Miss Universe Ireland is an annual national beauty pageant that selects Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

's representative to the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 pageant since 2002.

The reigning Miss Ireland Universe is Rozanna Purcell

Rozanna Purcell

Rozanna Purcell is an Irish model and Miss Universe Ireland 2010.Purcell competed in the swimsuit segment and placed 4th with an average score of 8.784...

 who was crowned on July 9, 2010 in Dublin by Diana Donnelly

Diana Donnelly

Diana Donelly is the former Miss Universe Ireland 2009.A student of University College Dublin where she studies Commerce, Donnelly followed in the footsteps of her older sister Danielle by working as a model, before taking part in Miss Universe Ireland, as Miss Club 92...

, Miss Universe Ireland 2009. Purcell represented Ireland in the 2010 Miss Universe

Miss Universe 2010

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...

 pageant in Las Vegas

Las Vegas metropolitan area

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, USA where she finished in the top 10.

History

In 2002, Andrea Roche Model Agency was awarded the rights to host the Miss Universe Ireland pageant and to send a Irish representative to compete at Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. This came after the Miss Ireland Organization

Miss Ireland

Miss Ireland is a national beauty pageant held in the Republic of Ireland each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival...

 lost its license from the Miss Universe Organization

Miss Universe Organization

The Miss Universe Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty contests. Based in New York, it is owned jointly by NBC Universal and Donald Trump. The current president is Paula Shugart...

. Lisa O'Sullivan was crowned the first Miss Universe Ireland in 2002.

Miss Universe Ireland winners

Year	Name	Represented	Placement at Miss Universe
2011	Aoife Hannon	Listowel	Non-Finalist
2010	Rozanna Purcell Rozanna Purcell Rozanna Purcell is an Irish model and Miss Universe Ireland 2010.Purcell competed in the swimsuit segment and placed 4th with an average score of 8.784...	Lillies Bordello	Top 10
2009 Miss Universe Ireland 2009 Miss Universe Ireland 2009 was the 7th Miss Universe Ireland pageant, held at Abbey Theatre in Dublin, Ireland on June 26, 2009. The winner, Diana Donnelly, represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2009.-Results:-Special Awards:...	Diana Donnelly Diana Donnelly Diana Donelly is the former Miss Universe Ireland 2009.A student of University College Dublin where she studies Commerce, Donnelly followed in the footsteps of her older sister Danielle by working as a model, before taking part in Miss Universe Ireland, as Miss Club 92...	Club 92	Non-Finalist
2008	Lynn Kelly Lynn Kelly Lynn Kelly is an Irish model, and former Miss Universe Ireland.In 2008, Dublin-born Kelly was crowned Miss Universe Ireland, narrowly beating rival Lorraine Turner in the finals...	Dublin County Dublin County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...	Non-Finalist
2007	No competition
2006	Melanie Boreham	Galway County Galway County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...	Non-Finalist
2005	Mary Gormley	Dublin	Non-Finalist
2004	Cathriona Duignam	Louth County Louth County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...	Non-Finalist
2003	Lesley Flood	Limerick County Limerick It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...	Non-Finalist
2002	Lisa O'Sullivan	South Dublin South Dublin South Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is one of three smaller counties into which County Dublin was divided in 1994. The county seat is Tallaght, the largest suburb of Dublin and the biggest urban centre in the county. Other important centres of population are Lucan and Clondalkin...	Non-Finalist

External links

• Official website of Miss Universe Ireland
• Miss Universe Ireland(Security threat)