Miss World Sri Lanka is a

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held in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

to select the country's representative to the

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. This is a list of women who have represented the

at the Miss World pageant.

History

Sri Lanka made its debut in 1953 at the

pageant. Previously the country named as ''Ceylon'' for competing at the pageant in 1957 to 1972. Nowadays, the official name for the country named as Sri Lanka. Miss Sri Lanka pageant became national franchise for

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and Miss Asia Pacific International pageants. Since 1953 the official winner competed at

, sometimes a handpicked delegate is sent. Sri Lanka has one International winner from Miss Asia Pacific International, Bernadine Rosemarie Fernando Ramanyake in 1985, she was crowned the official winner in

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. In 1996 Miss Sri Lanka did not exist but Sri Lanka representatives crowned by another organization. In 2003 the new pageant built as Miss World Sri Lanka pageant and the winner would be representing Sri Lanka at

pageant. The pageant was hosting by TV Derana.

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;Color key Since 2003 the winner of Miss World Sri Lanka represents her country at

. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

References

External links

Official website of Miss World
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sri Lanka Miss World by country Beauty pageants in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan awards Lists of women

History

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