Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2024 is Melloney Dassanayake


Melloney Dassanayake was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2024 during the national competition held on Friday, September 27 at Citrus Waskaduwa.

The 25-year-old banker and professional model from Colombo beat 17 other contestants to win the title and will now represent Sri Lanka at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico this November.

Sonali Silva was named first runner-up, while Prathibha Liyanaarachchi, Reshalee de Silva, and Chamanthi Bandara were the second, third, and fourth runners-up.

This year's Miss Universe Sri Lanka, under the new national director Nirmal Bandara, marked the return of Sri Lanka to the Miss Universe pageant after a 5-year hiatus.

Sri Lanka's last participation was during Miss Universe 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand with Ornella Gunesekere who bagged the Miss Congeniality award.

Meet the new Miss Universe Sri Lanka:

Photos: Miss Universe Sri Lanka / Instagram

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