Miss Universe Sri Lanka#Titleholders

{{Infobox organization

|name = Miss Sri Lanka Organization

|image = Miss Universe Logotype.svg

|formation = 1953

|type = Beauty pageant

|headquarters = Colombo

|location = Sri Lanka

|membership = {{Hlist|Miss Universe}}

|language = Sinhala
Tamil

|leader_title = President

|leader_name = Nirmal Bandara

|website =

}}

Miss Universe Sri Lanka (formerly known as Miss Ceylon) is a national pageant in Sri Lanka to choose ambassador for the Miss Universe pageant.

History

Miss Sri Lanka identified in 1953 with Manel Illangakoon of Colombo and became the oldest national pageant in Sri Lanka.{{cite web|url=http://www.iilanka.com/blog/sri-lankan-miss-world-contestants-1953-1973/|title= Miss Sri Lanka 1953|date=13 October 2016|website=iilanka.com}} Sri Lanka was previously named British Ceylon between 1902 and 1948, then gained 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/132/Maureen+Hingert/index.ht|title=Maureen Hingert}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/960407/plus2.html|title= Miss Sri Lanka 1996|date=13 October 2016|website=sundaytimes.lk}}

In 2005 twelve finalists competed for the title.{{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2005/03/06/leisure3.html|title= Miss Sri Lanka 2005|date=13 October 2016|website=island.lk}} The pageant nowadays is in under Mrs. Rosita Wickramasinghe and sponsoring in different companies per year.{{cite web|url=http://www.lankanewspapers.com/news%5C2006%5C3%5C6179_image_headline.html|title= Miss Sri Lanka 2006|date=13 October 2016|website=lankanewspapers.com}}[http://life.dailymirror.lk/article/3931/sabrina-herft-placed-4th-in-best-national-costume- Top Best National Costume]

Beginning in 2024, Nirmal Bandara took over the Miss Universe license in Sri Lanka.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

National franchise holders

Miss Sri Lanka has become national franchise holder for Miss Universe and Miss International.

colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background:#FFDDCA;" \| Number of wins under Miss Sri Lanka
class="toccolours" style="width: 30em; float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:80%; line-height:1.5em; width:30%;"
colspan="3" style="background:black" \|
scope="col" \| Pageant ! scope="col" \| Wins
colspan="3" style="background:black" \|
style="text-align:left" \| Miss Universe \| style="text-align:center" \| 0
style="text-align:left" \| Miss International \| style="text-align:center" \| 0

Titleholders

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"\|Year	width="250"\|Miss Sri Lanka	width="250"\|District	width="250"\|Notes
1953	Manel Illangakoon	Colombo	{{n/a\|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	{{n/a\|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	{{n/a\|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	{{n/a\|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	{{n/a\|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	{{n/a\|Nirmala Bandara directorship}}

Titleholders under Miss Sri Lanka org.

=Miss Universe Sri Lanka=

{{plainlist|

{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner
{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
{{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
{{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner

}}

class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Miss Sri Lanka !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Placement at Miss Universe !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Special Awards !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Notes
colspan="6"\|Nirmal Bandara directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024
2024 \| Melloney Dassanayake{{cite web \|last1=Khan \|first1=Rene \|title=Melloney Dassanayake Crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2024 \|url=https://www.dfashionmagazine.com/article-detail.php?id=1410 \|website=D Fashion Magazine \|date=14 September 2022 \|access-date=30 September 2024}} \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan="6"\|Rosita Wickramasinghe directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2005 and 2018
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete between 2019 and 2023}}
style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! 2018 \| Ornella Mariam Jayshree Gunesekere \| Unplaced \| align="left"\| Miss Congeniality \| 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.
style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! 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 \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2015}}
2014 \| Avanti Marianne \| Unplaced \| \|
2013 \| Amanda Ratnayake \| Unplaced \| \|
2012 \| Sabrina Herft \| Unplaced \| align="left"\| Best National Costume (3rd Runner-up) \|
2011 \| Stephanie Siriwardhana \| Unplaced \| \| Sri Lanka-Lebanese descent
2010 \| Ishanka Madurasinghe \| Unplaced \| \|
2009 \| Faith Landers \| colspan=2 {{n/a\|Did not compete}} \|
2008 \| Aruni Madusha Rajapakse \| Unplaced \| \| Aruni won in 2007 and allocated to Miss International 2007 before coming to Miss Universe 2008.
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2007}}
2006 \| Jacqueline Fernandez \| Unplaced \| align="left"\| Best National Costume (Top 20) \|
2005 \| Rozanne Diasz \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan="6"\|Sound and Vision with Bandula Jayasekera Productions — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1958 and 1996
colspan=5 {{n/a\|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 \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|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 \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 1972}}
1971 \| Gail Abayasinghe \| Unplaced \| \|
1970 \| Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip \| Unplaced \| \|
1969 \| Marlene Beverly Seneveratne \| Unplaced \| \|
1968 \| Sheila Jayatilleke \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|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 \| \|
colspan="5"\|British Ceylon-Government directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1955 and 1957
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete between 1958 and 1960}}
1957 \| Camellia Rosalia Perera \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 1956}}
style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! 1955 \| Maureen Neliya Hingert \| 2nd Runner-up \| \|

class="wikitable " style="font-size: 90%;"

