Topless videos may cost Peruvian pageant winner her crown

Last Saturday, 19-year-old Johana Nakano was chosen as Miss Chiclayo. Less than a day later, videos of her taken several years ago were leaked on the web including one where she appears topless.

The mayor of the city, Roberto Torres, immediately called for her to be stripped of the crown but pageant organizers decided to wait until the matter had been fully investigated.

Pageant organizers have formed a "Court of Honor" that will make a final decision on the matter and reccomend action the organizing committee. Torres did succeed in ensuring she was not allowed to take part in the city's 173rd anniversary celebrations this weekend.

A former boyfriend who Nakano has declined to identify, released the videos onto the web almost immediately after she won the pageant. She says she was 15-years-old when they were taken.

The teenager said she wants to keep the crown and has retained an attorney to represent her. She also says she will be pursuing legal action against the man who released the videos.

"I am not interested in the crown," she said. "I want my dignity."