Miss World Sri Lanka

Miss World Sri Lanka is a beauty contest held in Sri Lanka to select the country's representative to the Miss World. This is a list of women who have represented the Sri Lanka at the Miss World pageant.

History

Sri Lanka debut in 1953 at Miss World pageant. Previously the country named as Ceylon for competing at the pageant in 1957 to 1972. Nowadays, the official name for the country named as Sri Lanka. Miss Sri Lanka pageant became national franchise for Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Asia Pacific International pageants.

Since 1953 the official winner competed at Miss World but in tradition after 1957 the winner competed at Miss Universe pageant and the runner-ups for Miss World, Miss International and Miss Asia Pacific International. Fortunately, Sri Lanka has one International winner from Miss Asia Pacific International, Bernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanyake in 1985, she was crowned the official winner in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In 1996 Miss Sri Lanka did not exist but Sri Lanka representatives crowned by another organization.

In 2003 the new pageant built as Miss World Sri Lanka pageant and the winner would be representing Sri Lanka at Miss World pageant. The pageant was hosting by TV Derana.

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Since 2003 the winner of Miss World Sri Lanka represents her country at Miss World. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss World Sri Lanka	Placement	Notes
2014	Chulakshi Ranathunga	Unplaced
2013	Iresha Asanki de Silva	Unplaced
2012	Sumudu Prasadini	Unplaced	Top Model (Top 47)[1]
2011	Pushpika De Silva	Unplaced	Beauty With A Purpose (Top 30)[2]
2010	Fallon Ranasinghe	Unplaced	Beach Beauty (Top 40)[3]
2009	Gamya Wijayadasa	Unplaced
2008	Rochelle Correa	Unplaced
2007	Maria Colombage	Unplaced
2006	Rapthi Kerkoven	Unplaced
2005	Nadeeka Perera	Unplaced
2004	Anarkalli Jay Aakarsha	Unplaced
2003	Sachini Stanley	Unplaced
2002	Nilusha Gamage	Did not compete	Sri Lanka Boycotted
2000	Ganga Gunasekera	Unplaced
1999	Dilumini de Alwis Jayasinghe	Unplaced
1994	Nushara Rusri Pramali Fernando	Unplaced	Competed in Miss Universe 1994
1993	Chamila Wickremesinghe	Unplaced
1992	Ishara Abelashini Makolange	Unplaced
1991	Jackie Emelda Bennett	Unplaced
1990	Angela Mary Jane Gunasekera	Unplaced
1989	Serena Danvers	Unplaced
1988	Michelle Koelmeyer	Unplaced
1987	Priyanjali Marina Frances de Alwis	Unplaced
1986	Indira Gunaratne	Unplaced
1985	Natalie Gunewardene	Unplaced
1984	Bhagya Udeshinka Gunasinghe	Unplaced
1983	Fiona Wickremesinghe	Did not compete	Due to personal reasons
1982	Tania Colleen Anne Pereira	Unplaced
1981	Sonya Elizabeth Tucker	Unplaced
1980	Bernadine Ramanyake	Unplaced	Miss Asia Pacific 1981, Mrs. World 1985
1979	Shamila Weerasooriya	Unplaced
1978	Manohari Vanigasooriya	Top 15
1977	Sharmini Senaratna	Unplaced
1976	Tamara Ingrid Subramanian	Did not compete	Protest against South Africa's race policies[4]
1975	Angela Seneviratne	Unplaced
1974	Vinodini Roshanara Jayskera	Unplaced
1973	Shiranthi Wickremesinghe	Unplaced	Competed in Miss Universe 1973
1971	Gail Abayasinghe	Unplaced
1970	Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip[5]	Top 15
1968	Nilanthie Wijesinghe	Unplaced
1967	Therese Fernando	Unplaced
1966	Priscilla Martensyn	Unplaced
1965	Shirlene Minerva de Silva	Unplaced	Competed in Miss Universe 1965
1964	Marina Dellerene Swan	Unplaced
1963	Jennifer Anne Fonseka	Top 15
1961	Sushila Perera	Unplaced
1955	Viola Sita Gunarate	Unplaced
1954	Jeannette de Jonk	Unplaced
1953	Manel Illangakoon[6]	3rd runner-up

See also

• Miss Earth Sri Lanka
• Miss Universe Sri Lanka
• Miss Sri Lanka Online

References

External links

• Official website of Miss World
• Pageantopolis