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) |
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 studies via External degree program of Kelaniya University while following her CBF at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka.[3]
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.
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]
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]
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]