AMIDST THE PERFORMANCES, FUN AND CHEER, THE NAMES OF MINI PAGEANT TITLE WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED AS FOLLOWS

AMALI MUNASINGHE Denta Miss Beautiful Smile and KISS Miss popular YASASI KUSHLANI DLB Miss Congeniality, NSB Miss Personality HIMALI HERATH Aliya Resorts Dances of Sri Lanka, TVS Miss Talent and NSB Miss Personality TISHANIE SILVA Fadna Miss Body Beautiful

In the backdrop of the Palaces of Rajasthan, the Channa-upuli dancers set the stage for ‘Illusions of Grandeur’ sponsored by Saritatextorium where the finalists were donned with sparkling lehengas and greeted the audience the Hindustan way. This was followed by ‘Stairway to Heaven’, an evening wear pageant where once again all 12 finalists walked the ramp for one last time before the top five contestants were announced. Simplicity and elegance were key features at this year’s pageant. One aspect that stood out was that the finalists wore white as a gesture of respect for those who fell victim to the Easter Sunday tragedy.

CHARUNI SILVA LICC Top Model of the year DEWMINI THATHSARANI NLB Face of the year

The judges for the evening were Creative Director at Hilton Colombo- Kay Ng, veteran choreographer and fashion designer - Lou Ching Wong, Head of Media and Activations for Unilever Sri Lanka - Channa Tennakoon, Isabella Victor and veteran silver screen actress Sabeetha Perera. As the evening drew to an end, an air of excitement and curiosity filled the Hilton Colombo Ballroom and as the final and the most important item on the agenda, the three winners were announced.