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| Formation | 1953 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Colombo |
| Location | |
| Membership | |
Official language | Sinhala Tamil |
President | Nirmal Bandara |
Miss Universe Sri Lanka (formerly known as Miss Ceylon) is a national pageant in Sri Lanka to choose ambassador for the Miss Universe pageant.
Miss Sri Lanka identified in 1953 with Manel Illangakoon of Colombo and became the oldest national pageant in Sri Lanka. [1] The name of Sri Lanka previously named as British Ceylon between 1902 and 1948 then made an independence in 1948 as Ceylon. In 1953 was the first beauty pageant era in Sri Lanka by its government in Colombo. The first Miss Ceylon went to Miss World and debuted at Miss Universe in 1955 with Maureen Neliya Hingert of Colombo. [2]
In 1973 Ceylon changed its name as Sri Lanka as permanent. Miss Sri Lanka crowned national winner to Miss Universe and also runners-up to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Asia Pacific International.
In 1997 beauty pageant in Sri Lanka had separated and did not exist at Miss Universe until 2004 where Sri Lanka had no national franchise holder in that period. Shivanthini Dharmasiri is the last Miss Sri Lanka between 1953 and 1996. [3]
In 2005 twelve finalists competed for the title. [4] The pageant nowadays is in under Mrs. Rosita Wickramasinghe and sponsoring in different companies per year. [5] [6]
Beginning in 2024, Nirmal Bandara took over the Miss Universe license in Sri Lanka.[ citation needed ]
Miss Sri Lanka has become national franchise holder for Miss Universe and Miss International.
| Number of wins under Miss Sri Lanka | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pageant | Wins | |
| Miss Universe | 0 | |
| Miss International | 0 | |
| Year | Miss Sri Lanka | District | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Manel Illangakoon | Colombo | Miss Ceylon Beauty Pageant – British Ceylon-Government |
| 1954 | Jeannette de Jonk | Colombo | |
| 1955 | Maureen Neliya Hingert | Colombo | |
| 1957 | Camellia Rosalia Perera | Colombo | |
| 1960 | Yvonne Eileen Gunawardene | Colombo | Miss Sri Lanka – Sound and Vision with Bandula Jayasekera Productions |
| 1961 | Kamala Athauda | Kalutara | |
| 1962 | Yvonne D'Rozario | Colombo | |
| 1963 | Manel de Silva | Colombo | |
| 1964 | Dona Annette Felicia Kulatunga | Colombo | |
| 1965 | Shirlene Minerva de Silva | Colombo | |
| 1966 | Lorraine Roosmalecocq | Colombo | |
| 1967 | Seedevi de Zoysas Tewaitta Ragama | Colombo | |
| 1968 | Sheila Jayatilleke | Colombo | |
| 1969 | Marlene Beverly Seneveratne | Colombo | |
| 1970 | Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip | Colombo | |
| 1971 | Gail Abayasinghe | Colombo | |
| 1972 | Damayanthi Gunewardena | Colombo | |
| 1973 | Shiranthi Wickremesinghe | Badulla | The wife of the sixth President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| 1974 | Melani Irene Wijendra | Colombo | |
| 1975 | Shyama Hiramya Algama | Colombo | |
| 1976 | Genevieve Bernedette Parsons | Colombo | |
| 1977 | Sobodhini Nagesan | Colombo | |
| 1978 | Dilrukshi Wimalasoonya | Colombo | |
| 1979 | Vidyahari Vanigasooriyar | Colombo | |
| 1980 | Bernadine Rosi Ramanayake | Colombo | |
| 1981 | Renuka Varuni Jesudhason | Matale | |
| 1982 | Ann Monica Tradigo | Colombo | |
| 1983 | Shyama Ayesa Cecilia Fernando | Colombo | |
| 1984 | Nilmini Iddamalgoda | Colombo | |
| 1985 | Ramani Liz Bartholomeusz | Colombo | |
| 1986 | Indra Kumari | Colombo | |
| 1987 | Nandaine Wijiegooneratna | Colombo | |
| 1988 | Deepthi Alles | Colombo | |
| 1989 | Veronica Ruston | Colombo | |
| 1990 | Roshani Aluwihare | Colombo | |
| 1991 | Diloka Seneviratne | Colombo | |
| 1992 | Hiranthi Devapriya | Colombo | |
| 1993 | Chamila Wickramesinghe | Colombo | |
| 1994 | Nushara Fernando | Colombo | |
| 1995 | Shivani Vasagam | Colombo | |
| 1996 | Shivanthini Dharmasiri | Colombo | |
| 2005 | Rozanne Diasz | Gampaha | Miss Universe Sri Lanka – Rosita Wickramasinghe (Essential Entertainment) directorship |
| 2006 | Jacqueline Fernandez | Colombo | Bollywood Actress |
| 2007 | Aruni Madusha Rajapakse | Kandy | |
| 2008 | Faith Landers | Badulla | |
| 2010 | Ishanka Madurasinghe | Kegalle | |
| 2011 | Stephanie Siriwardhana | Colombo | Sri Lanka-Lebanese descent |
| 2012 | Sabrina Herft | Colombo | |
| 2013 | Amanda Ratnayake | Colombo | |
| 2014 | Avanti Marianne | Colombo | |
| 2016 | Jayathi De Silva | Colombo | |
| 2017 | Christina Peiris | Colombo | |
| 2018 | Ornella Gunesekere | Colombo | |
| 2024 | Melloney Dassanayake | Colombo | Nirmala Bandara directorship |
| Year | Miss Sri Lanka | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmal Bandara directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024 | |||||
| 2024 | Melloney Dassanayake [7] | Unplaced | |||
| Rosita Wickramasinghe directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2005 and 2018 | |||||
| Did not compete between 2019 and 2023 | |||||
| 2018 | Ornella Mariam Jayshree Gunesekere | Unplaced |
