Reigning Miss Scotland Lucy Sophia Thomson is accused of biting and racially insulting a male colleague ‘while she was drunk’ at Edinburgh rugby event
The reigning Miss Scotland is accused of biting and racially insulting a male colleague at a sporting event.
Video footage, filmed by a spectator, reportedly shows security personnel trying to escort Lucy Sophia Thomson off the ground during the Edinburgh City Sevens rugby event on Saturday.
The 24-year-old from Dunfermline is the founder and owner of the Scottish Fashion Association and was crowned Miss Scotland last July.
Allegations that Ms Thomson physically assaulted “someone at her workplace” during the event and called him the N-word while drunk have since circulated online.
The businesswoman’s Instagram account is private.
Lucy Thomson wins Miss Scotland pageant in July 2022; it is alleged that the businesswoman, 24, struggled with security at the Edinburgh City 7s event on Saturday 17 June, with allegations of a physical and racist attack since circulating online
MailOnline has contacted the Scottish Fashion Association for comment and Ms Thomson for comment.
The music video shows a blonde woman in cream shorts ostensibly struggling with security personnel at Peffermill Playing Fields in Edinburgh, where the rugby matches took place.
The spectator who filmed the images told the Daily Record newspaper he had been to school with Mrs. Thomson and said, ‘I recognized her from school. We clocked her earlier in the day, we knew she was there.’
He added: ‘A lot of people saw it and filmed it – you couldn’t see it happening. She is intended as an ambassador for Scotland. If this was just another person, nobody would care, but in that context it’s different.”
Allegations of racism have surfaced on social media in the days following the incident, with one post stating, “This individual violently racially and physically assaulted our friend today while he was at work in public.”
The poster claimed Ms Thomson bit the person in question and called him ‘the N word’.
Allegations against Ms Thomson have been circulating on social media ever since
The entrepreneur has set her Instagram profile to private. Police have confirmed they are investigating an incident on Edinburgh’s Peffermill Road on Saturday, where the rugby matches took place
The Instagram post currently on the Scottish Fashion Association’s Instagram page; the account was founded by Ms. Thomson
Scotland Police revealed that an incident had occurred, saying: ‘Around 9pm on Saturday 17th June 2023 we received a report of a disturbance and a hate crime on Peffermill Road in Edinburgh. Investigations are underway.’
A message currently on the stories of the Scottish Fashion Association, which Ms Thomson owns, reads: ‘SFA is aware of the incident on 17th June 2023. We are taking this matter extremely seriously and will provide an update in due course. ‘
Online, many have distanced themselves from the Scottish Fashion Association following the allegations.
Glasgow’s largest student fundraising event, the GU Fashion Show, posted a statement to its Instagram stories saying: Given the recent allegations against @scottishfashionassociation, we would like to emphasize that GUCFS does not condone such conduct and that we are stepping back from our association with this organization as result.’