Niamh Redmond

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Niamh Marie Redmond (born 1976or1977) is an Irish former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 1996. [1]

Born to parents Ronald and Orla, [2] Redmond grew up the only female child with three brothers in Drimnagh. At the age of nineteen she represented Dublin at Miss Ireland and was crowned the winner. [3] [4]

Although her win qualified her to represent the country at Miss Universe 1997, [5] Redmond – who had deferred a place at Maynooth College to prepare for the pageant – was controversially replaced by Miss Ireland second runner-up Fiona Mullaly. [6] [7] When queried, pageant boss Kieran Murray stated that Mullaly was best suited to represent Ireland, and his decision to remove Redmond was a bid to raise the standard and profile of Miss Ireland. [8] Redmond had previously been a contestant at Miss World 1996 where she was a favourite, [9] but did not place, and former Miss Ireland boss Krish Naidoo, who defended Murray, claimed that Redmond had failed to impress the judges because she had given up completely. [10]

As a model, Redmond was lined to promote a range of summer clothing for Lee Jeans alongside Fair City actor Peter Warnock, [11] but came under fire when she appeared in a contraceptives commercial shortly after being crowned. Redmond graduated with a degree in Finance, and worked in IT after her reign. [12] [13]

She is married to former Ireland rugby player and businessman Aidan McCullen. She has two sons. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ THE BIZ; The ugly truth about modelling, by Niamh; IT'S IRELAND'S HOTTEST SHOWBUSINESS COLUMN (17 November 1996)
  2. ↑ Oh baby, you were out of this world..; PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: MISS IRELAND'S CHILDHOOD PHOTO ALBUM
  3. ↑ NIAMH HAS THE WORLD AT HER FEET; Beauty vows to do us proud
  4. ↑ MISS IRELAND'S FEAR FOR MUM AFTER COLLAPSE; Shock before farewell bash
  5. ↑ Niamh aims to conquer universe
  6. ↑ Miss Ireland Updates
  7. ↑ I FEEL SO SAD FOR POOR NIAMH, BUT IT REALLY SHOULD BE ME WHO IS GOING!; MISS IRELAND RUNNER-UP MICHELLE JOINS BATTLE OF BEAUTIES
  8. ↑ WHY FIONA IS MY MISS UNIVERSE BY CONTEST BOSS; Beauty supremo breaks his silence
  9. ↑ Yes, Niamh is really sizzling...
  10. ↑ CATTY KRISH GETS UGLY IN BATTLE OF THE BEAUTIES; NIAMH 'GAVE UP' AT MISS WORLD SAYS EX-BOSS
  11. ↑ KISS OF LIFE; GAY SCENE DOES PETER NO HARM AT ALL
  12. ↑ Niamh Redmond wishes it to be known that she is retiring from full-time modelling at the age of 22
  13. ↑ NUI MAYNOOTH CONFERS DEGREE ON FORMER MISS IRELAND Tuesday, 15 and Wednesday 16 September, 1998.
  14. ↑ "McCullen signs up for Katawave - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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