A video of a brawl reportedly breaking out at the first ever Miss Sri Lanka New York beauty pageant which was held at the Vanderbilt in South Beach has gone viral on social media.

More than 300 attendees reportedly attended the beauty pageant held on Friday where Angelia Gunasekara was crowned as the Miss Sri Lanka New York.

Video footage shared on social media showed a number of Sri Lankans including the contestants engaged in the brawl  which also resulted in damage to property.

It was reported several persons were arrested over the clash.