Ireland at major beauty pageants
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 in one of the pageants:
- One — Miss World crown (2003)
The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15]
Ireland's Big Four titleholders
Ireland has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][16] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[17][18][19]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Year | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ↑ No Pageant Held | TBA | ||
| 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 | x |
| 2004 | Cathriona Duignam | Natasha Gairbheith | x | x |
| 2003 | Lesley Flood | Rosanna Davison WINNER |
x | x |
| 2002 | Lisa O'Sullivan | Lynda Duffy | x | x |
| 2001 | Lesley Turner | Catrina Supple | x | x |
| 2000 | Louise Doheny | Yvonne Ellard | x | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines) |
| 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  |
| Miss International | 8 | 2nd Runner-Up (1981) |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 34 | 1 TITLE |
gollark: With an obvious link to your binary even.
gollark: They just posted it on an issue report almost nobody else will ever read.
gollark: They didn't.
gollark: This is part of why I don't want you as owner.
gollark: I have a vague picture of these circumstances, and your actions seem, well, malicious.
See also
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