There was no pressure on us contestants during the contest, and no acts of jealousy or envy.

The beauty industry, at that time, was all things beautiful. It was a time when the most important criteria in this industry were respect, decency, discipline, and integrity. Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World 1975 and cinema, TV, and theatre artist Angela Seneviratne World Sri Lanka 2020 Pushpika De Silva), but I think we also need to understand that the pageant organisers are equally accountable, and there hasn’t really been a conversation on that matter. I don’t really think we can, but this is a good opportunity for us to understand pageant politics.Īdditionally, a lot of what we have been discussing, in terms of the recent incident, has been about the two women (former Mrs. However, I think we really need to revisit it.

Because Sri Lanka has a history of those who participate in pageants using their platforms to do other things, I think we may look at it a little more kindly. I know that we in Sri Lanka look at it differently. The whole premise of a pageant is quite archaic.

These pageants – apart from some that have been revising their rules and regulations – are quite archaic. The pageant industry in general is not what most people may think it is from the outside – it is a very ugly and problematic industry it is very competitive.

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