Stephanie Siriwardhana is a Sri Lankan-Lebanese TV host, model and beauty queen who was born on February 5, 1988, in Kuwait. Her father is Sri Lankan and her mother is Lebanese, giving her Sri Lankan-Lebanese heritage. She spent part of her childhood in Sri Lanka after her family moved there when she was three, and later lived in Italy and Canada. She studied Journalism, Communications and Political Science at Concordia University in Montreal. She is fluent in English and is also connected with Sinhala through her Sri Lankan background. Stephanie is active on Instagram as @stephaniesiriwardhana, where she has over 200K followers, and her profile describes her as a dreamer, singer, speaker and host. She also identifies herself as the founder of Infinite Grace Foundation.
Stephanie began gaining national recognition after winning Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2011. She represented Sri Lanka at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in Brazil. In 2013, she was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World Sri Lanka. Her work later expanded into television, where she became a presenter and served as the main host of The Voice Teens Sri Lanka for its first two seasons. She has also worked as a model and television personality. Her screen acting credits include a celebrity guest appearance in one episode of the television series Chamber of Magicians in 2019. In 2013, she made a special appearance in a song for the Kannada film Dirty Picture: Silk Sakkath Maga. Alongside entertainment, Stephanie has taken part in youth and community work. She has been a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community and served as a senator in the second Sri Lankan Youth Parliament. She also founded the Stephanie Siriwardhana Foundation, which was created to support a transitional shelter for sexually abused young girls.
In her personal life, Stephanie Siriwardhana married dancer and singer Dushyanth Weeraman in 2018. She has also been involved in social and community-focused activities, particularly work connected with supporting young girls and promoting dignity and personal development. Her current Instagram profile presents her interests in singing, speaking and hosting, while also highlighting her work through Infinite Grace Foundation. Her public work combines entertainment, beauty pageantry, community involvement and advocacy.