Search is on for Miss Galway as Ireland celebrate its 75th Diamond Jubilee
The current Miss Galway still has to jet back out to Puerto Rico for the second part of this year’s Miss World competition – but already the hunt is on for her successor!
Because while Pamela Uba still has most of her year to run as Miss Ireland, the organisers have announced the competition to find her heir apparent.
And as an added bonus, this next event marks the 75th Jubilee of the competition with plans for the largest and most spectacular show this summer.
Galway provided four of last year’s finalists – with Pamela joined by Miss Galway West 28-year-old Emma Finnegan from Clonberne; Miss Galway Bay 24-year-old Yvonne O’Brien, and Miss Salthill, 19-year-old Emma Pender.
But it was Pamela, the 26-year-old Renmore resident and medical scientist at Galway University Hospital, who went on to win the coveted Miss Ireland crown.
She has since featured prominently across media here and also made waves internationally, appearing on TV in Los Angeles, London, Johannesburg and even featuring in the New York Times.
Pamela spent a month in Puerto Rico representing Ireland at Miss World before Covid curtailed the pageant – and she is all set to jet back out there in March for the overall final.
“Puerto Rico is a gorgeous country, with blue water, water sands. I love the culture, the music, the food. The girls are lovely, I’ve made friends from places I’d have never thought,” she said.
And because of the virus outbreak which saw 15 staff and 23 of the contestants – though fortunately not Pamela – confirmed as Covid positive during the pageant, she now gets to do it all again!
“Who gets to represent their country twice?” she said.
“It’s a great blessing I get to do this again. I get the chance to go out again and with luck and God by our side we’ll do even better.”
But in the meantime, the organisers are stepping up the competition for her successor.
Selections will run all over the country to find contestants from each county with beauty, poise and personality to take part in the Miss Ireland 2022 competition next summer.
The winner from each county represents their county at the most spectacular ever Diamond Jubilee Miss Ireland show.
The winner of each of the county crowns and sashes also enjoy representing their county and title throughout the year at various events, awards and appearances.
This year’s winner will receive a lucrative agency contract and a host of prizes including jewellery, gowns, professional photo shoots, beauty and hair products and then jet off to represent her country at the Miss World Festival which is televised in over 100 countries around the world.
Full details on how to enter Miss Ireland 2022 are available on www.miss-ireland.ie or on the Miss Ireland App now available from Apple App Store or Google Play.