Nadeeka Samanmali Perera ( Sinhala:නදීකා සමන්මලී පෙරේරා, born 22 Oct 1983) is a Sri Lankan fashion model born in

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. She competed in the

Miss World 2005 Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. 102 contesta ...

pageant and has been crowned as "The International Best Female Model-2007" at a ceremony held in

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Early life

Nadeeka was educated at Central College – Dehiwala and St. Joseph's Girls' School. She wanted to become a model ever since the age of 16. Standing tall at 5’10", Nadeeka is the tallest female model in Sri Lanka.Nadeeka Perera International Best Female Model 2007
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Career

She has successfully completed a professional course in modeling and presently follows a course in beauty culture. After completing her courses, she hopes to set up her own boutique selling her own line of designs. She enjoys social dancing, volleyball, sewing, designing and making costume jewellery, and watching TV programs on travel and tourism. Her aim in life is to encourage all young women to believe in themselves and overcome all obstacles which prevent them from fulfilling their dreams. Perera represented Sri Lanka at the pageant in Alicante,

in 2007 and for the first time a Sri Lankan woman won first place in this category apart from the four mini titles, Miss Photogenic, Miss Glamour, Best National Costume and Miss Catwalk. Her mini title Best National Costume was a unique design as she dressed up as a traditional 'Gara Yaka'. In 2012 she started her own modeling school with 17 students. Those students were graduated on 21 Oct 2012.

References

External links

Nadeeka Perera Photos and Profile Official Website – Sri Lankan Model Network YouTube – VideoNadeeka Perera Photo Gallery
1983 births Sri Lankan female models Living people Miss World 2005 delegates {{SriLanka-bio-stub