Miss World Sri Lanka

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Miss World Sri Lanka
Formation1953
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters Colombo
Location
Membership
Miss World
Official language
Sinhala
Tamil

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.

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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 World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Asia Pacific International pageants.

Since 1953 the official winner competed at Miss World, sometimes a handpicked delegate is sent. 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.

YearMiss World Sri LankaPlacementSpecial Awards
2023 Kavindi Nethmini [1] Unplaced
2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
2021 Sadé Greenwood [2] Top 40
2020Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020
2019 Dewmini ThathsaraniUnplaced
2018 Nadia Gyi [3] Unplaced
2017 Dusheni Silva [4] Unplaced
2016 Amritaa De SilvaUnplaced
2015 Thilini AmarasooriyaUnplaced
2014 Chulakshi Ranathunga Unplaced
2013 Iresha Asanki de SilvaUnplaced
2012 Sumudu PrasadiniUnplaced
2011 Pushpika Sandamali Unplaced
2010 Fallon RanasingheUnplaced
2009 Gamya Wijayadasa Unplaced
2008 Rochelle CorreaUnplaced
2007 Maria Colombage Unplaced
2006 Dannielle Kerkoven Unplaced
2005 Nadeeka Perera Unplaced
2004 Anarkalli Jay Aakarsha Unplaced
2003 Sachini Stanley Unplaced
2002 Nilusha GamageDid not competeSri Lanka Boycotted
2000 Ganga GunasekeraUnplaced
1999 Dilumini de Alwis JayasingheUnplaced
1994 Nushara Rusri Pramali FernandoUnplacedCompeted in Miss Universe 1994
1993 Chamila WickremesingheUnplaced
1992 Ishara Abelashini MakolangeUnplaced
1991 Jackie Emelda BennettUnplaced
1990 Angela Mary Jane GunasekeraUnplaced
1989 Serena DanversUnplaced
1988 Michelle KoelmeyerUnplaced
1987 Priyanjali Marina Frances de AlwisUnplaced
1986 Indira GunaratneUnplaced
1985 Natalie GunewardeneUnplaced
1984 Bhagya Udeshinka GunasingheUnplaced
1983 Fiona WickremesingheDid not competeDue to personal reasons
1982 Tania Colleen Anne PereiraUnplaced
1981 Sonya Elizabeth TuckerUnplaced
1980 Bernadine Ramanyake UnplacedMiss Asia Pacific 1981, Mrs. World 1985
1979 Shamila WeerasooriyaUnplaced
1978 Manohari VanigasooriyaTop 15
1977 Sharmini SenaratnaUnplaced
1976 Tamara Ingrid SubramanianDid not competeProtest against South Africa's race policies [5]
1975 Angela SeneviratneUnplaced
1974 Vinodini Roshanara JayskeraUnplaced
1973 Shiranthi Wickremesinghe UnplacedCompeted in Miss Universe 1973
1971 Gail AbayasingheUnplaced
1970 Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip [6] Top 15
1968 Nilanthie WijesingheUnplaced
1967 Therese FernandoUnplaced
1966 Priscilla MartensynUnplaced
1965 Shirlene Minerva de SilvaUnplacedCompeted in Miss Universe 1965
1964 Marina Dellerene SwanUnplaced
1963 Jennifer Anne FonsekaTop 15
1961 Sushila PereraUnplaced
1955 Viola Sita GunarateUnplaced
1954 Jeannette de JonkUnplaced
1953 Manel Illangakoon [6] 3rd runner-up

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