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Natasha Nic Gairbheith (born 1981) is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 2004, becoming the first ever[ citation needed ] fluent Irish-speaker to win the competition. She competed at Miss World 2004 where she did not place. 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 Ireland, Galway. She also acted in amateur productions at An Grianán Theatre in Letterkenny.

Since her success in the contest she worked as a model and appeared on Charity You're a Star , she was second to be knocked out.[ citation needed ]

In 2006 she gave birth to a baby boy, Pádraig, [1] named after the father Patrick J McDermott, a property developer, whom she was meant to marry in Derrybeg on 28 April 2007, but it was put back due to the death of the groom's niece and two children. [2] They eventually married on 7 September 2007. [3] The couple reside in Burt, County Donegal. [4]

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References

  1. "It's a baby boy for former Miss Ireland". independent. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ireland.com - Breaking News - Inquiry into deaths of Wexford family
  3. NATASHA'S WEDDING DAY TRIBUTE TO HER MURDERED NIECE | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET.com
  4. "Irish News". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
Preceded by
Rosanna Davison (Miss World)
Miss Ireland
2004
Succeeded by
Sarah Morrissey