1. Romanthi Maria Colombage was born on 19 May 1984 and is a Sri Lankan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Sri Lanka 2007 and represented Sri Lanka at Miss World 2007 in China.
13 Facts About Maria Colombage
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Maria Colombage has done fashion shows in Europe and Asia.
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Maria Colombage was educated at Holy Family Convent Colombo 04 and completed a Diploma in Fashion Designing by the age of 18, followed by the Chartered Institute of Marketing qualification which she acquired by the age of 21.
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Maria Colombage has her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Wales in Cardiff.
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Maria Colombage was approached by a choreographer when she was just seventeen and was asked to model for a fashion show in Colombo and was trained to be a catwalk model.
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Maria Colombage was instrumental in diversifying the Brand into Clothing.
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Maria Colombage has done several photoshoots both in Sri Lanka and India.
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Maria Colombage soon made a name for herself in her home country and was crowned Miss Sri Lanka for Miss World in 2007.
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Maria Colombage was approached in 2008 by Prasad Bidappa Associates in Bangalore to model, and was selected to become the new face of abharan jewelry Bangalore India in 2008.
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Maria Colombage has been the face for Colombo Jewellery Stores Sri Lanka and did their campaigns in 2008 and 2009.
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Maria Colombage modeled for Buddhi batiks swim wear photoshoot in 2010.
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Maria Colombage has secured contracts with Nations Trust Bank, Singer and Asian Alliance Insurance appearing in advertisements.
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Maria Colombage was married in S Thomas' Chapel, Mount Lavinia.