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 | |
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Born | |
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
Education
Visna studies via External degree program of Kelaniya University while following her CBF at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.[3]
Pageantry
Miss World Sri Lanka 2014
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
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
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]
References
- "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.
- "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.