Beauty queen yearns for a world crown
Miss Sri Lanka 2012 Vinodhini Siriwardena, known to her fans as Vinu,
won't give up her hopes of representing Sri Lanka at an international
pageant and is keen to bring home a crown. The Matara-born beauty queen
will vie for the title of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International
in Guangzhou, China, competing with contestants from 80 countries. The
event will take place from September 18 to October 10.
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Air pilots and gallantry
George Orwell is one of the writers who gives a
colourful picture of the British colonies of the 18th and 19th
centuries along with some of the social comedies enacted. For
example the Burmese butler speaks better English than his master and
the secret is his mastery of the language via the dictionary.
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