Ireland at major beauty pageants
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This is a list of Ireland's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
The country has won one victory:
- One — Miss World crown (2003)
Ireland's Big Four titleholders[edit]
Ireland has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Year | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | Nadia Sayers | ↑ No Pageant Held | Eileen Mary O'Donnell | |
| 2019 | Fionnghuala O'Reilly | Chelsea Farrell | x | x |
| 2018 | Grainne Gallanagh Top 20 |
Aoife O'Sullivan | x | Sarah Carr |
| 2017 | Cailín Toíbín Top 16 |
Lauren McDonagh | x | x |
| 2016 | x | Niamh Kennedy | Katherine Gannon | x |
| 2015 | Joanna Cooper | Sacha Livingstone | x | Joelle Curoe |
| 2014 | Lisa Madden | Jessica Hayes | x | x |
| 2013 | x | Aoife Walsh | x | x |
| 2012 | Adrienne Murphy | Rebecca Maguire | x | x |
| 2011 | Aoife Hannon | Holly Carpenter | x | Rachelle Liggett |
| 2010 | Rozanna Purcell Top 10 |
Emma Waldron Top 7 |
x | Alesha Gallen |
| 2009 | Diana Donnelly | Laura Patterson | x | x |
| 2008 | Lynn Kelly | Sinéad Noonan | x | x |
| 2007 | x | Bláthnaid McKenna | x | x |
| 2006 | Melanie Boreham | Sarah Morrissey | x | Melanie Boreham |
| 2005 | Mary Gormley | Aoife Cogan | x | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Ireland sent their first delegate in 2006.) |
| 2004 | Cathriona Duignam | Natasha Gairbheith | x | |
| 2003 | Lesley Flood | Rosanna Davison WINNER |
x | |
| 2002 | Lisa O'Sullivan | Lynda Duffy | x | |
| 2001 | Lesley Turner | Catrina Supple | x | |
| 2000 | Louise Doheny | Yvonne Ellard | x | |
| 1999 | Vivienne Doyle | Emir Doyle | x | |
| 1998 | Andrea Roche Top 10 |
Vivienne Doyle | x | |
| 1997 | Fiona Mullally | Andrea Roche | x | |
| 1996 | Joanne Black | Niamh Redmond | x | |
| 1995 | Anna McCarthy | Joanne Black | x | |
| 1994 | Pamela Flood | Anna McCarthy | Julie Stokes | |
| 1993 | Sharon Ellis | Pamela Flood | Deborah Hannigan | |
| 1992 | Jane Thompson | Sharon Ellis | Mary Moore | |
| 1991 | Siobhan McClafferty | Amanda Brunker | Susan Brady | |
| 1990 | Barbara Curran | Siobhan McClafferty 1st Runner-Up |
Veronika Moore | |
| 1989 | Collette Jackson | Barbara Curran Top 10 |
Louise Kelley | |
| 1988 | Adrienne Rock | Collette Jackson | Karin O'Reilly | |
| 1987 | Rosemary Thompson | Adrienne Rock | Barbara Curran | |
| 1986 | Karen Shevlin | Rosemary Thompson Top 15 |
Majella Byrne | |
| 1985 | Olivia Tracey Top 10 |
Anne Gannon Top 15 |
Karen Shevlin | |
| 1984 | Patricia Nolan | Olivia Tracey Top 7 |
Karen Curran | |
| 1983 | Roberta Brown 2nd Runner-Up |
Trish Nolan Top 15 |
Sandra Eglington Top 15 | |
| 1982 | Geraldine McGrory | Roberta Brown Top 7 |
Martina Meredith Top 15 | |
| 1981 | Valerie Roe | Geraldine McGrory Top 15 |
Michelle Rocca 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1980 | Maura McMenamim | Michelle Rocca | Mary Hadaman | |
| 1979 | Lorraine O'Conner | Mary Hegarty | Lorraine O'Conner | |
| 1978 | Lorraine Enriquez Top 12 |
Lorraine O'Conner | Lorraine Enriquez 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1977 | Jakki Moore | Lorraine Enriquez | Anne McDaid | |
| 1976 | Elaine O’Hara | Jakki Moore Top 15 |
x | |
| 1975 | Julie Farnham Top 12 |
Elaine O'Hara | Nuala Holloway | |
| 1974 | Yvonne Costelloe | Julie Farnham Top 15 |
Yvonne Costelloe | |
| 1973 | Pauline Fitzsimons | Yvonne Costelloe | Pauline Fitzsimons | |
| 1972 | Maree McGlinchey | Cathy Talbot | Katherine Talbot Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Marie Hughes | June Glover | Brenda Guidon | |
| 1970 | Rita Doherty | Mary McKinley | Anne Murphy | |
| 1969 | Patricia Brine | Charlotte Delamere | Mary Kelly Top 15 | |
| 1968 | Tiffany Scales | June MacMahon Top 15 |
Frances Clarke | |
| 1967 | Patricia Armstrong Top 15 |
Gemma McNabb | Sonya Mullan | |
| 1966 | Gladys Waller | Helen McMahon | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
| 1965 | Anne Neill | Gladys Waller 2nd Runner-Up |
Elizabeth Black | |
| 1964 | Maurine Lecky | Mairead Cullen | Joan Power | |
| 1963 | Marlene McKeown 2nd Runner-Up |
Joan Power | Olive White Top 15 | |
| 1962 | Josie Dwyer | Muriel O'Hanlon | Mona Burrows Top 15 | |
| 1961 | Jean Russell | Olive White Top 15 |
Irene Kane | |
| 1960 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Ireland send their first delegate in 1961.) |
Irene Kane Top 10 |
↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Ireland send their first delegate in 1961.) | |
| 1959 | Ann Fitzpatrick | |||
| 1958 | Susan Riddell | |||
| 1957 | Nessa Welsh | |||
| 1956 | Amy Kelly | |||
| 1955 | Evelyn Foley | |||
| 1954 | Connie Rodgers | |||
| 1953 | Mary Murphy | |||
| 1952 | Eithne Dunne | |||
| ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Ireland send their first delegate in 1952.) | ||||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 10 | 2nd Runner-Up (1963, 1983) |
| Miss World | 16 | Winner  (2003)
|
| Miss International | 8 | 2nd Runner-Up (1981) |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 34 | 1 TITLE |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Miss Universe country participation lists
- Miss World country participation lists
- Miss International country participation lists
- Miss Earth country participation lists
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