| Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 16 September 2018 |
| Presenters | Anuj Ranasinghe |
| Entertainment | Stephanie Siriwardhana |
| Venue | Water's Edge Hotel,Colombo |
| Broadcaster | Independent Television Network |
| Entrants | 14 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner | Pawani Vithanage (Colombo) |
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Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 was the second edition of theMiss Grand Sri Lanka pageant, held on 16 September 2018, at Water's Edge Hotel,Colombo,[1][2][3] where a 23-year-old accounting and business management student fromUniversity of Kelaniya, Pawani Vithanage, was announced the winner, while Harini Silva and Tasla Senadeera were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.[1] Pawani later represented the country at theMiss Grand International 2018 held inMyanmar on 25 October 2018, and she was placed among the top twenty finalists.[4]
The contest featured fourteen candidates who qualified for the national pageant via an audition held earlier in mid-year.[3] and was organised in parallel with a male pageant, Mister International Sri Lanka 2018.[1][2][3] No live-transmitted was performed, but the grand final round of the contest was later aired to an audience nationwide on 4 November 2018, via a Sri Lankan state-governed television channel,Independent Television Network (ITN).[2]
An application for the Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018 pageant was officially opened on 4 June,[5] with a deadline on July 3.[6] An initial profile screening was then done by the organiser to select the qualified applicants to attend the audion round held later on 12 July atCinnamon Grand Colombo,[7] where the number of finalists was reduced to 14.[3]
In the grand final round of the contest, which was held on 16 September 16, the competition began with the traditional costume parade followed by theswimsuit andevening gown rounds,[1] the judges then select the final five candidates to face a question and answer round to determine the winner and her two runners-up.[1][3]
The following lists are judges for the audition and finale rounds of the contest.
Fourteen delegates competed for the title of Miss Grand Sri Lanka 2018.[8]
| No. | Candidate | Age | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sanduni Kirthisinghe | 20 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| 02 | Sandunika Bandara | 26 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| 03 | Chathuni Senanayake | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 04 | Melissa Nanayakkara | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 05 | Sachini Suraweera | 26 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| 06 | Chalani Nisansala | 24 | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) |
| 07 | Southamini Shanthakumar | 25 | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) |
| 08 | Ofelya Kariyawasam | 26 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| 09 | Pawani Vithanage | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| 10 | Harini Silva | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 11 | Tasla Senadeera | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 12 | Kathy Ferdinanz | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| 13 | Menushi Bandara | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| 14 | Rajini Thilakarathne | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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