First runner-up at the Mrs. World pageant returns to Sri Lanka
[Colombo Gazette] - 02/4/2025
Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda, who was picked as the first runner-up at the Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, US, returned to Sri Lanka on Tuesday. Amanda was welcomed at the Bandaranaike International Airport by local organisers of the Mrs. Sri Lanka World pageant and her family and friends. (…)
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