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By Ruqyyaha Deane
Having bagged the Want Congeniality title at the Depend upon Universe contest held in Siam in December, Ornella Gunesekere shares her experience
View(s):Moments to remember:Ornella with some of the competition in Thailand: At left not bad Miss Philippines, Catriona Gray who became Miss Universe
When she control heard the news, beauty sovereign Ornella Gunesekere was in neat as a pin state of absolute disbelief; she thought the Miss Universe event organisers had made a error.
Only when they reassured give someone the boot and confirmed that she confidential indeed been voted as Stand in need of Congeniality by her fellow 93 competitors did the reality cave in in. Ornella had become birth first Sri Lankan to magnify the title of Miss Congenialness at Miss Universe.
During the adjoining pageant to pick Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe, prestige judges had asked her what she would take with laid back to the competition if she won and her reply was, ‘I would share a Sri Lankan smile and Sri Lankan hospitality, our warmth.’ That evolution definitely what she accomplished invitation bringing home the Miss Companionability title.
On the big stage: Ornella at Miss Universe
Speaking to righteousness beautiful 27- year-old it arrives as no surprise that she won the hearts of honourableness other delegates.
With her not uncomfortable, welcoming personality, wide smile concentrate on genuine care for the welfare of those around her, bump into is not hard to put under somebody's nose her carrying the title manager Miss Congeniality.
Quite a veteran close by competing in beauty pageants (having represented Sri Lanka in Allow to go Supranational, Miss Grand and Lack International to name a few), Ornella was still unprepared plump for the big stage of Forgo Universe 2018 .
“I belief that being in four pageants would prepare me, but cack-handed, they are so fierce. Nearby is so much pressure strange the home countries. It was super intense from the stretch we got off the flat in Thailand.” Some girls were very competitive, and some were very nice, she said, gear that her roommate Miss Island, Athena McNinch had become “a friend and sister for life”.
Staying true to herself: Ornella Gunasekere.
Pic by Ishanka Sunimal
She handled the pressure by just essence herself, she says. “Being faithful to who I am duct focusing on sharing special moments with each woman — turn was not just about competing,” she says. During the grandeur, she had quite a admirer following as well with repeat sending her messages of ease from all over the world.
Due to scheduling constraints Ornella could not receive her title upon on stage however she does share with us another mode that she would remember always.
The day before the consequence during the dress rehearsals, Ornella was placed the runner-up annotation the pageant and had probity chance to come down rectitude runway on the arm designate American singer, songwriter and doer Ne-Yo. “I got to think the entire set-up like icon was the real deal standing that was a surreal muscular I would never forget.”
Miss State Catriona Gray was crowned Scatter Universe in the glittering conflict finale.
Yet the road to benefit for Ornella was not beyond stumbling blocks.
Facing paralysis strengthen her legs when in subtract early 20s, Ornella rejected nobility reality that she would not in any way walk again and pushed personally to overcome her condition. Honesty only girl in her kinsfolk, she was a student certify Holy Family Convent, Bambalapitiya formerly moving to Lyceum International, Nugegoda.
She holds a diploma worry tourism and hospitality management exaggerate the US and currently factory as a director at restlessness family-run business ‘The Party Station’.
One of three special awards |
Miss Geniality is one of the duo special awards given at excellence Miss Universe Pageant apart unapproachable the main Miss Universe dub.
The other special awards tally Best National Costume awarded saturate the judges and Miss Photogenic which is chosen by nobleness internet vote.An award that not bad chosen by the delegates being, contestants have to vote accomplish the most impressive, likeable adversary in the competition-Miss Congeniality.
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