Fallon takes the crown

Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 2010:

Fallon Ranasinghe was crowned Derana Veet Sri Lanka for Miss World 2010 held at the Mt. Lavina Hotel last week.

Fallon (22) will now have the privilege of representing the country in the forthcoming Miss World pageant 2010 which is to be held in China.

Fallon is a past pupil of All Saints' College, Borella. A resident in Kelaniya, Fallon has been in the modeling field for few years now and currently following a Diploma in Graphic Designing.

Shalini Rajapaksha was adjudged the runner up while Shashi Fernando was placed second runner up.

Pushpika Sandamali and Deena Thisera were the other two contestants who were selected for the final five. Twelve of the most beautiful young ladies wee selected for the finals and it was a really tough task for the judges to select a winner from them.

The judging panel comprised of Rosy Senanayake, Rajendra Theagarajah, Shivanthini Dharmasiri Burr, Irwin Weerakody, Anjali Krishnan, Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Bathiya Jayakody.

Apart form the main event, several mini pageants were held during the run up to the finals. The winners of these pageants were announced at the finals. The winners are as follows,

This is the fourth successive year that Derana organized this pageant.

The final 12 contestants were Fallon Ranasinghe, Sumudu Praasadini, Ashini Peiris, Deena Thisera, Natashia, Amenda Gihani Gunarathne, Dilrupa Shanaz, Shashi Fernando, Nirasha, Dilhari, Pushpika Sandamali, Treshia Khristina, Shalini Rajapaksha