Eileen O'Donnell
| Eileen O'Donnell | |
|---|---|
 Eileen O’Donnell.jpg O'Donnell in 2020 | |
| Born | Eileen Mary O’Donnell July 1, 1993 Derry, Northern Ireland |
| 🏫 Education | Ulster University (BSc) |
| 💼 Occupation | Model |
| 📆 Years active | 2011–present |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Title | Miss Bikini Ireland 2017 Miss Earth Ireland 2020 |
| 🌐 Website | Official website |
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Eileen Mary O’Donnell (born 01 July 1993), known professionally as Eileen O'Donnell, is an Irish model and international beauty pageant titleholder.[2] O'Donnell started her career in 2011 and has since modelled in the categories of fashion, skincare and swimwear. She has gone on to collaborate with numerous notable brands including Pretty Little Thing, GymKing, MVMT Watches, The Couture Club, Ziaja Skincare, Benefit Cosmetics, amongst others.
Since 2016, she has represented Ireland in a number of international competitions and pageantries. She won the title of Miss Bikini Ireland in 2017 and participated in the Swimsuit USA International Model Search in 2018.[3] She was crowned Miss Earth Ireland 2020.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Eileen O'Donnell was born in 1993 and raised in Derry, the second-largest city in Northern Ireland for the entirety of her childhood. In 2002 at the age of 9, she took part in a cross-community project that enabled her to experience life in the USA for 6 weeks.[4] She attended St. Cecilia's College from 2005-2011. She enrolled at the University of Ulster in 2011, to complete a Bachelor of Science degree in Businesss Studies with Accounting and graduated in 2015. It was whilst at University, O'Donnell began her modelling career.
Modelling and pageantry career[edit]
O'Donnell started her modelling career in 2011 at the age of 18. Although initially starting off in the field of fashion modelling, she quickly incorporated into other types of modelling including swimsuit, magazine and even fashion blogging.
In 2016 O'Donnell expressed her interest in participating in the 5th annual Miss Bikini Ireland competition in which she finished in 3ʳᵈ place. [5] She entered again in the following year for the 6th annual competition.[6] After entering Miss Bikini Ireland 2017, O'Donnell was crowned the winner, picking up a €15,000 reward and an all-expenses-paid trip to the world finals of Swimsuit USA (SUSA) International for the chance of winning a prize worth $80,000.[7][8][9]
After winning Miss Bikini Ireland 2017, O'Donnell qualified for competing in Swimsuit USA International Model 2017 in which she finished in the top 30 finalists. She re-qualified to represent Ireland in the following year. The competition was held in Mexico City and 70 women from a total of 50 countries participated.[10][5] O'Donnell, placed 16 in the competition, however, states she was grateful for the opportunity as it opened up doors for her in her career.[11][3] Whilst participating in the competition, she was featured on the cover of numerous publishing magazines including Vanquish and Issue 7 of SUSA 2018.[12][13] During this time, Eileen also appeared in a promotional video to launch Gimme Brow+ for Benefit Cosmetics in February 2018.[14] As a result of her participation in the completion, O'Donnell became a representative for SUSA in Northern Ireland. She was featured on the cover of Local Women in January 2019, Northern Ireland's best-selling magazine.[15][16]
In 2020, Eileen O'Donnell has branched out on building her social media influence across various platforms whilst also blogging in the fields of Fashion, Swimwear, and Skincare.[17] She was chosen to participate in the 20th annual Miss Earth competition and represent her home country of Ireland.[18] The pageant was hosted by James Deakin and telecast on TV5 and FOXlife, with a virtual tour of the world in the opening number and featured the delegates in their eco-angel and respective national costumes.[19] She came third place for the category of swimsuit and was crowned the winner of Miss Earth Ireland 2020.[20][21] As Miss Earth Ireland, O'Donnell campaigned to reduce waste in Ireland.[22]
Activism[edit]
As the face of Miss Earth 2020, Eileen has campaigned for education as being a basic need for students from all around the world.[4] O'Donnell also advocates on environmental issues, waste management specifically. She has used the word "WASTE" to be an acronym for "We All Should Treasure Earth" in her advocacy.[22]
Awards and positions[edit]
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Miss Bikini | Miss Bikini Ireland | 3ʳᵈ place |
| 2017 | Miss Bikini | Won | |
| Swimsuit USA | Miss Swimsuit International Model Search | 30ᵗʰ place | |
| 2018 | Swimsuit USA | 16ᵗʰ place | |
| 2020 | Miss Earth 2020 | Miss Earth Ireland[18] | Won |
| Miss Earth 2020 | Swimsuit Competition[20] | 3ʳᵈ place |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Fashion & Beauty Talent | VAVA Influence".
- ↑ "Swimsuit USA Magazine-Issue 7 – Eileen O'Donnell Magazine - Get your Digital Subscription". Magzter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Local woman returns to Mexico for Swimsuit USA competition". www.derryjournal.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Miss Earth Ireland 2020". www.missearth.tv.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Eileen is ready to fly the flag for Ireland and Derry at Swimsuit USA finals". www.derryjournal.com.
- ↑ "Kilkenny entrants are being sought for Miss Bikini Ireland". www.kilkennypeople.ie.
- ↑ Mallon, Sandra. "PICS: Here are the finalists for Miss Bikini Ireland 2018". Buzz.ie.
- ↑ "Longford ladies urged to enter Miss Bikini Ireland model search". www.longfordleader.ie.
- ↑ Hiliuta, Ioan (March 17, 2018). "Happy St Patrick's Day from Miss Bikini Ireland".
- ↑ "Lisa impresses at swimwear contest". independent.
- ↑ "Lisburn model Jordan Humphries on her trip to take part in Miss Swimsuit USA" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ Charisma, Colin. "Swimsuit USA Magazine – Issue 7 – Eileen O'Donnell" – via Amazon.
- ↑ "Vanquish Magazine – Swimsuit USA – Part 14 – Kindle Edition - Eileen O'Donnell". www.goodreads.com.
- ↑ "Benefits Cosmetics Advert - Gimme Brow+ (Ireland)". YouTube./
- ↑ "Local Women Cover (January 2019 Edition) — Post Images". postimg.cc.
- ↑ "Local Women: Northern Ireland's bestselling magazine".
- ↑ "About". Eileen O'Donnell.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Derry's Eileen excited for Miss Earth pageant". www.derryjournal.com.
- ↑ Concepcion, Eton B. (30 November 2020). "US bet crowned Miss Earth 2020". Manila Standard. Retrieved 27 December 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 20.0 20.1 Altatis, Conan (November 28, 2020). "Complete list of Miss Earth 2020 winners of national costume, evening gown, swimsuit, resort wear, sport wear competitions".
- ↑ "Derry's Eileen Mary O'Donnell to represent Ireland at the Miss Earth 2020 pageant". November 28, 2020.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Moran, Fionnuala (November 29, 2020). "Ireland has a Miss Earth and her mission is to make waste history". EVOKE.ie.
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