Former Miss Sri Lanka ties the knot

Former Miss Sri Lanka Aruni Rajapakhsa has tied the nuptial knots on August 1, 2015.

Youngest in a family of three with an older brother and a sister, the Kandyan beauty married her beau who lives in London.

Since childhood, she had a passion for modelling - the path which she chose to slowly tread to reach her present position.

Having won the 'Capri Queen 2005' and 'Udarata Menike 2004', Aruni's exposure to fashion and designing during her two-year modelling career further fuelled her passion to take part in an international pageant.

A student of Swarnamali Balika, Kandy, Aruni was an active participant in several drug prevention activities during her schooldays, organising awareness campaigns in remote areas for which her school had won an All Island Award in 2002.

After her GCE Advanced Level examination in the Arts stream, Aruni joined the Kandy Technical College to do a secretarial course.

However, her love for fashion and designing led her to get involved in organising fashion shows in Kandy which led to modelling. She also starred in several TV serials before she settled in life.

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