Biography
Gamya studied up to grade 6 at Musaeus College in Colombo before leaving to Singapore and then studying at the Marsiling College, after that she went to Australia and studied Psychology for her Bachelor's degree.
Miss Sri Lanka 2009
Wijayadasa was named Miss Sri Lanka 2009 on Wednesday July 22, 2009 beating 11 beauty queens at Mount Lavinia Hotel in Sri Lanka. Gamya also won mini-titles like Miss Veet Beautiful Legs, Miss Personality and Miss Veet Beautiful Skin at the Derana Veet Miss Sri Lanka 2009 beauty pageant.
2009 October Wijayadasa was appointed as the United Nations Good will ambassordor for Sri Lanka as a recognition of her 10 years of community service for her country. Gamya is also working as representative of " Tharunyata Hetak " - National Youth Organisation.
Wijayadasa focus on rehabilitation process, welfare of Internally Displaced People in the North of Sri Lanka and Youth education.
Social work
Wijayadasa began volunteering at the age of 13. She started as a volunteer journalist and ventured into many avenues of social service where she contributed to major community projects before the title of Miss Sri Lanka was bestowed upon her.
Wijayadasa has raised over three-million US dollars and improved not only education but also areas such as sports, health and bonding within communities. Free educational seminars are held island wide, targeting rural areas, corporate training is given free island wide, a book drive where we donate books to libraries, efforts to uplift current forum of all sports island wide, infrastructure development (largest swimming pool in Northern Peninsula) and cultural development in rural areas.
Year 2009
In the year 2009, the scope and depth of Gamya’s community work grew substantially.
The Laser Vision Eye sight Project to restore sight of people suffering from cataracts raised over US$11,000 .
While studying for her Masters Degree in Melbourne, she formed the ‘Australian Sri Lankan Youth’ a non profit organization to serve Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans. She foresaw the opportunity to collaborate the strength of the Australian Sri Lankan youth for the betterment of the country.
Gamya was instrumental in conducting the IDP welfare appeal which raised US$7,400 and $5000 worth of goods to help the people displaced by war in Northern Sri Lanka in the final stages of the 3 decade long war in Sri Lanka. Urgent medicines were distributed to Vavuniya base hospital. Also conducted a car wash to create drinking water facilities for the IDPs.
A seminar on “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder” was held in the newly cleared post-war zone Wakare in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka for over 150 military personnel. This is the first time a Miss Sri Lanka has visited the post war zone risking her life and shared the emotions of the soldiers.
In recognition of a untiring of its and contribution, gamya was offered the honor of become the goodwill ambassador for UN aids and the education ambassador for the government youth projects.
•Gamya is studying her Masters Degree in Melbourne. She formed the “Australian Sri Lankan Youth” non for profit organization in Australia to Serve Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans. She foresaw the opportunity to collaborate the strength of the Australian Sri Lankan youth for the betterment of the country.