Stephanie Siriwardhana

Stephanie Siriwardhana is a Sri Lankan-Lebanese television host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the title of Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2011 and representing her country at the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. Additionally, she served as the main host for the first and second seasons of The Voice Teens Sri Lanka.

Siriwardhana was born on 5 February 1988 in Kuwait to a Sri Lankan father and a Lebanese mother. She is the eldest of four children and has three younger brothers. At three years old, her family relocated to Sri Lanka due to the escalation of the Gulf War. After completing her primary education in Sri Lanka, she moved to Italy and later to Canada, where she earned a degree in Journalism, Communications, and Political Science from Concordia University in Montreal.

Her rise to prominence in pageantry began in July 2011 when she won the Miss Universe Sri Lanka title. Later that same year, she represented Sri Lanka at the global Miss Universe pageant held in Brazil. Continuing her career in pageantry, she was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World Sri Lanka in 2013.

Beyond her media and pageantry work, Siriwardhana has participated in civic and humanitarian initiatives. She served as a senator in the 2nd Sri Lankan Youth Parliament and became a member of the Global Shapers Community. She also established the Stephanie Siriwardhana Foundation, an organization created to support a transitional shelter for sexually abused young girls.