Aruni Rajapaksha
Aruni Rajapaksha is a Sri Lankan beauty queen, film actress, television presenter and model. Born in Kalpitiya and raised in Kandy, Aruni is married to Nalin Samarawickrama and she is the mother of twin girls. Aruni was crowned Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2007 and represented Sri Lanka at Miss Universe 2008. She was among the top fifteen finalists at the 47th Miss International 2007 held in Japan. She represented Sri Lanka in the 58th Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 in China and won the mini titles Miss Friendship along with the regional title Miss Oceania 1st  runner-up. She participated in the second edition of Bride of the World pageant and was crowned as the second runner-up in Macau, China. Aruni hosted the morning show ‘Hello Sri Lanka’ and the women’s program ‘Liyasevana’ at Swarnavahini from 2008 to 2011. She returned to Swarnavahini in June 2020 to host the relaunched breakfast show ‘Ayubowan Sri Lanka’.  She was a household favorite while presenting Hiru TV travel show ‘Niwaduwata Travel Ekak’, and sociological and legal program ‘Mang Hinda Oba’. Early life. After the G.C E Advanced Level examination in the Arts stream, Aruni joined the Kandy  Technical College to do a secretarial course. However, she involved in organizing fashion shows in Kandy which led her to do modelling. As a beauty queen. In 2004 Aruni won "Udarata Menike" title and "Capri Beauty queen 2005" crown. She was "Miss Sri Lanka 2007" for the Miss Universe competition in 2008. She has also competed in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 (China) and Miss International 2007 (Japan) competitions. In 2012 Aruni won the 3rd place at 2nd edition of Bride of the World 2012 competition held in Macau, China. Career as a host. Aruni hosted TV show 'Niwaduwata  travel ekak' on Hiru TV.