Miss Intercontinental Contestants to Tour Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is set to host the Miss Intercontinental Pageant which will be the largest pageant to be held in the country this October. This is the first time in 20 years that a global pageant will be held in South Asia, and also the first time a major international pageant will be held in Sri Lanka.

Over 74 contestants from around the world will travel to Colombo for the event together with their respective national directors, family members and well-wishers for the grand finale. Having competed with over 80 countries to be the preferred destination, itis a major feat for the pageant to beheld in Sri Lanka to also mark the 45thanniversary of the Miss Intercontinental Pageant.

Prior to the grand finale scheduled to beheld Mid-October, the contestants will embark on a pre-pageant tour around Sri Lanka hosted by Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts from the 6th – 10th of October covering the country’s beautiful beaches, culture, heritage and wild life.

On the first day the contestants will travel from Colombo to the centre of Sri Lanka’s cultural triangle, Habarana.  The group will first explore the rock temple in Dambulla enroute to Cinnamon Lodge Habarana which will immediately expose the contestants to Sri Lanka’s richheritage and history which will set the tone to their adventures around the country. After this cultural detour and lunch at the hotel, the contestants will hop on to safari jeeps that will be readied for their next excursion to Minneriya National Park whichis home to a large number of Asian Elephants.

Followed by which, the nextday, the contestants will travel to two of Sri Lanka’s most visited world heritage sites; Sigiriya, the iconic rock fortress, followed by the country’s second most ancient kingdom Polonnaruwa. On day three, the group will visit a village in Hiriwadunna in the morning to experienc eauthentic Sri Lanka cuisine and sweet meats followed by a walk and boat ride around the area. The contestants will then proceed to the Trincomalee in time for lunch at TrincoBlu by Cinnam on where they will be exposed to Sri Lanka’s beautiful east coast and fabled beaches.

The contestants will travel around Trincomalee on the fourth day with visits to the Koneshwaram Temple, Fort Fredrick, Swami Rock and the many attractions within the city, before the group travels to Cinnamon Bey Beruwala the nextday via a charted train ride from Habarana. 

Cinnamon Bey Beruwala will be transformed to become the home base for Miss Intercontinental Pageant, as the contestants willbestaying at the hotelduring the period of the rehearsal and grand finale.

The finale will feature a ‘fairy tale’ theme that will run through out the whole event. The event will also feature popul arc elebrity performances from Apache Indian who came into fame with his smash-hit ‘Boom Shack A Lack’ and celebrated music artistDestiny.Therewillalsobe an exclusive after-party with more celebrity performances apartfrom the main events line up.

Tickets for the pageant will be available on www.wow.lk and are priced at 3500, 5000, 7500 and 10000.

Miss Intercontinental 2016 conceptualized by Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts and powered by EGB willbeheld at Stein Studios on the 16th of October 2016 from 6pm onwards together Exclusive Electronic Media Partners - MTV and MBC. The eventishosted in partnershipwith Venue Partners – Stein Studios, Beauty Partners – Biona,Hair and Make Up Partner - Ramani Fernando Salons, Print Media Partner - Wijeya Newspapers, Transport Partner - Malkey ,Photography Partner - Nadun Baduge Photography, Swimwear Partner - Wild Images, Catering Partner - Mount Lavinia Hotel, Outdoor Media Partner - Emerging Media and Creative and PR Partner - Leo Burnett.