Formation | 2002 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Dublin |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | English |
Staff | One Stop Productions |
Miss Universe Ireland is a national beauty pageant that has selected Ireland's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2002.
Beginning in 2002 Andrea Roche, who represented Ireland at Miss Universe 1998 in the United States, was the national director of Miss Universe in Ireland. Through the Andrea Roche Model agency, the contestants trained to be the next representative of Ireland at the contest. Between 2002 and 2015 the Andrea Roche era resulted in only one high-placed result in Miss Universe, in 2010, with Rozanna Purcell.
Through the organization, the winner is provided a platform based on her objectives for the year. She will serve as ambassador for the country of Ireland. She will be the face of beauty and fashion brands and bring awareness to social causes for the greater good of communities across Ireland. Alongside The Miss Universe Ireland Organization, she will plan how to achieve her personal and professional goals on the national and global scale.
In 2009 it was reported that the pageant was sponsored by Educogym, a concept gym created by Tony Quinn. At the launch contestants were photographed wearing sashes emblazoned with the Educogym name and it was announced the winner would receive a year's membership. [1] Co-host Lisa Fitzpatrick was reported as saying "If someone wants to read into angels then let them on and if someone else gets help from Tony Quinn's seminars then it can only be doing good for them" despite what many were calling a cult. [2]
Year | County | Miss Universe Ireland | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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Bren Marc Scully directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2023 | |||||
2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||
2024 | Cork | Sofia Labus | Unplaced | ||
2023 | Kildare | Aishah Akorede [4] | Unplaced | ||
Brittany Mason directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2017―2021 | |||||
Did not compete in 2022 | |||||
2021 | Belfast | Katharine Walker | Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, the Runner-up of Miss Universe Ireland 2020 crowned as the Miss Universe Ireland 2021. | |
2020 | Ulster | Nadia Sayers | Unplaced | ||
2019 | Dublin | Fionnghuala O'Reilly | Unplaced | ||
2018 | Donegal | Grainne Gallanagh | Top 20 | ||
2017 | Cork | Cailín Toibín | Top 16 | ||
Andrea Roche directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2002―2015 | |||||
Did not compete in 2016 | |||||
2015 | Londonderry | Joanna Cooper | Unplaced | ||
2014 | Cork | Lisa Madden | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete in 2013 | |||||
2012 | Dublin | Adrienne Murphy | Unplaced | ||
2011 | Limerick | Aoife Hannon | Unplaced | ||
2010 | Tipperary | Rozanna Purcell | Top 10 | ||
2009 | Dublin | Diana Donnelly | Unplaced | ||
2008 | Dublin | Lynn Kelly | Unplaced | ||
Did not compete in 2007 | |||||
2006 | Galway | Melanie Boreham | Unplaced | ||
2005 | Dublin | Mary Gormley | Unplaced | ||
2004 | Louth | Cathriona Duignam | Unplaced | ||
2003 | Limerick | Lesley Flood | Unplaced | ||
2002 | South Dublin | Lisa O'Sullivan | Unplaced | ||
Year | County | Miss Ireland | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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Kieran Murray and Roisin MC Queenie directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1997―2001 | |||||
2001 | Tipperary | Lesley Turner | Unplaced | Miss Universe Ireland 2001 (separate title). | |
2000 | Tipperary | Louise Doheny | Unplaced | Miss Universe Ireland 2000 (separate title). | |
1999 | Dublin | Vivienne Doyle | Unplaced | ||
1998 | Tipperary | Andrea Roche | Top 10 | ||
1997 | Limerick | Fiona Mullally | Unplaced | Appointed — The 3rd Runner-up of Miss Ireland 1996 competed at Miss Universe 1997. | |
Krish Naidoo directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1980―1996 | |||||
1996 | Cavan | Joanne Black | Unplaced | ||
1995 | Dublin | Anna Maria McCarthy | Unplaced | ||
1994 | South Dublin | Pamela Flood | Unplaced | ||
1993 | Cork | Sharon Ellis | Unplaced | ||
1992 | Down | Jane Thompson | Unplaced | Designated as "Miss Universe Ireland 1992" after Miss Ireland 1991 Amanda Bunker did not allow to compete, due to minimum requirement. | |
1991 | Fingal | Siobhan McClafferty | Unplaced |
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1990 | South Dublin | Barbara Ann Curran | Unplaced | ||
1989 | Dublin | Collette Jackson | Unplaced | ||
1988 | Dublin | Adrienne Rock | Unplaced | ||
1987 | Down | Rosemary Elizabeth Thompson | Unplaced | ||
1986 | — | Karen Ann Shevlin | Unplaced | Designated as "Miss Universe Ireland 1986" after Miss Ireland 1985, Anne Marie did not go to Miss Universe 1986. | |
1985 | Dublin | Olivia Marie Tracey | Top 10 | ||
1984 | Dublin | Patricia Nolan | Unplaced | ||
1983 | Londonderry | Roberta Brown | 2nd Runner-up | ||
1982 | Londonderry | Geraldine Mary McGrory | Unplaced | ||
1981 | Dublin | Valerie Roe | Unplaced | Miss Ireland 1980 (there were two titles in Miss Ireland; Miss Ireland Universe and Miss Ireland World). | |
1980 | Dublin | Maura McMenamim | Unplaced | Miss Ireland 1979 (there were two titles in Miss Ireland; Miss Ireland Universe and Miss Ireland World). | |
Eric Morley directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1961―1979 | |||||
1979 | — | Lorraine Marion O’Conner | Unplaced | ||
1978 | Dublin | Lorraine Bernadette Enriquez | Top 12 | ||
1977 | Dublin | Jakki Moore | Unplaced | ||
1976 | Westmeath | Elaine Rosemary O’Hara | Unplaced | ||
1975 | Dublin | Julie Ann Farnham | Top 12 | ||
1974 | Dublin | Yvonne Costelloe | Unplaced | ||
1973 | — | Pauline Theresa Fitzsimons | Unplaced | ||
1972 | Donegal | Maree McGlinchey | Unplaced | ||
1971 | — | Marie Hughes | Unplaced | ||
1970 | Fermanagh | Rita Doherty | Unplaced | ||
1969 | — | Patricia Brine | Unplaced | ||
1968 | Dublin | Tiffany Scales | Unplaced | ||
1967 | — | Patricia Armstrong | Top 15 | ||
1966 | Cavan | Gladys Anne Waller | Unplaced | ||
1965 | — | Anne Elizabeth Neill | Unplaced | ||
1964 | — | Maurine Elizabeth Lecky | Unplaced | ||
1963 | — | Marlene Margaret McKeown | 2nd Runner-up |
| Crowned from the title of Miss Ireland-Nations 1963/1964. |
1962 | Dublin | Josie Dwyer | Unplaced | ||
1961 | Dublin | Jean Russell | Unplaced |
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