| Ornella was 3rd Runner-up at Miss Supranational 2016, Top 10 and Miss Popular Vote at Miss Grand International 2015 and Top 15 and Miss Friendship at Miss Tourism International 2011. | |
| 2017 | Christina Peiris | Top 16 | Crowned in special event after the annual Miss Sri Lanka did not recruit candidates to make a batch. | ||
| 2016 | Jayathi De Silva | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 2015 | |||||
| 2014 | Avanti Marianne | Unplaced | |||
| 2013 | Amanda Ratnayake | Unplaced | |||
| 2012 | Sabrina Herft | Unplaced |
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| 2011 | Stephanie Siriwardhana | Unplaced | Sri Lanka-Lebanese descent | ||
| 2010 | Ishanka Madurasinghe | Unplaced | |||
| 2009 | Faith Landers | Did not compete | |||
| 2008 | Aruni Madusha Rajapakse | Unplaced | Aruni won in 2007 and allocated to Miss International 2007 before coming to Miss Universe 2008. | ||
| Did not compete in 2007 | |||||
| 2006 | Jacqueline Fernandez | Unplaced |
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| 2005 | Rozanne Diasz | Unplaced | |||
| Sound and Vision with Bandula Jayasekera Productions — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1958 and 1996 | |||||
| Did not compete between 1997 and 2004 | |||||
| 1996 | Shivanthini Dharmasiri | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | Shivani Vasagam | Unplaced | |||
| 1994 | Nushara Fernando | Unplaced | |||
| 1993 | Chamila Wickramesinghe | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Hiranthi Devapriya | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Diloka Seneviratne | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | Roshani Aluwihare | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | Veronica Ruston | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | Deepthi Alles | Unplaced | |||
| 1987 | Nandaine Wijiegooneratna | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | Indra Kumari | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Ramani Liz Bartholomeusz | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 1984 | |||||
| 1983 | Shyama Ayesa Cecilia Fernando | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Ann Monica Tradigo | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Renuka Varuni Jesudhason | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya | Unplaced | |||
| 1979 | Vidyahari Vanigasooriyar | Unplaced | |||
| 1978 | Dilrukshi Wimalasoonya | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Sobodhini Nagesan | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Genevieve Bernedette Parsons | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Shyama Hiramya Algama | Unplaced | |||
| 1974 | Melani Irene Wijendra | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Shiranthi Wickremesinghe | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 1972 | |||||
| 1971 | Gail Abayasinghe | Unplaced | |||
| 1970 | Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip | Unplaced | |||
| 1969 | Marlene Beverly Seneveratne | Unplaced | |||
| 1968 | Sheila Jayatilleke | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 1967 | |||||
| 1966 | Lorraine Roosmalecocq | Unplaced | |||
| 1965 | Shirlene Minerva de Silva | Unplaced | |||
| 1964 | Dona Annette Felicia Kulatunga | Unplaced | |||
| 1963 | Manel de Silva | Unplaced | |||
| 1962 | Yvonne D'Rozario | Unplaced | |||
| 1961 | Ranjini Nilani Jayatilleke | Unplaced | |||
| British Ceylon-Government directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1955 and 1957 | |||||
| Did not compete between 1958 and 1960 | |||||
| 1957 | Camellia Rosalia Perera | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 1956 | |||||
| 1955 | Maureen Neliya Hingert | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| Year | Miss International Sri Lanka | Placement at Miss International | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosita Wickramasinghe directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International between 2005 and 2018: Below is the list of Miss International Sri Lanka winners under Miss Sri Lanka Organization between 2005 and 2018, Rosita directorship. Began 2019 an independent pageant, Miss International Sri Lanka selected the winner to Miss International. | |||||
| Miss Sri Lanka Organization did not send any representatives to Miss International since 2019—present | |||||
| 2018 | Natalee Fernando | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 2017 | |||||
| 2016 | Ayesha Fernando | Unplaced | |||
| 2015 | Angela Richard Jayatissa | Unplaced | |||
| 2014 | Tamara Shanelle Makalanda | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 2013 | |||||
| 2012 | Madusha Rushani Mayadunne | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| Did not compete in 2011 | |||||
| 2010 | Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere | Unplaced | |||
| Did not compete in 2009 | |||||
| 2008 | Faith Landers | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | Aruni Madusha Rajapakse | Top 15 | |||
| Did not compete in 2006 | |||||
| 2005 | Gayesha Perera Wickramarachchige | Unplaced | |||
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