Miss BumBum 2018 contestants tussle on stage as one accuses a rival of cheating with ‘plastic butt’

THE annual Miss BumBum competition has ended in a shambles after contestants resorted to violence on stage following cheating allegations.

THIS year’s Miss BumBum competition has ended in a shambles after contestants resorted to violence on stage following cheating allegations.

The fight was sparked by one contestant accusing the other of having a surgically enhanced derrière.

The eye-popping scenes unfolded on Monday shortly after Ellen Santana was crowned the winner for Miss BumBum 2018.

The 31-year-old model and dancer was representing the northern Brazilian state of Rondônia in the competition.

UVA, right, repeatedly shouted that Santana was a cheat and the competition was a farce. Picture: Splash News.

But moments after she was declared the winner, she was physically stripped of her winner’s sash by fellow contestant Aline UVA from Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil.

UVA, a 27-year-old massage therapist, was heard shouting that the competition was a farce and claiming that the winner’s bum was surgically enhanced.

She added: “I fulfilled all the rules of the game, my butt is real, but her butt is plastic!

“Miss Bumbum is a farce. Today I could prove all this.”

Santana eventually had her rightful title returned to her. Picture: Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles.

Organisers of the annual competition were forced to intervene to calm the frantic scenes and ensure the winner’s sash was handed back to Santana.

The Miss BumBum competition has been held annually in Brazil since 2011.

It was founded by journalist and entrepreneur Cacau Oliver, and aims to crown the best buttocks in Brazil.

A woman’s buttocks are considered an important element of physical beauty in Brazilian culture. Picture: Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles.

Commenting on the fracas, Oliver said the drama was “part of the contest”.

The televised competition has 27 contestants who represent the country’s different states, with 15 women making it to the finals.

The winner receives 50,000 Brazilian Reals (about SAU18,000) in endorsement deals and instantly becomes a celebrity in the country.

After yanking the winner’s sash off Santana, UVA puts it on herself. Picture: Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles.

This year’s competition included two Trans women for the first time, although this wasn’t accepted by all the participants.

Rivals of one — Paula Oliveira, 27 — this year tried to get her booted out of the contest because she was born a man.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission.