from her employer and selling them out the back door.

Elina Nicolaou, 20, was elected runner-up Miss Young at last October’s Miss Young and Miss Tourism contest.

She was arrested by the CID on Thursday night at Larnaca Airport as she arrived back from Athens. She had been in the Greek capital as a competitor in the Face of the Year beauty contest.

Nicolaou was brought to Nicosia for questioning. She stands accused of stealing clothes worth up to £20,000 from the clothing importer where she worked, selling them on and pocketing the cash.

The brunette was remanded for eight days by Nicosia District Court.

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