Chandimal Jayasinghe

Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandima Nuwan (born 31 May 1983; Sinhala: චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ), popularly as Chandimal Jayasinghe, is a Sri Lankan cosmetologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist.[1] He is best known for organizing bridal competitions, Miss Sri Lanka and Miss World competitions as well as his royal birthday parties.[2][3] He is currently the National Director of Mrs. World (Sri Lanka).[4]

Chandimal Jayasinghe
චන්දිමාල් ජයසිංහ
Born
Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandima Nuwan

(1983-05-31) May 31, 1983
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
EducationSt. Thomas' College, Kotte
Occupations
  • Bridal designer
  • entrepreneur
  • philanthropist
Years active2000–present
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Websitehttps://artofliving.lk/listing/salon-chandimal/

Personal life

He was born on 31 May 1983 in Beddagana, Pitakotte, Colombo, Sri Lanka to a family with two siblings.[4] His father Jayasinghe Arachchige Chandradasa had a food stall. His mother is Kuruvitage Gunawathi Silva, a housewife.[5] He completed education at St. Thomas' College, Kotte up to the ordinary level. He has one elder sister, Chandani. His father died in 2017 after a brief illness.[6] On 30 May 2021, he was arrested along with actress and model Piumi Hansamali for organizing a birthday party at Shangri-La Colombo with the participation of 15-20 more people during the event thereby breaching the COVID-19 health guidelines.[7][8] He was later released on bail on 1 June 2021 along with Piumi Hansamali.[9]

Career

In his teenage, he did several computer courses without any success. Then he started to make flowers and also hair styling. At the age of 16, he started to make bridal designs after seeing the wedding of his sister. His first make up came through a music video.[4] Meanwhile, he got the opportunity to become the chief beautician of the reality dance competition Sirasa Dancing Star.[6][5] In 2004, Jayasinghe established his Beauty salon.[3] Meanwhile, he worked as a makeup artist for various television stations.[1]

On 1 March 2012, he made the wedding make-up for actress Himali Sayurangi. After the wedding, he received several bridal make-up invitations from celebrities.[6][5] In the meantime, he became a member of the Dayaka Sabha of Kotte Rajamaha Vihara and had been a Basnayake Nilame of the temple as well.[10][11] He is also the official make-up artist of former Mrs. World, actress, and politician Rosy Senanayake.[1][12]

He is popular due to arranging royal birthday parties in Sri Lanka.[4][13] In 2017, he organized his royal birthday party at The Kingsbury Hotel with a Bollywood theme.[14][15] For his birthday party in 2018 at Shangri-La Hotel, around 800 were participated, including 80 journalists.[10][16][17] In 2018, he became the National Director of Mrs. World (Sri Lanka) and co-produced the event with The Colombo Lifestyle Company.[18][19] Then in 2019, he did not celebrate his birthday due to the Easter bombings attack. He later used his birthday for charity works.[3]

In 2019, he became the organizer of an international level Mrs. Sri Lanka competition at the invitation of Rosy Senanayake.[4][20] In 2020, he did make-up for Caroline Jurie in the Mrs. World pageant.[21][22][23][24]

References
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  2. "Style". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. "What happened this time to Chandimal's birthday party? It was supposed to be placed in the Lotus Tower". Divaina. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. "I'm not a spendthrift: Popular beautician Chandimal Jayasinghe". Silumina. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. "The journey to beauty industry climbed the ladder of success: Chandimal's Story". E-online Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. "The story of Chandimal Jayasinghe's tragic past". lankaonline. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  7. "Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali arrested". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  8. bugsbunny (2021-05-31). "Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali arrested for hosting a party". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  9. "Hosting birthday party Chandimal Jayasinghe and Piumi Hansamali granted bail". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  10. "No tax file for beautician Chandimal Jayasinghe". srilankamirror. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  11. "An attack on Chandimal who is having a royal birthday party ..?". starfriends. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  12. "My second mother is Rosy Senanayake: I will enter politics in the future". newsmania. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
  13. "Birthday party: "I don't put charity on Facebook"". BBC Sinhala. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  14. "Bollywood Moments: Chandimal Jayasinghe's Birthday Celebration". Asian Mirror. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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  16. "Chandimal Jayasinghe Birthday 2018". lankaweddings. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  17. "HERE IS THE ROYAL BIRTHDAY PARTY ORGANIZED BY BEAUTICIAN CHANDIMAL JAYASINGHE". bestmarketingworld. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  18. "Sri Lanka to host Mrs. World 2021". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  19. "Bringing Mrs World Home". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  20. ""This is a dream I have had for a long time" - Chandimal sheds tears in the middle of a public meeting because of the beauty queen". Mawbima. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  21. "Caroline Jurie crowned Mrs. World 2020". Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  22. "A Golden Tribute to Mrs. World 2020 from Vogue Jewellers". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  23. "The most beautiful wife in the world who emerged from Sri Lanka". Lankadeepa. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  24. "World beauty who brought a gold crown to the country". Deshaya. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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