!width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss Sri Lanka

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss Universe

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Notes

colspan="6"|Nirmal Bandara directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2024

2024

| Melloney Dassanayake{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Rene |title=Melloney Dassanayake Crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2024 |url=https://www.dfashionmagazine.com/article-detail.php?id=1410 |website=D Fashion Magazine |date=14 September 2022 |access-date=30 September 2024}}

| Unplaced

colspan="6"|Rosita Wickramasinghe directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2005 and 2018

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2019 and 2023}}

style="background-color:#FADADD;"

! 2018

| Ornella Mariam Jayshree Gunesekere

| Unplaced

| align="left"|

Miss Congeniality

| 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.

style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

! 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

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2015}}

2014

| Avanti Marianne

| Unplaced

2013

| Amanda Ratnayake

| Unplaced

2012

| Sabrina Herft

| Unplaced

| align="left"|

Best National Costume (3rd Runner-up)

2011

| Stephanie Siriwardhana

| Unplaced

| Sri Lanka-Lebanese descent

2010

| Ishanka Madurasinghe

| Unplaced

2009

| Faith Landers

| colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}}

2008

| Aruni Madusha Rajapakse

| Unplaced

| Aruni won in 2007 and allocated to Miss International 2007 before coming to Miss Universe 2008.

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2007}}

2006

| Jacqueline Fernandez

| Unplaced

| align="left"|

Best National Costume (Top 20)

2005

| Rozanne Diasz

| Unplaced

colspan="6"|Sound and Vision with Bandula Jayasekera Productions — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1958 and 1996

colspan=5 {{n/a|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

colspan=5 {{n/a|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

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 1972}}

1971

| Gail Abayasinghe

| Unplaced

1970

| Yolanda Shahzadi Ahlip

| Unplaced

1969

| Marlene Beverly Seneveratne

| Unplaced

1968

| Sheila Jayatilleke

| Unplaced

colspan=5 {{n/a|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

colspan="5"|British Ceylon-Government directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1955 and 1957

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1958 and 1960}}

1957

| Camellia Rosalia Perera

| Unplaced

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 1956}}

style="background-color:#FFFF66;"

! 1955

| Maureen Neliya Hingert

| 2nd Runner-up

=Miss International Sri Lanka=

{{plainlist|

{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner
{{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
{{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
{{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner

}}

class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Year !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Miss International Sri Lanka !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Placement at Miss International !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Special Awards !width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"\|Notes
colspan="6"\|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.
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Miss Sri Lanka Organization did not send any representatives to Miss International since 2019—present}}
2018 \| Natalee Fernando \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2017}}
2016 \| Ayesha Fernando \| Unplaced \| \|
2015 \| Angela Richard Jayatissa \| Unplaced \| \|
2014 \| Tamara Shanelle Makalanda \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2013}}
style="background-color:#FFFF66;" ! 2012 \| Madusha Rushani Mayadunne \| 2nd Runner-up \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2011}}
2010 \| Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere \| Unplaced \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2009}}
2008 \| Faith Landers \| Unplaced \| \|
style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! 2007 \| Aruni Madusha Rajapakse \| Top 15 \| \|
colspan=5 {{n/a\|Did not compete in 2006}}
2005 \| Gayesha Perera Wickramarachchige \| Unplaced \| \|

class="wikitable " style="font-size: 95%;"

!width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss International Sri Lanka

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement at Miss International

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards

!width="250" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Notes

colspan="6"|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.

colspan=5 {{n/a|Miss Sri Lanka Organization did not send any representatives to Miss International since 2019—present}}

2018

| Natalee Fernando

| Unplaced

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2017}}

2016

| Ayesha Fernando

| Unplaced

2015

| Angela Richard Jayatissa

| Unplaced

2014

| Tamara Shanelle Makalanda

| Unplaced

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2013}}

style="background-color:#FFFF66;"

! 2012

| Madusha Rushani Mayadunne

| 2nd Runner-up

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2011}}

2010

| Ornella Mariam Jayasiri Gunesekere

| Unplaced

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2009}}

2008

| Faith Landers

| Unplaced

style="background-color:#FFFF99;"

! 2007

| Aruni Madusha Rajapakse

| Top 15

colspan=5 {{n/a|Did not compete in 2006}}

2005

| Gayesha Perera Wickramarachchige

| Unplaced

Notes

{{smalldiv|1=

Miss Sri Lanka 1973: Shiranthi Rajapaksa is the wife of the sixth President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa
Miss Sri Lanka 1985: Bartholomeusz died on 30 June 1987 at the age of 20 when she allegedly jumped out of the car while Kamal Addararachchi was driving it after a dispute. Exact details are unknown.
Miss Sri Lanka 2008: Faith Landers did not compete at the Miss Universe 2009 due to lack sponsorship. She only competed at Miss International 2008 in Macau.

}}

References

External links

[http://misssrilanka.lk/ Official website]
[http://www.missuniverse.com/ Official website of Miss Universe]

Category:Miss Universe by country

Category:Beauty pageants in Sri Lanka

Category:Sri Lankan awards

Miss Universe Sri Lanka#Titleholders

History

National franchise holders

Titleholders

Titleholders under Miss Sri Lanka org.

=Miss Universe Sri Lanka=

=Miss International Sri Lanka=

Notes

See also

References

External links