Mihin Lanka cabin-crew beauty queen poised for Miss International competition

September 4, 2016, 12:00 pm 

Ayesha Fernando, a Mihin Lanka cabin crew member, was crowned ‘Miss International’ at the ‘Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe’ pageant at a leading hotel recently in Colombo. The accomplished 26-year-old beauty was adjudged 1st runner up ‘Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe’ and ‘Miss Talent’ at the pageant. Supported by her employer, Mihin Lanka she will take wing to Japan to participate in the ‘Miss International’ pageant from 7th to 28th October 2016. She credits her triumph at the high profile talent and beauty pageant to the extensive support she has received from Mihin Lanka.

 Commenting on her stellar win, Ayesha said, "I am so delighted to win Miss International’ and it gives me so much pride. I faced stiff competition in the pageant but I believe the customer relations and personal grooming training I underwent at Mihin Lanka has helped me immensely to face the challenge with confidence and come out a winner. This triumph would not have been possible without Mihin Lanka, a company that always supports the dreams and aspirations of its employees. When I fly, I am an ambassador for my airline. At the pageant, I was an ambassador for my country, and had to answer several rounds of questions about Sri Lanka, which I did with ease, thanks to my practice with Mihin Lanka".

 On being asked about the strengths of her country, Ayesha cited "peace and security, friendly people, a culture of over 2,000 years, diversity of landscapes from beaches to hill country and wild life, and being gateway to the rest of Asia and the East" as the island’s unique selling points.

 Ayesha added, "many people are responsible for my success and without their input I would not have come this far. I would like to thank the management of Mihin Lanka and Rosita Wickramasinghe, and her team who were all so supportive and gave me all the encouragement and motivation I needed".

 The beauty queen joined Mihin Lanka in 2012 and has been flying with them for the last four years. Before that, she was a human resource management student at NIBM before being selected to join SriLankan Airlines, where she was assigned to Silk Route, the Business Class check-in counter. Ayesha was crowned second runner up at the local pageant to select winners to participate in ‘Miss World’ last year. 

 Although Ayesha’s immediate task will be to gear up for the international Miss International competition to be held in Japan, she nurtures dreams of becoming an instructor to cabin crew members. She also loves modelling and walking the ramp and hopes to do more of that in the months ahead. "I hope I’d be able to balance both careers. I want to be an instructor as well as guide other girls towards a better career and encourage them to take part in pageants and gain experience," she adds. Apart from her motherland, Sri Lanka, her dream holiday destinations are Jakarta and Seychelles. 

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