Maeve crowned Miss Tipperary 2020
The combined Miss Tipperary, Miss Limerick & Miss Clare (Miss TLC) virtual event took place on Facebook Live recently broadcast from Dani's Showroom in Limerick.
The Miss Tipperary pageant has acted as one of the main events of the social calendar in the county for many years. This year also marked the unprecedented merger of the Miss Tipperary, Clare and Limerick events – a necessary step in order to present these events in a safe and regulated manner that adheres to all Covid-19 safety regulations.
The event was directed by former Miss Sunday World and Miss Tipperary Esme Mansergh Wallace and male model and blogger Patrick McLoughney. The team were keen to stress the safety measures that were taken for the event to happen.
The MC for the event was former Miss Clare Lauren Guilfoyle who now works as a Physiotherapist, Sports Journalist and Social Media personality. The presenter of the event was Miss Tipperary South 2019 Bailey Gavin.
There were three overall winners from Tipperary on the night. Maeve Yee was crowned Miss Tipperary 2020, Shannen Brennan was named first runner up and Andrea O'Rourke was named second runner up.
Cashel's Maeve Yee, 22, claimed the top prize and is thankful to the wonderful support she got from her parents and friends as she competed in the beauty pageant. She is currently studying Digital Culture and Communications in the University of Limerick. Maeve is extremely grateful to have won the Miss Tipperary 2020 title and is looking forward to representing her county in the Miss Ireland Final. Maeve is hoping to put her title to good use by emphasising the importance of mental health, she also wants to help young people embrace who they are and encourage them to be true to themselves, two things which are very close to her heart.
The Miss Limerick crown went to Kyla McGowan, 19, from Newcastle West and Rebecca O’Neill, 19, from Shannon was crowned Miss Clare 2020. The winners of Miss Clare, Miss Limerick and Miss Tipperary will compete in the final of Miss Ireland 2020 later this year. Open to girls aged 17 to 27, the Miss Ireland competition was established in 1947 and is one of the world's longest-running beauty contests. The pageant judges its contestants not only on beauty but also on other important traits such as interview skills, charity work, talent, health and fitness and appropriate social media skills.
The competition aims to build confidence and self-esteem in its contestants and has acted as a launching pad for many successful, empowering Irish women including Holly Carpenter, Aoife Walsh, Sarah Morrissey, Andrea Roche, Amanda Brunker, Michelle Rocca and the 2003 Miss World winner, Rosanna Davison.
SPECIAL THANKS
A special thank you to Sarah Jane and Daniel, owners of Dani's Closet and Dani's Showroom – the biggest dress outlet in Ireland – for hosting our event and making so many people's dreams come true.
A huge thank you to The Beauty Atelier - Sarah Morris-Dineen for acting as the makeup artist for the event and to Shear Creations by Stacey Collins for acting as the hairstylist.
Thank you to our amazing photographer Paudie Bourke and our Videographer Dylan Reid. Thank you to our marketing guru, the incomparable Dennis Finbar Cronin. Finally, thank you to the 2019 Miss Tipperary Kirsty Downey. Kirsty has been a credit to her county during her year as Miss Tipperary. We would like to wish Kirsty every success with all of her future endeavours.