Miss SL for Miss Universe 2013
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The preliminary rounds which were worked out during the last couple of weeks saw strong potential with the judges unanimously agreeing that the all important factor of intelligence was a strong presence in this year’s contestants. The prestigious panel included the likes of Lou Ching Wong - Choreographer, Rosita Wickremesinghe – National Director for Miss Universe Inc., Rayka Jayasuriya – Contestant Manager, Kamini Mukunthan – Media Co-ordinator alongside Danu Innasithamby and Minusha Wickremesinghe as part of the creative team.
The preliminary rounds are focused on selecting the 10 finalists out of the applications that were shortlisted for interviews and the judges are enthusiastic about the quality of contestants participating in this year’s pageant. Pictured in the group photo by Ruvin de Silva are the contestants.
Comments:
The contestants are of an amazing standard this year, everyone shortlisted so far comes from a highly educated background and have paved their way in their chosen fields, which I believe is an all-important factor. I’m really looking forward to the next rounds. - Danu Innasithamby
This year we have seen a very good turnout and it’s my belief that the pageant is as much to do with brains as it is about beauty and I’m very happy that all of our contestants have high levels of exposure and education which I think will be key in representing the country. - Lou Ching Wong
This being one of the oldest pageants, we are looking for both brains and looks. I’m very satisfied with the contestants we have and I’m looking forward to the next rounds. - Kamini Mukunthan
We had a high amount of applications reaching over 100, so I’m very happy about the response this year. The contestants are all of a very educated background and I think we have a strong set of contenders this year. - Rosita Wickremesinghe
I work very closely with the contestants, as the contestant manager and I think this year we have a very good level of competition. All the contestants are well educated which is vital in the latter parts of the competition. I think we will see a lot of potential through the course of the competition. - Rayka Jayasuriya
We have some great participants and I’m very happy about how it has worked out even in this early stage. We’re hoping to produce the first Miss Universe from Sri Lanka and I think it looks very good at this point. - Minusha Wickremesinghe
Await comments and individual photos of the ten contestants.
By Dilshan Senaratne
Category: Life Styles, Miss Universe 2013
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