Ornella Gunesekere

Ornella Gunesekere
Ornella Gunesekere
Born	Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere; 23 January 1992 (age 28); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Title	Miss International Sri Lanka 2010 ; Miss Tourism International Sri Lanka 2011; Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015; Miss Supranational Sri Lanka 2016; Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018 ; Toughest model on the earth at The Mt Everest Fashion Runway 2020
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black
Major; competition(s)	Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2010; (2nd Runner Up); (Miss Confident); Miss International Sri Lanka 2010 ; (Winner); Miss International 2010 ; (Unplaced); Miss Tourism International 2011; (Top 15); (Miss Friendship); Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015; (Winner); Miss Grand International 2015; (Top 10); (Miss Popular); Miss Supranational Sri Lanka 2016; (Winner); Miss Supranational 2016; (3rd Runner-up); Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018 ; (Winner); (Miss Congeniality); (Model of the Year); (Miss Popular); (Miss Confident); Miss Universe 2018 ; (Miss Congeniality)

Last updated October 26, 2020

Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere (born January 23, 1992) is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018 on September 25, 2018 at the Hilton Colombo Grand Ballroom. She represented Sri Lanka at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant but was unplaced however she won the Miss Congeniality Award.^[1]

Representing Sri Lanka among 18 other models from Nepal, Finland, Italy and Singapore was Ms Ornella Gunasekere, Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2018.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018

Gunesekere was crowned as Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018.

Miss Universe 2018

Gunesekere represented Sri Lanka at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. She went unplaced but won the Miss Congeniality Award.

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References

↑ "Ornella Gunesekere is Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015". Miss Grand International. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

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Preceded by Christina Peiris	Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018	Succeeded by Natalee Fernando

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[1] "Ornella Gunesekere is Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015". Miss Grand International. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

Ornella Gunesekere
Born	Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 28) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Title	Miss International Sri Lanka 2010 Miss Tourism International Sri Lanka 2011 Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015 Miss Supranational Sri Lanka 2016 Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018 Toughest model on the earth at The Mt Everest Fashion Runway 2020
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Black
Major competition(s)	Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2010 (2nd Runner Up) (Miss Confident) Miss International Sri Lanka 2010 (Winner) Miss International 2010 (Unplaced) Miss Tourism International 2011 (Top 15) (Miss Friendship) Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2015 (Winner) Miss Grand International 2015 (Top 10) (Miss Popular) Miss Supranational Sri Lanka 2016 (Winner) Miss Supranational 2016 (3rd Runner-up) Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2018 (Winner) (Miss Congeniality) (Model of the Year) (Miss Popular) (Miss Confident) Miss Universe 2018 (Miss Congeniality)