Christina Peiris was born on January 29, 1994 and the owns and designs for her own clothing line. Before earning the title of Miss Universe Sri Lanka, Christina Peiris became the youngest entrepreneur in her family. Ever since she was young she had a passion for fashion and traveling, leading her to complete her degree in fashion. Christina created a humanitarian clothing brand called X.TINA, where she donates a percentage of her earnings to cancer patients. Her friends and family best describe her as funny, hardworking and compassionate to everyone around her.
After losing a number of her family members to cancer, she started spending time in a cancer home in Maharagama. There, she got to know other patients and heard their stories and their families. Since launching her clothing line, she’s always wanted to contribute to a cause that had a big impact on her life, because she wanted to give back to her community. After the launched of her clothing brand, she plans to donate a portion of the profits to the cancer home at the end of each year.
Christina loves to travel and he her own travel blog that she launched on December 2016. Her favorite destination is Greece, specifically Santorini. She describes it as truly heaven on earth. Traveling and exploring other countries has been a family hobby from a very young age. She and her family always have multiple opinions on the countries they visited and Santorini was a place they all agreed on and hope to visit again and again. She really enjoys Greek food and Greek music.
Best of luck, Christina!
MISS UNIVERSE 2017 