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How can you miss the event of the year, when Sri Lanka’s power woman will be crowned? It’s all happening on Sunday 24 September at the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Colombo from 6:30 p.m. onwards. And you must be a part of it! Tickets are available at JAT Tech Centre Nawala, Commons Coffee House and Park Street Mews, priced at Rs. 7,000 and include a pre-event reception and every table of 10 getting some scrumptious canapes, delectable petit fours and bottles of beverage guaranteed to put you in high spirits.
The evening promises to be one of extraordinary entertainment placed on the backdrop of 16 beautiful and intelligent contestants walking the ramp vying for the Rs. 1.2 million crown, Spirit of Elegance – Blue Water that articulates Sri Lanka’s unsurpassed beauty and the strong femininity that has always been a part of the Sri Lankan woman’s persona. The contestants will be seen in the National Costume Parade which will also herald the winner of the Battle of the Designers, who will design the national costume for the global pageant in December and the Swimsuit contest, before the finale in which they will parade in evening gowns.
All mini-pageant titles will also be announced that day including Miss Body Beautiful, Miss Photogenic, Miss Fitness, Miss Personality, Miss Congeniality, Miss Talent and Miss Elegance. The winners of the Mini Pageants for Miss Personality and Miss Elegance are selected prior at receptions held by the sponsors of the respective titles. JAT Holdings, the manufacturers of UK’s Premium paints CROWN Paints and the title holder of the pageant for Miss Personality and Miss Elegance at Tiesh, the Crown and Jewellery Sponsor. Associate Sponsor Ceylinco General Insurance sponsored Miss Talent.
The panel of judges for each mini-pageant and the Coronation Pageant are all independent jurists who enumerate the contestants according to criteria based on the guidelines given by the Miss Intercontinental Organisation. The results of all mini-pageants and the Coronation Pageant are monitored, analysed and audited by E&Y, the Pageant’s Audit and Computer Analysis Services Partner to ensure absolute transparency in the entire judging process.
Highlighting the Pageant’s axiom of ‘Going Beyond Beauty’, a surprise title will also be bestowed at the Coronation Pageant placing the spotlight on the Pageant Cause, the Heavena Residential Shelter for Abused, Trafficked and Homeless Women.
Other partners of the pageant are Hilton Colombo the Hotel Partner, Kinetic Fitness as Fitness Partner, Women’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce as Official Mentor, Prishan Pandithage as Official Photographer, Event Production Partner is Event Productions, PR Partner Stratyx Promotions and Media Concepts, Official Stylist The Cutting Station, Official Clothier Michael Wijesuriya, Swimwear Partner Linea Island, Travel Partner UNIGLOBE Flyinstyle Travel, Official Yacht Partner, Official Florist Lassana Flora and Lou Ching Wong as Choreographer and Show Producer.
Daily Mirror Life, Daily FT, Life Online and Sunday Times are the official Print Media Partners, LIVING magazine is Glossy Partner and TV 1, Yes FM 101 and Legends 966 are Electronic Media Partners.
