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24-year-old Dusheni Silva from Colombo was crowned Miss World Sri Lanka 2017 at the Hilton Grand Ballroom Colombo on September 19, 2017. Dusheni inherits the crown from Miss World Sri Lanka 2016 Amritaa De Silva. She bested 12 other beauties and will now represent Sri Lanka at Miss World 2017 beauty pageant to be held on 18th of November 2017 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China. Dusheni competed at last year's Miss World Sri Lanka pageant and was one of the Top 5 finalists.
Meanwhile, Wasana Wickramarathne and Harini Silva clinched the first and second runners-up placement respectively.
The grand finale was also graced by Miss World 2016 beauties from Asia including Catriona Elisa Magnayo Gray from the Philippines, Jinnita Buddee from Thailand, Truong Thi Dieu Ngoc from Vietnam and Myat Thiri Lwin, Miss Myanmar.
The highest placement of Sri Lanka at Miss World pageant was Manel Illangakoon's third runner-up finish in 1953.
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