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Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival international pageant Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
. The pageant produced a future Miss World, Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Diane Davison was the winner of the Miss World 2003 title. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh. The song "For Rosanna" was written by her father in her honour for his 1986 album, Into The Light.-Education:Her primary education was at Aravon School, in Co...
in 2003. Other notable winners include newspaper columnist
Columnist
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Amanda Brunker
Amanda Brunker
Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland....
and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
ist Nuala Holloway
Nuala Holloway
Nuala Holloway is an artist and academic and a former Miss Ireland, Irish actress and model.Holloway was born in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland. An Irish speaker, she received a BA from University College Dublin in modern and mediaeval Irish in 2004. She also received a BA in history of art,...
.
Potential contestants should be at least five feet seven inches (1.7 m) in height, between the ages of seventeen and twenty-four, and unmarried without children. In addition, they must be citizens of the Irish Republic, either born or naturalised. All contestants must come from "a background which is not likely to bring into disrepute the pageant or the organisers".
The current titleholder is Holly Carpenter from Dublin; she was also named Miss University Ireland prior to winning Miss Ireland.
Miss Ireland titleholders
| Year | Miss Ireland | International level |
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| 1947 | Violet Nolan | |
| 1952 | Eithne Dunne | Miss World:Top fifteen |
| 1953 | Mary Murphy | |
| 1954 | Connie Rodgers | Miss World:Top fifteen |
| 1955 | Evelyn Foley | |
| 1956 | Amy Kelly | |
| 1957 | Nessa Welsh | |
| 1958 | Susan Riddell | |
| 1959 | Ann Fitzpatrick | |
| 1960 | Irene Ruth Kane | Miss World:Top ten, Miss International '61:Top ten |
| 1961 | Olive Ursula White | Miss World:Top fifteen, Miss International '63:Top ten |
| 1962 | Muriel O’Hanlon | |
| 1963 | Joan Power | |
| 1964 | Mairead Cullen | |
| 1965 | Gladys Anne Waller | Miss World:Second runner-up |
| 1966 | Helen McMahon | |
| 1967 | Gemma McNabb | |
| 1968 | June MacMahon | Miss World:Top fifteen |
| 1969 | Hilary Clarke, Charlotte Delamere | Miss Springtime 1968 (Delamere), Miss Europe 1969: Top Ten (Delamere) |
| 1970 | Mary Elizabeth McKinley | |
| 1971 | June Glover | |
| 1972 | Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons | |
| 1973 | Yvonne Costelloe | |
| 1974 | Julie Ann Farnham, Nuala Holloway Nuala Holloway Nuala Holloway is an artist and academic and a former Miss Ireland, Irish actress and model.Holloway was born in Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland. An Irish speaker, she received a BA from University College Dublin in modern and mediaeval Irish in 2004. She also received a BA in history of art,... |
Miss World:Top fifteen (Farnham), Miss Universe:Top ten (Farnham) |
| 1975 | Elaine Rosemary O’Hara | |
| 1976 | Jakki Moore | Miss World:Top fifteen, Photogenic Award |
| 1977 | Loraine Bernadette Enriquez | Miss Universe '78: 7th place, Miss International '78: 4th Runner Up, "Miss Europe'78: 4th Runner Up |
| 1978 | Lorraine Marion O’Conner | |
| 1979 | Mary Hegarty | |
| 1980 | Michelle Rocca Michelle Rocca Michelle Rocca is a Dublin socialite who initially achieved a degree of fame as the wife of footballer John Devine before becoming for a lengthy period the girlfriend, and later, the wife of Van Morrison... |
Miss World:Photogenic Award , Miss International '81:Second runner-up |
| 1981 | Geraldine Mary McGrory | Miss World:Top fifteen |
| 1982 | Roberta Brown | Miss World:Top ten, Miss Universe '83:Second runner-up |
| 1983 | Patricia 'Trish' Nolan | Miss World:Top fifteen |
| 1984 | Olivia Tracey | Miss World:Top ten, Miss Universe '85:Top ten |
| 1985 | Anne Marie Gannon | Miss World:Top ten |
| 1986 | Rosemary Elizabeth Thompson | Miss World:Top ten, Photogenic Award |
| 1987 | Adrienne Rock | |
