Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Sri Lanka pageant, held on 16 September 2018, at Water's Edge Hotel, Colombo,[1][2][3] where a 23-year-old accounting and business management student from University of Kelaniya, Pawani Vithanage, was announced the winner, while Harini Silva and Tasla Senadeera were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[1] Pawani later represented the country at the Miss Grand International 2018 held in Myanmar on 25 October 2018, and she was placed among the top twenty finalists.[4]
| Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 | |
|---|---|
 Colombo, the host city of the contest | |
| Date | 16 September 2018 |
| Presenters | Anuj Ranasinghe |
| Entertainment | Stephanie Siriwardhana |
| Venue | Water's Edge Hotel, Colombo |
| Broadcaster | Independent Television Network |
| Entrants | 14 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner | Pawani Vithanage (Colombo) |
The contest featured fourteen candidates who qualified for the national pageant via an audition held earlier in mid-year.[3] and was organised in parallel with a male pageant, Mister International Sri Lanka 2018.[1][2][3] No live-transmitted was performed, but the grand final round of the contest was later aired to an audience nationwide on 4 November 2018, via a Sri Lankan state-governed television channel, Independent Television Network (ITN).[2]
Pageant
editAn application for the Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 pageant was officially opened on 4 June,[5] with a deadline on July 3.[6] An initial profile screening was then done by the organiser to select the qualified applicants to attend the audion round held later on 12 July at Cinnamon Grand Colombo,[7] where the number of finalists was reduced to 14.[3]
In the grand final round of the contest, which was held on 16 September 16, the competition began with the traditional costume parade followed by the swimsuit and evening gown rounds,[1] the judges then select the final five candidates to face a question and answer round to determine the winner and her two runners-up.[1][3]
The following lists are judges for the audition and finale rounds of the contest.
- Audition round[2]
- Ornella Gunesekere
- Dannielle Kerkoven
- Kamil Hewavitharana
- Charith Wijesekera
- Brian Kerkoven
- Kasun Gairika Weerasinghe
- Danushka Senadeera
- Final round[1]
- Ramani Fernando
- Kishu Gomes
- Jacquie Mei
- Stephanie Siriwardhana
- Daniel Rene Desilva
Candidates
editFourteen delegates competed for the title of Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018.[8]
| No. | Candidate | Age | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sanduni Kirthisinghe | 20 |
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| 02 | Sandunika Bandara | 26 |
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| 03 | Chathuni Senanayake | 22 |
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 04 | Melissa Nanayakkara | 22 |
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 05 | Sachini Suraweera | 26 |
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 06 | Chalani Nisansala | 24 |
1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| 07 | Southamini Shanthakumar | 25 |
1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| 08 | Ofelya Kariyawasam | 26 |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| 09 | Pawani Vithanage | 23 |
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| 10 | Harini Silva | 23 |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 11 | Tasla Senadeera | 20 |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 12 | Kathy Ferdinanz | 21 |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 13 | Menushi Bandara | 20 |
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 14 | Rajini Thilakarathne | 25 |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Grand and beautiful memories". Daily News. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Microcitizen (15 September 2018). "Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "A grand beauty event indeed". The Sunday Times. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Meenakshi Chaudhary from India wins 1st runner-up title at Miss Grand International 2018". Times of India. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Could you be the next Miss Grand Sri Lanka ?". Miss and Mister Sri Lanka. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Special Announcement! We extend the due date for applications. You can apply for Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 till the 3rd of July". Miss and Mister Sri Lanka. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Here's what happened at the final Auditions of Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018". Miss and Mister Sri Lanka. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2023 – via Facebook.
- ^ "The top 14 of Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018". Miss Grand Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
External links
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