Rosanna Davison

Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2003.[1] She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song "For Rosanna" was written by her father for his 1986 album, Into the Light in her honour.

Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Davison in 2016
Born	Rosanna Diane Davison (1984-04-17) 17 April 1984 Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Title	Miss Ireland 2003 (Winner) Miss World 2003 (Winner) Miss World Europe 2003
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Hazel brown
Spouse(s)	Wesley Quirke ( m. 2014)
Children	1 daughter
Parent(s)	Chris de Burgh Diane Davison

Education

Born in County Dublin, Ireland, Davison's primary school education was at Aravon School, in County Wicklow. She then attended Rathdown School, Glenageary, County Dublin. She was class prefect before graduating and completing her leaving certificate examinations in 2002.

Miss World

In August 2003, she entered the Miss Ireland finals in Dublin, and winning the competition, found herself competing for the title of Miss World. December 2003 saw Davison, along with 106 other contestants, compete in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China. Rosanna went on to win the crown and is the first Irish entrant ever to win the Miss World title since it started in 1951. During Davison's reign, she travelled to the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, China, and Sri Lanka.[2]

Modelling and film career

She is signed to Storm Model Management in the UK.

In February 2012, she came second in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valentines.[3]

From October 2013, she started presenting slots on LFC TV, the dedicated television channel for Liverpool F.C.

Filmography

• Harry Hill: An Audience with Harry Hill (2004)
• Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005)
• Miss Great Britain Final 2010 (2011)
• Ringsend (2017)
• The Wake (2017)
• Good Morning Britain (2018)

Personal life

Davison has been in a relationship with Wesley Quirke since 2006. They were engaged in 2013 and wed in the summer of 2014.[4] They had their honeymoon in the Seychelles. They have one daughter [5]

Rosanna followed a vegetarian diet for more than a decade, but recently transitioned to a vegan diet to propel training for the Galway Ironman, an event that consists of a half-marathon, 90-kilometre bike ride and 1.9-kilometre swim.[6] In 2013, she posed naked in a PETA ad campaign promoting a vegan diet.[7]

In February 2015 she signed a publishing deal with Gill Books for her first cookbook, Eat Yourself Beautiful, which was released in August 2015 and went on to be a best-seller.[8]

References

1. "Miss World 2003". Pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
2. "Today's Fashion..." The Island. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. "Bressie, Georgia top Valentine's Poll". RTÉ Ten. 11 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
4. "No babies before our wedding day, insists Rosanna". Herald.ie. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
5. "Rosanna Davison MSc on Instagram: "And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true 💫 Today, November 21st 2019 at 11.57am, our beautiful and healthy daughter Sophia…"". Instagram. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
6. "Celebrity Tips, 21-Day Vegan Kickstart". Retrieved 16 July 2013.
7. "Former Miss World Rosanna Davison poses naked on chillies in 'American Beauty'-style PETA ad," Toronto Sun, 15 August 2013.
8. "Recipe Rivals: Rosanna signs cookery book deal to go head to head with Roz Purcell". evoke.ie. 22 February 2015.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Azra Akın	Miss World 2003	Succeeded by María Julia Mantilla
Preceded by Lynda Duffy	Miss Ireland 2003	Succeeded by Natasha Nic Gairbheith
Preceded by none	Miss World Beach Beauty 2003	Succeeded by Nancy Randall