Aisling Friel

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Aisling Friel (born c. 1983) is a Scottish model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was Mary from Dungloe in 2003 [1] and was crowned Miss Scotland 2005 and represented her country at the Miss World 2005 competition where she was unplaced. [2] She married football player Stephen Pearson in 2010, but in 2012 the couple separated. She is now married to Glasgow restaurateur Ryan Barrie. [3]

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References

  1. "Little Black Secrets". Daily Record (Scotland) . 26 March 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. "Miss Scotland turns on the style at Cannes". The Scotsman . Edinburgh. 17 May 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. Lennon, Holly (26 February 2019). "Restaurant owner steps in to save The Boathouse in Kilsyth". Glasgow Times . Retrieved 30 December 2020.