[quote="fermnedoza"][size=150]As the vetting and the search for the ideal national partner for Miss Earth continues, the Carousel Production is now partnering with a new media entity in Sri Lanka.
Pulse which described itself as [color=#004000] the leading platform for everything Sri Lankan lifestyle and more, covering events , keeping up with the on-goings and featuring entertaining and informative articles to keep your reading-buds in check[/color] is now the new franchise holder of the environmental protection advocating pageant.
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Pulse is under the auspices of Derana Macro Entertainment (Pvt) Ltd.
Derana Macroentertainment Pvt. Ltd is the Digital Media arm of one of the most largest Media Conglomerates in Sri Lanka, TV Derana and is currently ranked the number one terrestrial television channel in Sri Lanka(LMRB 2017). TV Derana currently operates a free-to-air television channel, radio channel, the only 24/7 News television channel in Sri Lanka and a plethora of websites. The Digital arm has a cadre of 35 persons and the whole organization comprise over 300 staff. It handles some of the most popular web portals in Sri Lanka that range from News, Lifestyle, Music etc;
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My eyes were drawn immediately to the picture in the center as it is that of no other than Jacqueline Fernandez. Most everyone knows Jacqueline as the beautiful Sri Lankan-Malaysian who was Miss Sri Lanka in the mid-2000's who has since then made it big--and I mean BIG--in Bollywood despite not knowing any Hindi at all when she started out. I was very intrigued about her connection to Miss Earth (and why her image was used in the above teaser layout) and dug around but only came up with the below:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/115570/-rever ... iss-Earth-The second paragraph goes:
With its rich history of producing several glamorous beauty queens, including Jacqueline Fernandez, who has wowed Bollywood, this pageant is considered the ultimate quest for aspiring Sri Lankan beauties, while fashionistas and glitterati, as well as the entire nation, were looking forward to the outcome of the scintillating final event.
Can the forumers from Sri Lanka (or India) shed some light on the above? Did Jacqueline join Miss Earth before becoming Miss Sri Lanka in 2006? If she didn't what is her connection to the history of the Miss Earth franchise in Sri Lanka? I would very much like to know.