| 1988 | Collette [Colette] Jackson | Miss World:Top twenty |
| 1989 | Barbara Ann Curran | Miss World:Top ten |
| 1990 | Siobhan McClafferty | Miss World:First runner-up, Continental Queen of Beauty (Europe), Miss Universe '91: Photogenic Award |
| 1991 | Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland.... |
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| 1992 | Sharon Ellis | |
| 1993 | Pamela Flood Pamela Flood Pamela Ann Mary Flood is an Irish television presenter and former model from Tallaght, South Dublin. She received the Miss Ireland crown in 1993.... |
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| 1994 | Anna Maria McCarthy | |
| 1995 | Joanne Black Joanne Black Joanne Black is a former Irish model, actress and Miss Ireland, currently working as a stylist in London. She took the Miss Ireland crown in 1995 at the age of 20, after becoming Miss Limerick Photogenic... |
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| 1996 | Niamh Marie Redmond Niamh Marie Redmond Niamh Redmond was the 1996 winner of the Miss Ireland contest and represented Ireland in the Miss World 1996 in Bangalore, in India.She did not participate in the Miss Universe contest due to the franchise being sold. Niamh holds a degree in Finance from National University of Ireland, Maynooth.-... |
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| 1997 | Andrea Roche Andrea Roche Andrea Roche is an award-winning Irish model, socialite and occasional television personality. She took part in the RTÉ One reality sports television series Celebrity Bainisteoir in 2009 and features on a weekly basis on the TV3 show Ireland AM... |
Miss Universe '98: Top ten |
| 1998 | Vivienne Doyle | |
| 1999 | Emir-Maria Holohan Doyle | |
| 2000 | Yvonne Ellard | |
| 2001 | Catrina Supple | |
| 2002 | Lynda Duffy | |
| 2003 | Rosanna Davison Rosanna Davison Rosanna Diane Davison was the winner of the Miss World 2003 title. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh. The song "For Rosanna" was written by her father in her honour for his 1986 album, Into The Light.-Education:Her primary education was at Aravon School, in Co... |
Miss World 2003 (Winner), Continental Queen of Beauty (Europe), Miss World Beach Beauty |
| 2004 | Natasha Nic Gairbheith Natasha Nic Gairbheith Natasha Nic Gairbheith was crowned Miss Ireland on July 5, 2004, becoming the first ever fluent Irish-speaker to win the competition. She is originally from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. Before winning Miss Ireland, Natasha had completed a degree in Law and Politics at National University of... |
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| 2005 | Aoife Mary Cogan | |
| 2006 | Sarah Morrissey | Miss World:Top twenty-five (Beach Beauty) |
| 2007 | Bláthnaid McKenna Bláthnaid McKenna Bláthnaid McKenna is a former beauty queen from County Kildare who represented Ireland in Miss World 2007 in China. She is a linguist who has an honours degree in French and Italian from Trinity College, Dublin, and also speaks German and English.... |
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| 2008 | Sinéad Noonan Sinéad Noonan Sinéad Noonan is an Irish model and actress who won Miss Ireland 2008.Noonan was born in Dublin to Peter and Stephanie Noonan, and grew up in Dunboyne, Meath. As a child, she endured bullies who picked on her because of her size. She attended St... |
Miss World:Top ten (Miss World Talent Miss World Talent Miss World Talent is a talent or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant, in which a number of contestants show their abilities in singing, dancing, poetry, etc. Introduced in Miss World 2001, the winner of the event automatically makes it into the semifinals starting 2003.-Miss World... ) |
| 2009 | Laura Patterson Laura Patterson Laura Patterson is an Irish model who was crowned Miss Ireland 2009. She is from Derry, Northern Ireland.Patterson was studying Law and Accountancy at the University of Ulster when she beat thirty-one other contestants to win the title in a ceremony held at the The Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin. ... |
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| 2010 | Emma Waldron | Miss World '10: 3rd Runner Up, Continental Queen of Beauty (Europe), Miss World Talent |
| 2011 | Holly Carpenter |