Kaleidoscope Let’s Talk with Beverley Pinder OAM 27th June 2024 Check out the full interview with former Miss Universe Australia Beverley Pinder OAM on Kaleidoscope Let’s Talk Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
‘Never look back & never compromise’ – By Savithri Rodrigo Source : themorning Author of ‘Pride without Prejudice’, Beverley Pinder OAM on how she navigated her life She is not your everyday queen. When she left Ceylon at 13 for Australia, racial taunts made her determined to rise above, reach for the stars, and eventually be crowned Miss Universe Australia. Beverley Pinder had a chequered childhood of poverty and homelessness and an alcoholic father, but with that crown placed firmly on her head, she began one of the most successful public relations (PR) agencies in Melbourne, working with some amazing clients and unusual exploits too – even bringing an elephant into the Bourke Street Mall for businessman Richard Charles Nicholas Branson. She broke glass ceilings with style and prowess and became an inexhaustible philanthropist. Her singular vision of serving the people with commitment, integrity, and sincerity saw her elected a Councillor ...
TAKING A TREK DOWN MEMORY LANE AT ST LAWRENCE’S WELLAWATTE Melburnians Beverley Pinder OAM and Sally Grero visited their Alma Mater amid emotions and joy. Bring together two schoolmates at their first school, and you can imagine how many happy memories would come flooding back, interrupted by outbursts of joyful laughter. This was the scene at St Lawrence’s Convent in Wellawatte, Colombo 6, on Wednesday, May 14, 2024, when Beverley Pinder, OAM, took a trip down memory lane at her alma mater. Having emigrated to Australia with her family in 1968, Beverley has enjoyed a rich and successful life in her adopted country. Highlights have included winning the Miss Universe Australia title, running a successful PR firm for almost 40 years, serving two terms as a Councillor for the City of Melbourne, and receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia for her support for various charitable organisations. Beverley released ...
Pride without Prejudice: An Inspiring Life by Beverley Pinder FORMER MISS UNIVERSE AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES AUTOBIOGRAPHY – REFLECTING ON AN INSPIRING LIFE Beverley Pinder OAM has been many things since she arrived in Australia back in 1968, as a shy 13-year-old immigrant from Ceylon. Photographer’s model, beauty queen, head of her own successful public relations firm, fundraiser for charities, Councillor for the City of Melbourne. You can now add to that list: Author. Beverley has reflected on her beginnings in Ceylon, her introduction to Australia, the challenges and setbacks she faced as she grew into a young woman, the opportunities she seized as she built her own business and brand, and the varied experiences that have made her life a rich and fulfilling one. These are all described in her autobiography, Pride Without Prejudice: An Inspiring Life, which will soon be available in all good bookstores through Wilkinson Publishing. The title reflects ...
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