Prassanna Pathmanathan is a household name in the Sri Lankan fashion industry. He is the founder / President of Colombo Fashion Council. Prassanna comes from IT/Business and marketing background thus, his passion in fashion has made him one of the thought leaders in the industry. He’s a gold medalist from the University of Westminster UK, He received his MBA from University of Wales (UK) and he is also a Chartered Marketer. Prassanna is an international corporate trainer, marketing consultant and a lecturer and researcher.

Prassanna’s interest in fashion has made him explore many avenues in the fashion and pageant scene. He was the first Asian to judge Mr Earth worldwide pageant in 2011 and then onwards he has judged many beauty pageants around the world. He’s the recipient of British Council’s “Young Creative Entrepreneur Fashion and Design Award” in 2022 out of 230 contestants from over 25 creative sectors. After winning the award Prassanna received a fashion study tour in London along with other winners around the world.

This opportunity gave him a platform for fashion collaborations, promotions, knowledge acquisition and sharing with eminent fashion and design personalities around the world. He has choreographed many fashion shows/weeks and beauty pageants around the world. His creativity in doing fashion shows and beauty pageants have made him a sort after name in the fashion industry. Moreover, Prassanna is a fashion stylist and he lectures fashion marketing, promotions, branding, entrepreneurship and business planning for fashion master’s programs.