Marie Hughes wins Miss Ireland crown
The stunning 21-year-old beat off competition from 33 other beauty queens to take the title.
And she celebrated with a smacker from proud boyfriend Stephen O’Connor after she wowed the judges in a full-length white evening gown and revealing swimwear designed by TV presenter and new mum Virginia Macari.
Marie was a latecomer to the competition, and won her Miss Mayo crown just one week before the final — making her the last entrant.
Marie will go on to represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant in Inner Mongolia, China, in August.
Runners-up were Miss Derry, Katie McAuley, and Miss Wright Venue, Rebecca Maguire.
Saturday night’s lavish event was hosted by morning telly presenter Sinead Desmond and DJ Ray Shah in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.
The judging panel included former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron, beauty expert Triona McCarthy, Dublin GAA player Eamon Fennell, celeb fitness trainer Paul Byrne, magazine editor Melanie Morris, crimper to the stars James Brown and telly host Elaine Crowley.
And the black-tie event was attended by a host of showbiz stunners, including models Michele McGrath, Tiffany Stanley and Lynne Kelly as well as former Miss Ireland Amanda Brunker.
Miss Ireland 2011, Holly Carpenter, was at the event to hand over her crown.
And she told how her own journey to winning Miss Ireland wasn’t an easy one — she got glassed in a nightclub after being named Miss University.
Holly, 20, said: “There was this girl in the club and she said to me as she was trying to walk past me, ‘Get out of my f***ing way.’
“I said, ‘I am getting out of your way. I’m trying.’ It was all happening really fast in a packed club.
“I don’t know if she tried to push past me, but her glass smashed on my head. I don’t know if she meant to glass me.
“My whole face was really hot. But I didn’t realise it was blood on my face.”
helen.morrogh@the-sun.ie
And she celebrated with a smacker from proud boyfriend Stephen O’Connor after she wowed the judges in a full-length white evening gown and revealing swimwear designed by TV presenter and new mum Virginia Macari.
Marie was a latecomer to the competition, and won her Miss Mayo crown just one week before the final — making her the last entrant.
Marie will go on to represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant in Inner Mongolia, China, in August.
Runners-up were Miss Derry, Katie McAuley, and Miss Wright Venue, Rebecca Maguire.
Saturday night’s lavish event was hosted by morning telly presenter Sinead Desmond and DJ Ray Shah in the Ballsbridge Hotel, Dublin.
The judging panel included former Miss Ireland Emma Waldron, beauty expert Triona McCarthy, Dublin GAA player Eamon Fennell, celeb fitness trainer Paul Byrne, magazine editor Melanie Morris, crimper to the stars James Brown and telly host Elaine Crowley.
And the black-tie event was attended by a host of showbiz stunners, including models Michele McGrath, Tiffany Stanley and Lynne Kelly as well as former Miss Ireland Amanda Brunker.
Miss Ireland 2011, Holly Carpenter, was at the event to hand over her crown.
And she told how her own journey to winning Miss Ireland wasn’t an easy one — she got glassed in a nightclub after being named Miss University.
Holly, 20, said: “There was this girl in the club and she said to me as she was trying to walk past me, ‘Get out of my f***ing way.’
“I said, ‘I am getting out of your way. I’m trying.’ It was all happening really fast in a packed club.
“I don’t know if she tried to push past me, but her glass smashed on my head. I don’t know if she meant to glass me.
“My whole face was really hot. But I didn’t realise it was blood on my face.”
helen.morrogh@the-sun.ie
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