Arts
The hunt is on in Sri Lanka for Mrs World 2021
The hunt for Mrs. Sri Lanka for Mrs. World 2021 began last Sunday (January 17), with a grand and glitzy event to announce the hopeful new contestants as they auditioned to take part in what could potentially be one of the most exciting experiences of their lives.
In 1984, the Mrs. World pageant was created to celebrate the uniqueness of the married woman, her family and community taking inspiration from the Mrs. America competition. Sri Lanka has the honour of hosting the 2021 pageant’s finale later this year.
Reigning Mrs. World Caroline Jurie was among the guests of honour at the launch. Also present were National Director for Mrs. World Chandimal Jayasinghe, event producer Kavinga Perera, Mrs. Sri Lanka 2018 Sumudu Prasadini, official choregrapher Rukmal Senenayake and the official dance choreographer Asanga de Silva.
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- Their time to shine: The contestants who will vie for the Mrs Sri Lanka title
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- At the head table: Franchise holder for Mrs Sri Lanka Chandimal Jayasinghe flanked by Mrs World Caroline Jurie and Mrs Sri Lanka 2018 Sumudu Prasadini
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- Radiant in red: The reigning Mrs World Caroline Jurie (above and top) Pix by M.A. Pushpa Kumara
“Each one of you are here because you have a dream. Not too long, I had a dream like you,” said Caroline addressing the contestants.
Speaking of her own experience of being crowned Mrs. Sri Lanka and eventually Mrs. World, Caroline told them that although it may seem difficult to conquer our goals, it isn’t impossible. She too thought, at one point that being a Sri Lankan competing against powerhouse countries would make her chances slim but look at her now, she smiled.
Chandimal expressed his sincere gratitude to all those who supported him in his efforts to bring glory to Sri Lanka through the Mrs. World competition. He spoke of how support from companies and sponsors is hard to come by due to language barriers and was thankful that despite everything, there were still those who contributed to make this journey a success.
This would be his last year as National Director and he would be stepping down after what he hopes would be a show-stopping pageant.