She was born on 5 February 1988 in
Kuwait to a
Sri Lankan father and a
Lebanese mother. She is the eldest of 4 children, and has 3 younger brothers. When she was 3 years old her family moved to Sri Lanka due to the escalation of
Gulf War. After finishing her primary education in Sri Lanka she moved to
Italy and then to
Canada where she graduated with a degree in Journalism, Communications and Political Science from
Concordia University in
Montreal. In July 2011 she won the title of
Miss Universe in Sri Lanka and represented her country at
Miss Universe pageant which was held in
Brazil on same year. In 2013, she was crowned as
Miss Asia Pacific World Sri Lanka. She is a member of Global Shapers Community, and has worked as a senator of the 2nd Sri Lankan Youth Parliament. Also she is the founder of
Stephanie Siriwardhana Foundation, which intends to support a transitional shelter for sexually abused young girls. ==Filmography ==