At a glitzy gala dinner in the sprawling City West Hotel and Country Club, this year's Miss Ireland was crowned on Friday night. The lucky girl in question is the beautiful Aoife Cogan from Castleknock, who was representing VIP magazine as Miss VIP.
Sponsored by Newbridge Silverware, this year's event was one of the biggest yet with a very high standard of competition - and even higher levels of fake tan and teeth whitening! Aoife, as the winner of the 2005 Miss Ireland pageant, was crowned with an exquisite tiara, created exclusively for the event by Lorcan Harney of Newbridge Silverware and won a contract with top model agency Assets, as well as numerous other lucrative prizes.
The judges, who had a most difficult task on the evening, included TV presenter and journalist Amanda Brunker (herself a FMI), Corrie actor Keith Duffy, star of Celebrity Love Island Paul Danan, although I think he scared the girls more than anything else.
The event was well attended by many famous faces including singer Hazel Kaneswaren (who was greeted at the entrance by ex. boyfriend Brian Fallon), actor George McMahon, TV presenter Derek Mooney, Samantha Mumba, former B*Witched member Sinead Carroll, Anne Boylan and Shirley Beere, Michael O'Doherty of VIP and William Doyle, CEO of Newbridge Silverware.
FMI Pamela Flood was attending her first Miss Ireland contest in 5 years with Armani make-up artist Ken Boylan, while Orla Doyle, looking resplendent in black, was working on her last event for Newbridge Silverware publicists, Looks One PR.
Question of the week: Which well-known Irish architect embarrassed himself at a high-brow party last week? After verbally abusing the event organiser he then went on to steal another guest's drink before concluding the night with smashing a glass outside the building. His designs are clearly not as bold as his behavior.
