You might have travelled the world but you can’t escape the claws of immigration duty officers. Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters had to pay a heavy duty for her heavy crown when the immigration officers demanded Rs 4 lakhs for her crown.
Peters who landed in Mumbai on Thursday at 7 pm was carrying a replica of her Japanese crown. The South African winner was here to judge a beauty contest in NSCI, Worli. But it was only past midnight, at 1 am on Friday when Peters was let off with Rs 4 lakh as a duty.
Photo: Mid Day/Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters at the airport on Friday
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Peters was awarded the Miss Universe title with a Mikimoto tiara which costs around Rs 1.77 crore. However, she brought a replica of the diadem instead. Immigration officers stopped her and asked her to wait. They later enquired about the value of the replica and arrived at an estimate of Rs 11 lakh.