Stephanie Siriwardhana ( si, ස්ටෙෆනි සිරිවර්ධන; born 5 February 1988) is a Sri Lankan-Lebanese

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and the winner of 2011

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she represented her country at the 2011

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pageant. She is also the main host of The Voice Teens Sri Lanka season 1 and 2.

Biography

She was born on 5 February 1988 in

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. Her father is Sri Lankan and her mother is Lebanese. She is the eldest of 4 children, and has 3 younger brothers. When she was 3 years old her family moved to Sri Lanka due to the escalation of

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. After finishing her primary education in Sri Lanka she moved to

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and then to

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where she graduated with a degree in Journalism, Communications and Political Science from

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. In July 2011 she won the title of

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'' and represented her country at

pageant which was held in

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on same year.(7 April 2016)
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''Sinhaya News'' In 2013, she was crowned as ''Miss Asia Pacific World Sri Lanka''. She is a member of Global Shapers Community, and has worked as a senator of the 2nd Sri Lankan Youth Parliament. Also she is the founder of ''Stephanie Siriwardhana Foundation'', which intends to support a transitional shelter for sexually abused young girls.(15 March 2015)
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''(25 March 201
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Filmography

In 2013 she appeared in a song of

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film '' Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga''.

References

External links

Miss Sri Lanka
* Sri Lankan female models Living people Miss Universe 2011 contestants Sri Lankan beauty pageant winners Sinhalese models Sri Lankan people of Lebanese descent 1988 births {{SriLanka-bio-stub