In March 2006, Fernandez was crowned the Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe 2006 in March, 2006 and also competed in Miss Universe 2006, but was not a finalist.

After competing at Miss Universe, she worked as an anchor on Lanka Business Report and wrote a weekly column for The Daily Mirror while modeling in India.

Fernandez also has a non-profit organization in Sri Lanka focusing on empowering the underprivileged.