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Irish Independent
4 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Caoimhe Kenny, daughter of ex-Ireland manager Stephen Kenny, crowned Miss Ireland 2025
The ceremony took place at the Knightsbrook Hotel in Trim, Co Meath, when the finalists from across Ireland stepped into the spotlight. Ms Kenny (24) was celebrating her victory and taking pictures with her family last night, including her grandmothers, Olive Whelan and Mary Kenny, and her father. The new Miss Ireland is the daughter of former Ireland and Dundalk FC football manager, Stephen Kenny, who currently manages Dublin side St Patrick's Athletic FC. Ms Kenny is one of Siobhán and Stephen Kenny's four children, along with siblings Eoin, Neave and Fionn. Ms Kenny, who entered the competition as Miss Louth, from Blackrock in the county, is a beauty buying assistant for Brown Thomas and Arnotts. She is also a volunteer with Save Our Homeless Dundalk and Hygiene Hub Louth. Ms Kenny was the first runner-up in the final of Miss Universe Ireland 2024 held in Dundalk last year. Previously, she worked for the Junk Kouture competition and attended the Oscar Wilde Awards in LA wearing a dress made from plastic created by teenage students in Ireland. "My love of fashion took me on an incredible career with Junk Kouture," she said in a post on Instagram. "Working closely with young creatives, my journey has taken me across the US, UK, Europe and Abu Dhabi, educating young people on sustainable fashion and empowering them to use their creativity to express themselves and drive change," she added. ADVERTISEMENT She has been a dancer since she was five years old, training in ballet, tap, modern dance and acrobatics. The Miss Ireland pageant was established in 1947, and its previous winners include Rosanna Davison, Holly Carpenter, Aoife Walsh, Pamela Flood and Rebecca Maguire. In recent years, the Miss Ireland franchise has raised more than €350,000 for various charities, including Laura Lynn, Temple Street, Alzheimer's Ireland, and Pieta House. The winner of Miss Ireland receives an modelling agency contract and a host of prizes before jetting off to represent Ireland next year on the international stage at the Miss World Festival.
Extra.ie
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
Stephen Kenny's beauty queen daughter hoping to score a win at Miss Ireland grand finale
Caoimhe Kenny, the model daughter of Irish football manager Stephen Kenny, is hoping to win on the Miss Ireland stage tonight. Beauty queen Caoimhe, who works as a fashion buyer and beauty assistant takes to the stage tonight, where she will compete for the Miss Ireland title. A native of Blackrock in County Louth Caoimhe will of course have her famous dad to help her stave off any last minute nerves. Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy The raven haired stunner previously spoke about being the daughter of a sporting legend saying she credits her soccer star dad with instilling in her a sense of competition. 'I have a great relationship with my dad. I would call him a dad and a best friend, he couldn't be any more supportive. He himself is an incredibly driven man and I look up to that,' Caoimhe said previously. Stephen Kenny. Pic: Stephen Marken/Sportsfile 'I suppose maybe that's where I got a lot of my ambition and will power and determination so I look up to him and I know that he's extremely proud of me.' Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy Caoimhe is the favourite going into tonight's nail-biting final but with the close knit Kenny clan will all be there to support her as she struts the Miss Ireland catwalk. While she might have inherited her sense of ambition from her dad, it's her mum who is the rock of the family. 'My beautiful mum is the backbone of our family and a woman as well that I look up to,' Caoimhe said. Megan Maguire and Caoimhe Kenny. Pic: Brian McEvoy 'She's taught me a lot of things in life, and for her to be here behind me, supporting me and she's always been that support that I can lean on, she's an incredible woman and so intelligent,' she continued. Then there's her brother Eoin, who has followed in their father's footsteps into football, her sister, Neave, and brother, Fionn, who she describes as a talented musician and who she regularly joins on stage when she has free time. Sofia Labus (centre) who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2024 with first runner-up Caoimhe Kenny (left) and second runner-up Annie O'Dea (right). Pic: Brian McEvoy So with the stage set and the leggy ladies vying to take the Waterford Crystal crown a new Miss Ireland reign is just hours away.
