anudigunasekara@MissWorld wore a lilac colored lace detailed traditional kandyan osariya with a modern blend, at the opening ceremony of 72nd @MissWorld festival representing Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India. Her traditional dress is not only elegant but also holds a poetic symbolism as it nods at, 1. Sri Lanka's national flower, Nil Manel or blue water lily 2. Manel Illangakoon, Sri Lanka's first ever representative at 1953 Miss World pageant 3. Saheli Foundation, as Anudi Gunasekara's Beauty With a Purpose project's thematic color #MissWorld #MissWorldSriLanka #AnudiGunasekara #OpeningCeremony #BWAP