“From Roommates to Queens”: Mrs Sri Lanka Celebrates Historic Win With Mrs World

“From Roommates to Queens”: Mrs Sri Lanka Celebrates Historic Win With Mrs World

  • Mrs Sri Lanka, Ishadi Amanda, shared a heartwarming video dancing with her former roommate and newly crowned Mrs World 2025, Tshego Gaelae from South Africa
  • The dance recreation captured the special moment between the winner and first runner-up, showcasing their close friendship formed during the competition
  • South Africans flooded the comments section with pride and joy, celebrating the country's first Mrs World crown in the pageant's 40-year history
Mrs Sr Lankas post went viral.
Mrs Sri Lanka shared a dance video with her roommate and then Mrs World in Nevada, US. The post went viral. Images: @ishadi_amanda
Source: TikTok

The content creator and Mrs Sri Lanka @ishadi_amanda shared a touching video recreating a dance performance with her former roommate and newly crowned Mrs World 2025, Tshego Gaelae.

The TikTok clip shows the two beauty queens performing their signature dance from the beginning of the competition, with Amanda beaming with pride as first runner-up alongside South Africa's historic winner.

Watch the TikTok video below.

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The labour relations manager and model from Soweto beat contestants from around the globe, with Sri Lanka's Ishadi Amanda and Thailand's Ploy Panperm securing first and second runner-up positions respectively.

Mrs Sri Lanka's post went viral.
Mrs Sri Lanka shared a dance video with her roomie and now Mrs World, SA's Tshego Gaelae that went viral. Images: @ishadi_amanda
Source: TikTok

Mzansi celebrates the queens

@Fatimah gushed:

"South Africa won for the very first time out of forty years. Our very own Tshego Gaelae from Soweto. So proud of her🥰♥️"

@NtombiNtinga declared:

"Our very own Mrs World. South Africa stand up."

@Achee praised:

"Ishadi... Mrs Sri Lanka Mrs Universe 1st runner up how beautiful u are... Congratulations ❤️❤️❤️"

@KhaLu0510🇿🇦 commended:

"You are a real queen for cheering for another queen. Congratulations to the both of you."

@M2KK🇿🇦 laughed:

"Bathong when was this ...🥺 We always wake up to South Africa winning something 😂😂🔥"

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Nerissa Naidoo (Human Interest Editor) Nerissa Naidoo is a versatile writer and editor with expertise across platforms. Currently a human interest writer at Briefly News, she began her career contributing to Morning Lazziness and later specialized in professional documents at Featherpen.org. As a TUW ghostwriter, she focused on non-fiction, while her editorial roles at National Today and Entail.ai honed her skills in content accuracy and expert-driven editing. You can reach her at nerissa.naidoo@briefly.co.za

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