Bejewelled beauty fit for a queen
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When Crown Miss Intercontinental Sri Lanka 2017 is selected on September 24 at the Hilton Colombo, the crown placed on the young beauty will be a customised masterpiece worth Rs. 1.2 million. Especially handcrafted by Tiesh for this pageant, the crown, known as “The Spirit of Elegance – Blue Water by Tiesh” that is aligned to the spirit of Holy Water, will be worn by Miss Intercontinental 2017 at the international pageant.
Manufactured in rose gold with white gems to denote a woman’s purity and strength, Blue Water will literally be the crowning glory for the title holder. This official crown will be passed down from this titleholder to the next, but the winner will also be presented a crown of similar design worth Rs. 400,000 by Tiesh, the crown and jewellery sponsor, as a gift.
Director of Tiesh Ayesh De Fonseka who collated the talents of his design team and goldsmiths to produce this beautiful crown said, “Given that CROWN Miss Intercontinental Sri Lanka 2017 is truly an ambassador for this country and in this instance, a voice for disadvantaged and downtrodden women, we wanted to reflect both our beautiful country and the power of a woman in this crown. The design itself has a distinct Sri Lankan feel with an influence of Kandyan heritage, where the familiar motif of hansa puttuwa (interlocked swans) are replaced by interlocked peacocks, prominent within the centre of the crown. Our power woman will stand proud and tall as a Sri Lankan woman as does the peacock, and the Sri Lankan Blue Topaz held by the intertwined peacocks speaks of the infinite beauty of the Indian ocean detailed in the fluid femininity and grace of women.”