Miss Northern Ireland 2024 finalists competing for the crown at this year's Gala Final
The countdown to the crown is on for the young women taking part in Miss Northern Ireland Contest 2024.
This year, the 28 finalists will showcase their beauty, personality and heart as they hope to dazzle the judges and the crowd at the Gala Final at the Europa Hotel on May 27, 2024.
They will be hoping to follow behind last year's winner Kaitlyn Clarke who travelled to India earlier this year to represent Northern Ireland at Miss World.
Read more: Watch: Beauty queens from around the world give their best "what's the craic"
Meet the Miss NI finalists 2024 - each sharing an interesting fact about themselves:
Rachel Brady
Miss NI Finalist
20 - Marking Student - Holywood
"I love to create content on social media! I have a YouTube channel where I like to vlog my travels to different countries and cities. I also love to video vlogs with friends that we can look back on."
Ellie McMordie
Miss Nu Delhi
18 - A Level Student - Donaghadee
"I spent 4 days and 3 nights in the Mourne Mountains completing my Gold Duke of Edinburgh qualifying expedition and then travelled for 26 hours to go and volunteer in Tanzania the very next day!"
Judith Heenan
Miss Ballymena
17 - A Level Student - Clough
"I’m in lower 6th studying my A levels hoping to leave after my exams and study agriculture at Greenmount. Living on a mixed farm in Co Down has made me realise how much I wish to pursue a career in agriculture."
Rachel Richardson
Miss Antrim
18 - Trainee PT - Tandragee
"My most impressive fact is less than 1% of girls can squat 120kg, I am one of them"
Ellie Preshaw
Miss Cassidy Hospitality
23 - Trainee Accountant - Larne
"I am currently training for the Antrim Coast Half Marathon."
Caitlin McCaffrey
Miss Dungannon
21 - Marketing Student - Fermanagh
"I play Gaelic football alongside my mum and I come from a family who foster children which is so rewarding."
Lauren Walshe
Miss Castle Kitchen
23 - Primary School Teacher - Antrim
"I play netball for Northern Ireland and my team recently won Netball Europe. It’s such an honour to represent our country."
Kayleigh McCarron
Miss Jailbird
18 - CMPR Student - Clogher
"I’m the only girl in a family of 5 brothers. Weird fact: I have a strange phobia of bananas."
Annie Masterson
Miss Canavan's
24 - Speech and Language Therapist - Enniskillen
"I speak Spanish and I have my own business."
Poppy Newell
Miss NI Finalist
19 - Marketing in Law firm - Kilkeel
"I play the electric and acoustic guitar."
Bethany Mitchell Andrews
Miss Saintfield
17 - A Level Student - Bangor
"As a baby I had a lung removed and wasn’t meant to be able to do physical activity, however throughout my childhood I took part in swimming, gymnastics, boxing, football, netball and rugby, and more recently I completed a 5k run."
Harriet Eadie
Miss Belfast
17 - A Level Student - Newtownards
"I love to do Performing Arts. I also play football for my local women’s team, alongside playing netball in school. I’ll give anything a go!"
Erin Lockhart
Miss Cookstown
18 - A Level Student - Newry
"My family and I used to plant and grow our own pumpkins and hold a pumpkin patch every year on our farm."
Keely O’Neill
Miss NI Finalist
19 - Care Assistant - Downpatrick
"I have moved out of my childhood home and now live in my own house at just 19 years old!"
Abbie Foster
Miss Horatio Todd's
20 - Apprentice Joiner - Ballymena
"I am currently growing a meadow as part of a project don’t mow let it grow and the aim is to benefit biodiversity and the ecosystem. It has been such a wonderful and fascinating experience to observe the increase in species that comes with establishing my own meadow."
Coleen Marine
Miss North Coast
24 - Staff Nurse - Dromore
"I am bilingual speaking both English and Filipino. I am also a beekeeper, I produce local honey and beewax lip balms. It’s a huge passion of mine."
Rebekah Doyle
Miss Omagh
23 - Physiotherapist - Newry
"I love heights; I have completed a skydive, paragliding and enjoy performing aerial hoop"
Megan Reid
Miss Anchor
20 - Psychology Student - Ballymena
"I love to do Pilates I like to take my mat down to the beach and to do it at the seafront. I don’t mind who is looking at me as it is something I enjoy doing. I normally do it on my own but one day I hope to have my own class who can join me."
Avah Huppe
Miss White Horse
17 - A Level Student - Dromore
"After having the amazing opportunity to perform in the Royal Albert Hall with Alfie Boe I realised that I want to pursue a career in musical theatre."
Cadhla –Cara Bogue
Miss Enniskillen
21 - Masters Student - Fermanagh
"My name Cadhla-Cara is Irish and means Beautiful Friend and I have been playing for Fermanagh senior ladies since I was 16 years of age."
Anna Mulholland
Miss East Belfast
19 - CAM Student - Magherafelt
"I was the Head Girl of St. Mary’s Grammar School on the same year our school was announced as the Sunday Times NI secondary school of the year."
Olivia Murdock
Miss Spice Templepatrick
22 - Economics Student - Saintfield
"I love playing and watching rugby. I live on a farm so I can drive a tractor."
Mollie O’Connell
Miss No 7 Duke
18 - Biomedical Science Student - Portglenone
"I have my Grade 6 Classical Violin, Grade 5 Classical Piano and Music Theory."
Molly Spiers
Miss Warrenpoint
19 - Student - Annalong
"I play a range of musical instruments, primarily the baritone horn but have also tried my hand in the ukulele, guitar, keyboard, violin and saxophone!"
Hannah Johns
Miss Lisburn
24 - Renal Nurse - Belfast
"One of my most impressive accomplishments is my journey as a nurse, particularly training during the COVID-19 pandemic. I discovered my passion for renal nursing and became deeply involved in renal services. This led to my work with the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund, where I was honoured with the role as an ambassador, raising awareness and securing funding for crucial research"
Oliwia Sankiewicz
Miss NI Finalist
26 - Clinical Trial Scientist - Ballycastle
"My interesting hobby is doing creative makeup. As a result of this I have had the privilege of being nominated for a Best Creative Makeup Artist award by the NI BBeautiful awards."
Zara Fitzpatrick
Miss Spice Lisburn
19 - Beauty Therapist and Nursery Assistant - Portadown
"I love to dance! At the age of 14 I had achieved my grade 6 in Royal Academy of Dance in ballet."
Martyna Sanecka
Miss Gasworks
23 - Research Assistant - Warrenpoint
"I am a registered nutritionist working as a research assistant on a maternal health study. I am the lead author in a peer-reviewed scientific publication, and have contributed to other articles also. I am super grateful to have had the opportunity to share the findings of these studies at numerous conferences."
*Finalists have been listed at random and do not reflect any sort of order or preference
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