Visna Fernando
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]
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) |
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.
- ^ . 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.
External links edit
- Visna Fernando at Miss Earth Sri Lanka's website