I slept with Miss World crown over fears it may be stolen

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- BY SANDRA MALLON

FORMER Miss World Rosanna Davison revealed she slept with her priceless crown as she feared it would be robbed from her home.

The crown is adorned with clear sapphire blue and turquoise stones and, as of 2021, is said to be worth €680,000.

Only the reigning Miss World and selected staff of the Miss World Organisation are allowed to touch the head piece, and the replica tiara.

Rosanna told us: "It has semi-precious jewels and diamonds and stuff. So it's under strict security. I wasn't allowed anyone to really have it, to keep it myself.

"They had someone to look after it all the time. You know, you wear it for the occasion and then youd give it back.

"There was one occasion I had to... I think I was travelling to Canada or somewhere the next morning and I needed to keep it in the house overnight, and I remember just having it in my room.

"I think I probably slept with it beside me because I had to keep such a close eye on it. But yeah, it's worth quite a bit, very precious."

Rosanna, 40, said she never realised how tight security would be around the crown until she won it in 2003.

She added: "They would always have someone to keep an eye on it. But it's so striking a design, the blue and turquoise."