Dannielle Kerkoven

Dannielle Kerkoven
Dannielle Kerkoven
Born	6 October 1987 (age 36); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Occupation	Model

Rapthi Raffella Dannielle Kerkoven (born 6 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan model and beauty pageant titleholder.^[1]^[2]

Biography

Kerkoven was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[1] She has completed her education with a diploma in airline ticketing and reservations, and works as a model.^[1] Kerkoven is the niece of Sri Lankan designer Kirthi Sri Karunaratna and the daughter of former model Rehana Kerkoven.^[3] Brian Kerkoven, the renowned designer, is her paternal uncle.^[4]

Kerkoven began modelling when she was 12 years old.^[3] She competed in Miss World 2006, representing Sri Lanka, after being nominated by a local travel agency. The 2006 Miss World Sri Lanka pageant having been cancelled due to security reasons.^[1]^[5] In 2012, Kerkoven entered the International Best Female Model World pageant, held in Spain, and placed second runner-up.^[2] In 2014, she won the title of Asia's Top Fashion Model of the Year (Female Category) at the Fashion Asia Awards.^[6]^[4] ^[7]

In 2017, Kerkoven was appointed a World Peace Ambassador by the World Peace and Diplomacy Organisation India.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kshanika, Argent (10 September 2006). "Lankan duo in search of world fame". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Life Online – Dannielle Kerkoven on Buzz!!!! with Danu". www.life.lk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "|| Zing!". archives.sundayobserver.lk. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b Goonaratna, Tia (23 November 2014). "Dannielle Her Proudest Moment". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ General Books LLC (2010). Sri Lankan Models: Anarkalli Aakarsha Jayatilaka, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nadeeka Perera, Muthu Tharanga, Rapthi Kerkoven, Wasana Danthanarayana, Review Archived 30 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. ISBN 9781157140177.
^ ^a ^b "The Island". island.lk. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Fashion Asia Awards Official Page". Fashion Asia Awards. Retrieved 27 May 2019.