Started in 1961, the Miss Universe Ireland beauty pageant has grown and grown with hundreds of girls vying to win the competition to represent Ireland.
Some of the lucky girls aiming to take last years winner Diana Donnelly’s place and battle it out for the throne in the 2010 final are:
Miss Irish Sun, Karena Graham
Miss Lillies Bordello, Rozanna Purcell
Miss Waterford, Lisa Kavanagh
Miss Bourjois, Danielle Byrne
Miss Tipperary, Aisling Bourke
Miss VIP, Faye Rooney
Miss Cork, Maedhbh Kelly
Miss Kildare, Tiffany Connor-Stanley
Miss Onboard.ie, Emily Kelly
You can see all these girls and the rest of the finalists battle it out for the throne on July 9th at The Wright Venue, Co. Dublin. Can’t wait to see who makes it through, best of luck girls!
Miss Ireland 2009 takes place this year on the 26th of September in the Royal Marine Hotel Dunlaoire. TheBikiniShop.ie is delighted to be sponsoring the swimwear section of the competition and is really looking forward to a great night of stunning beauty, fine dinning and amazing atmosphere. If you are fortunate to be attending make sure you plan for a late one as we’ve laid on a some great entertainment for the after party, which will go to very very late.
This year the Miss Ireland World competition is run in associate with Diva Next Door and Organiser Michelle Doyle is confident that this years show is going to be the best year yet.
The Contestant this year, competing for their chance to represent Ireland in the Miss World Competition are:
County Name
Miss Antrim Lisa Nolan
Miss Armagh Jessica Mc Gee
Miss Carlow Natalie O’Shea
Miss Cavan Aisling keaney
Miss Clare Sinead hughes
Miss Cork Etaoin O’Hailpin
Miss Derry Laura Patterson
Miss Donegal Stephanie Molloy
Miss Down Sarah Kennedy
Miss South County Dublin Rebecca Doherty
Miss Dublin North Margaret O’reilly
Miss Dublin Central Rosin Trait
Miss Dublin East Tania Zorilla
Miss Dublin West Heather O Brien
Miss Fermangh Donnah Mc Dowell
Miss Galway Meghann Scully
Miss Kerry Adele O’herlihy
Miss Kildare Kerri-Nicole Blanc
Miss Limerick Becky Costello
Miss Longford Nikki O’Byrne
Miss Louth Rachel Grimes
Miss Meath Kelsey Maguire
Miss Offaly Elizabeth Ryan
Miss Sligo Sinead Michelle Mooney
Miss Tipperary Hannah Flattery
Miss Tyrone Mary Kate Murray
Miss Waterford Michelle Heffernan
Miss West meath Hannah Duignan
Miss Wexford Julie Caulfield
Miss Wicklow Aimee Doyle
Miss Sunday World Aishling Bourke
Miss University Terri Mcevoy
We wish all the contestants luck and for those not attending we will make sure that your kept up to date with who becomes Miss Ireland 2009!
The 2009 Miss Universe Ireland Pageant is well and truly underway with the girls first collective Photoshoot taking place tomorrow. As with the other years, beauty’s from all across Ireland will come together to decide who will represent Ireland in the Miss World Competition.
This year Debenhams will be supplying the evening wear and TheBikiniShop.ie will be supplying the swimwear.
We’ll keep you up to date on all the latest news as best we can, profile as many of the girls as we can and ofcourse get some great photo shots of the contestants in our 2009 range of Bikinis.
Miss Ireland 2008 – Lynn Kelly
The first collective glimpse of the contestants shall hit the papers on Wednesday and thereafter the girls will be featured regularly here and in all the tabloids untill the Coronation Ball, which is promising to be a great event on Friday 26th of June.