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Sydney Beauty Queen Sentenced To Prison For Dealing Ice

"Her offending was driven by a desire to make money"

A former beauty queen has been sentenced to a two-year custodial sentence for the supply of methamphetamines.

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As Nine News reports, 20-year-old Najah Jackson-Ghamrawi reportedly broke down in tears on Thursday at the NSW District Court as a series of text messages were read out that had been sent from her phone about selling prohibited drugs. 

โ€œYouโ€™re looking at 35 to 37 max. Youโ€™ll be paying 37 max because prices have gone up now,โ€ one of the messages from December, 2016 read.

Another said: This is the best on the market. Are you happy? If you think too expensive, then go elsewhere.โ€

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Jackson-Ghamrawi was pulled over for erratic driving on December 21, 2016. Insider her car, police found 22g of ice and $9000 in cash.

According to The Daily Mail, Jackson-Ghamrawi is a former beauty queen who won Miss Lebanon Emigrant Australia 2016. 

During her sentencing hearing, Judge Colefax told the court: โ€œHer offending was driven by a desire to make money.

โ€œNo sentence other than full-time imprisonment would be appropriate.โ€.

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A judge will now determine if her two-year sentence will be spent in prison or under house arrest. 

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