Visna Fernando
Visna Fernando | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 June 1991 |
| Education | Newstead Girls College |
| Alma mater | Kelaniya University |
| Occupation | Model |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015 Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2017 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss World Sri Lanka 2014 (Top 5) Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015 (Winner) Miss Earth 2015 (Unplaced) Top Model of the World 2016 (2nd runner-up) Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2017 (Winner) Miss Grand International 2017 (Unplaced) |
Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando (Sinhala: පත්තගේ විස්නා කවිමිනි ප්රනාන්දු) (born on 18 June 1991) is a Sri Lankan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015 and Sri Lanka's representative in Miss Earth 2015.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Education[edit]
Visna studies via External degree program of Kelaniya University while following her CBF at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.[3]
Pageantry[edit]
Miss World Sri Lanka 2014[edit]
Visna joined the Miss World Sri Lanka pageant in 2014.[4] The pageant was won by Chulakshi Ranathunga who represented Sri Lanka in Miss World 2014 in London but declared unplaced.
Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015[edit]
Visna once again competed in a national pageant this time through Miss Earth Sri Lanka. The pageant concentrates on the environmental awareness. The pageant was held at Citrus Waskaduwa Hotel in Colombo on 3 June 2015. She was declared as the winner. Sathma Nugera was proclaimed as first runner up while Harshani Ruman as second runner up.[3] Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2014, Imaya Liyanage and Miss Earth 2014 Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned Fernando at the end of the event.[5][6]
Miss Earth 2015[edit]
Winning Miss Earth Sri Lanka for 2015,[7] Visna is Sri Lanka's representative[8] to be Miss Earth 2015 held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria.And would try to succeed Jamie Herrell as the next Miss Earth.[9][10][11]
Top Model of the World 2016[edit]
Sri Lanka’s representative Visna Fernando won the 2nd runner up in the Top Model of the World 2016 contest held in Bremen, Germany[12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Visna crowned Derana Miss Sri Lanka". Adederana. 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Pilapitiya, Purnima (2015). "Nature's dazzle". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ a b c "Visna Fernando – Miss Earth Sri Lanka 2015". Laska Asia. 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Visna". Miss World Sri Lanka. 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Derana Goya Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Earth 2015". Sunday Times. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Derana Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Earth 2015 Grand Finale". Mirror Citizen. 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ "Nature's dazzle". The Sunday Times. 7 June 2015.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2015 Delegates". missearth.tv. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
- ^ Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Жигарева, Гертруда (2014). "Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля" (in Russian)". Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Sri Lanka placed third Top Model of the World 2016". The Island. 7 September 2016.
- ^ "The Final -2016 Top Model of the World". topmodeloftheworld.com. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
