Olivia Tracey

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Olivia Tracey
Born
Olivia Marie Tracey

(1960-07-11) 11 July 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)Model, actress
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Ireland 1984
Major
competition(s)
Miss Ireland 1984
(Winner)
Miss World 1984
(6th runner-up)
Miss Universe 1985
(Top 10)

Olivia Marie Tracey (born 11 July 1960) is an Irish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. [1] [2]

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Biography

Born Olivia Treacy in Terenure, Dublin, [3] she attended Loreto Beaufort and University College, Dublin. [4] She qualified as a teacher but soon took up modelling. [4] She won Miss Ireland in 1984, and finished in the top 10 in both the Miss World contest in 1984, and the Miss Universe contest in 1985. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] She subsequently worked as an actress on both stage and screen, with minor roles in Agnes Browne (1999), The Island (2005) and Lucky You (2007), and a starring role in Red Roses and Petrol (2002). [11] As of 2019, she is a model and actress living in Los Angeles. [11] [4] [12] [13]

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