Sri Lanka at major beauty pageants

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This is a list of Sri Lanka's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants. The country has not yet win any crown.

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Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, [1] widely covered and broadcast by media. [2] The Wall Street Journal, [3] BBC News, [4] CNN, [5] Xinhua News Agency, [6] and global news agencies such as Reuters [7] and Agence France-Presse [8] [9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. [10] [11] [12]

Sri Lanka's Big Four titleholders

Sri Lanka has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. [3] [13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. [14] [15] [16]

Color key
YEAR MISS UNIVERSE MISS WORLD MISS INTERNATIONAL MISS EARTH
2021TBATBATBATBA
2020×↑ No Pageant Held↑ No Pageant HeldRomane Dananjani
2019×Dewmi ThathsaraniPawani Vithanage
Top 15		×
2018Ornella GunesekereNadia GyiNatalee FernandoNathasha Fernando
2017Christina Peiris
Top 16		Dusheni Silva×Shyama Dahanayaka
2016Jayathi de SilvaAmritaa de SilvaAyesha FernandoDimanthi Edirirathna
2015×Thilini AmarasooriyaAngela Jayatissa Visna Fernando
2014Avanti Marianne Chulakshi Ranathunga Tamara MakalandaImaya Liyanage
2013 Amanda Ratnayake Iresha Asanki de Silva×Solange Gunawijeya
2012Sabrina HerftSumudu PrasadiniMadusha Mayadunne
2nd Runner-Up		Chaturika Ariyawansha
2011 Stephanie Siriwardhana Pushpika Sandamali ×Poojani Wakirigala
2010Ishanka MadurasingheFallon RanasingheOrnella Gunesekere↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Sri Lanka sent the first delegate in 2011.)
2009× Gamya Wijayadasa ×
2008 Aruni Rajapaksha Rochelle CorreaFaith Landers
2007× Maria Colombage Aruni Rajapaksha
Top 15
2006 Jacqueline Fernandez Dannielle Kerkoven ×
2005Rozanne Diasz Nadeeka Perera Gayesha Wickramarachchige
2004× Anarkali Akarsha ×
2003× Sachini Stanley ×
2002×××
2001×××
2000×Ganga Gunasekera×
1999×Dilumini Jayasinghe×
1998×××
1997×××
1996Shivanthini Dharmasiri××
1995 Shivani Vasagam ××
1994Nushara FernandoNushara FernandoSharmila Kariyawasam
1993Chamila WickramesingheChamila Wickremesinghe×
1992Hiranthi DevapriyaIshara Makolange×
1991Diloka SeneviratneJackie Bennett×
1990Roshani AluwihareAngela GunasekeraDesana Dedigama
1989Veronica RustonSerena Danvers×
1988Deepthi AllesMichelle Koelmeyer×
1987Nandaine WijiegooneratnaPriyanjali de Alwis×
1986Indra KumariIndira Gunaratne×
1985 Ramani Bartholomeusz Natalie Gunewardene×
1984×Bhagya Gunasinghe×
1983Shyama Fernando××
1982Ann Monica TradigoTania Anne Pereira×
1981Renuka JesudhasonSonya Tucker×
1980Hyacinth Kurukulasuriya Bernadine Ramanyake ×
1979Vidyahari VanigasooriyarShamila Weerasooriya×
1978Dilrukshi WimalasoonyaManohari Vanigasooriya
Top 15		×
1977Sobodhini NagesanSharmini SenaratnaSobodhini Nagesan
1976Genevieve Parsons×Sudhaama Kitchilan
1975Shyama AlgamaAngela SeneviratneSalangshaala Ahlip
1974Melani WijendraVinodini JayskeraDayangani Nanayakkara
1973 Shiranthi Wickremesinghe Shiranthi Wickremesinghe Yvonne Muttupulle
1972××Damayanthi Gunewardena
1971Gail AbayasingheGail Abayasinghe×
1970Yolanda AhlipYolanda Ahlip
Top 15		Shirlene De Silva
1969Marlene Seneveratne×Shirline Perera
1968Sheila JayatillekeNilanthie WijesingheManel Eriyagama
1967×Therese FernandoPearl Nazaria Cooray
1966Lorraine RoosmalecocqPriscilla Martensyn×
1965Shirlene de SilvaShirlene de SilvaChristine de Souza
1964Dona KulatungaMarina Dellerene SwanKathleen Foenander
Top 15
1963Manel de SilvaJennifer Anne Fonseka
Top 15		Christina Selvanayagam
1962Yvonne D'Rozario×Jennifer Labrooy
1961Kamala AthaudaSushila PereraKamala Athauda
Top 15
1960××Yvonne Gunawardene
1959××↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.)
1958××
1957Camellia Perera×
1956××
1955 Maureen Hingert
2nd Runner-Up		Viola Gunarate
1954↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Sri Lanka sent their first delegate in 1955.)Jeannette de Jonk
1953Manel Illangakoon
3rd Runner-Up
↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Sri Lanka sent their first delegate in 1953.)


× Did not compete
↑No pageant held

PageantPlacementsBest result
Miss Universe22nd Runner-Up(1955)
Miss World43rd Runner-Up(1953)
Miss International52nd Runner-Up(2012)
Miss Earth0None
Total112nd Runner-Up(1955)(Miss Universe), (2012)(Miss International)

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