Gayesha Perera ( si, ගයේෂා පෙරේරා; born 24 October 1987, as Gayesha Lakmali Perera) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

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and Teledrama actress,

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and a TV presenter. She is the title holder of Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006 beauty pageant.

Early life

Gayesha Perera was born in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

. She studied at the Subodha Balika Vidyalaya, Dehiwala and Girls High School, Mount Lavinia. At the Girls High School, Mount Lavinia she was served as a school prefect. She is married to Hasanjith Chathuranga KuruppuArachchi who is a popular Hip Hop singer & a businessman.

Miss Sri Lanka

In 2006 Gayesha won the ''Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International 2006'' title and she represented the Sri Lanka at Miss International in

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and

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. After 3 years, she qualified to compete at Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 pageant, which was held in the Wuhan,

, and there she won the ''Miss Talent'' mini title. At the Avirate Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2011 competition, Gayesha won the Miss Congeniality title. In 2012 Gayesha represented her country at the

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of the World 2012 beauty pageant, and there she was eligible to enter the top 15 list. She won the pageant's ''Miss Personality'' and ''Best National Costume'' mini titles.

Filmography

Controversy

2010 Gayesha's movie Flying Fish provoked controversy in the country and with Perera's entry into politics, her controversial character in this movie brought her critical notice.

Teledrama

TV programs

Music videos

Gayesha Perera also appeared in

Sirasa Dancing Stars Sirasa Dancing Stars is a Sri Lankan reality dance show broadcast by Sirasa TV. It went on air on February 9, 2008. It won the award for the most popular program in Sri Lanka earlier that year. It's yet another creation of Mr. Susara Dinal, who a ...

reality show. And participated to Derana Star City season 1 reality show.

References

External links

Gayesha Perera's Biography in Sinhala Cinema Database
Sri Lankan film actresses Sri Lankan female models 1987 births Miss International 2006 delegates Living people Sri Lankan beauty pageant winners Sinhalese actresses Sinhalese models {{SriLanka-bio-stub