Meranie Pabular Gadiana of the United States, crowned Mrs. Universe 2023, arrived in Sri Lanka this afternoon (17) to serve as a judge at the Mrs. Universe Sri Lanka 2026 pageant.
She arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) at around 4 p.m. on SriLankan Airlines flight UL-405 from Bangkok, Thailand.
The 49th edition of the international pageant is scheduled to be held at the Colombo Hilton from October 18 to 24, with around 100 married beauty queens from across the world expected to participate.
Rukmal Senanayake, a prominent figure in Sri Lanka’s pageant industry, and officials from the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau were among those who welcomed her at the airport.
