Woman at bikini contest busted in high heel flap in Stuart

Will Greenlee | Treasure Coast Newspapers

STUART — A 24-year-old woman in a swimsuit contest got busted after accusations she conked another contestant with high heel shoes, a report states.

The high heel hullabaloo happened May 21 at the sixth annual Stuart Sailfish Regatta, which features racing heats involving enormously powerful boats thundering around a course at the Stuart Causeway.

It also features the Miss Sailfish Regatta Bikini Contest.

A Martin County Sheriff’s detective assigned security at the “swimsuit contest” reported learning of “an assault involving two of the female contestants in which one female hit the other with her high heel shoes,” according to a report released June 19.

Erica Mize, of Port St. Lucie, said a 23-year-old woman “told her she was going to ‘beat her (backside).’” But it was Mize, 24, who ultimately got a notice to appear in court on a battery charge.

Mize said when the contest was over, the 23-year-old woman yanked her arm trying to take her to the ground. Mize said she pushed the woman away and “when she swung her arm her shoes hit (the 23-year-old woman).”

Meanwhile, the 23-year-old woman told investigators she hadn’t seen Mize before the competition.

The 23-year-old woman said Mize said “you should go to the gyno because you’re in for a rude awakening,” the report states.

The 23-year-old woman said Mize is her boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend. She said she tapped Mize on the shoulder to talk to her after they got off stage.

“Mize turned around and hit her on the head with her high heel shoes,” the report states.

The type of high heel, such as a wedge, stiletto, pump, spool heel or platform, wasn’t specified.

Witnesses said Mize swung the shoes at the 23-year-old woman, conking her in the head. The 23-year-old woman had a small lump on her head.

The report did not identify the winner of the Miss Sailfish Regatta Bikini Contest, the qualifications for which were not clear.