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Known for their sunny and open personality, Irish women are often viewed as the type who can make even the saddest people laugh. Women of Ireland are also noted for their stunning beauty and charisma.
Some of the most beautiful Irish women are celebrities, models in particular. They represent the nation so well, impressing the world with their oozing charm.
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Here’s a list of some of the most famous Irish female models, who are definitely among the world’s hottest women!
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9 Most Famous Irish Female Models
1. Rozanna Purcell
Winner of the Miss Universe Ireland crown in 2010, Rozanna Purcell hails from Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
Purcell was an 18-year-old college student in Dublin when an agent approached her and asked if she had thought of becoming a model. Thinking she was being pranked, imagine her surprise when an agency rang up. Only then did she realize it was real. And the rest, as they say, is history.
When her stint as Miss Universe was over, Purcell moved to New York City, USA to pursue a serious career in modeling.
Apart from being a professional model, Purcell is also a charity worker. She is a bestselling author as well, having published a successful cookbook entitled Natural Born Feeder: Whole Foods Whole Life in 2016.
2. Georgia Salpa
Born in Athens, Greece, Georgia Salpa grew up in Dublin, Ireland, after moving there when she was five years old. She is a Greek-Irish glamor model who was catapulted to immediate fame when she got featured on Celebrity Big Brother.
Salpa is Irish on her mother’s side. She started her modeling career even before she finished secondary school. She has appeared on numerous publications and been features on various TV shows.
In May 2015, Salpa married British millionaire Joe Penna in Portofino, Italy. Together they have three children via surrogacy.
3. Pamela Uba
Pamela Uba was born in South Africa, but she was raised in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland. Her parents are both Nigerian by blood. When Uba was eight, her family left Johannesburg for Ireland to seek asylum.
In 2021, Uba became the first black woman to win the Miss Ireland title. The pageant has been running since 1947. She represented the country in the 2022 Miss World pageant held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
A part-time model, Pamela Uba is also a medical scientist and works at the Galway University Hospital in Ireland. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Chemistry from Trinity College Dublin.
4. Vogue Williams
A native of Dublin, Vogue Williams is a famous Irish model and media personality delving into radio and television. Williams became famous in Ireland when she joined Dancing with the Stars and Stepping Out. In 2015, she won in the reality series Bear Grylls: Mission Survive series.
Williams married fellow Irish and former Westlife band member Brian McFadden in 2012, divorcing him five years later. She then went on to marry British entrepreneur and TV personality Spencer Matthews in 2018. Together, Williams and Matthews have a son and a daughter.
Williams, with her sharp facial features and glamorous aura that make her stunning, is a bubbly model that everyone would love to watch doing a catwalk. Her fans claim her fantastic personality makes her even more fascinating.
5. Nadia Forde
Voted by FHM readers as one of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World, Nadia Forde is an Irish model, singer, and TV personality. Brown-haired and hazel-eyed, she is of Italian descent.
Forde is one of the most famous media personalities in Ireland, having been featured in various TV shows such as UK’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and her own Nadia Goes to Hollywood.
In September of 2013, Forde sang the Irish national anthem before Ireland’s football match in Sweden. She has recorded several singles as well.
6. Kojii Helnwein
Born Kojii Wyatt in the Irish capital to musician Enda Wyatt of Irish rock band An Emotional Fish, you could say music runs in this Irish model’s blood. Apart from singing and modeling, Kojii Helnwein also acts professionally.
She met her future husband, photographer Cyril Helnwein, when she posed for him. Kojii assumed his surname after they got married. They have three children together.
Helnwein’s first modeling job was for John Rocha, after which she began working full-time in both print and runway. She has also been active in commercial gigs.
Helnwein has graced the covers of magazines the likes of Cosmopolitan, Elle, Vogue, and Tatler. She has well as modeled for Gap, Coca-Cola, Marshalls, Target, and Mitsubishi, among many others.
Helnwein has also walked the runway for Jimmy Choo, Prada, Jeffrey Sebelia, and Eduardo Lucero to name a few.
7. Holly Carpenter
Holly Carpenter, a gorgeous brown-haired Irish model and beauty queen, won the Miss Ireland pageant in 2011. She competed at the 2011 Miss World pageant held in London, England.
Born and raised in Dublin, Carpenter’s grandmother was the Irish social columnist and fashion journalist Terry Keane. She has an arts degree in textiles from Ireland’s oldest art institution, the National College of Art and Design in Dublin.
Holly Carpenter became a model in 2011, after winning the Miss Ireland beauty pageant.
In 2013, she became a finalist to compete for the title of Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model, in which she eventually ended up in 7th place.
Carpenter has been writing about relationships, positive body image, and other topical issues for Herald newspaper since 2015.
8. Rosanna Davison
Rosanna Davison is an Irish female model who also sings and acts. She bagged the Miss World title in 2003, becoming the first representative of Ireland to ever win the crown since the international pageant’s inception in 1951.
The blond stunner is one of the three children of popular British-Irish musician Chris de Burgh (real name: Christopher John Davison). Rosanna Davison has a degree in Sociology and Art History from University College Dublin.
Besides being signed to Storm Model Management in the United Kingdom, Davison is also a popular actress and a professional nutritional therapist advocating plant-based diet.
Hailed as one of the Most Beautiful Irish Women of all time, Davison always makes it on all such lists despite being a mother to three beautiful kids with her non-celebrity husband.
9. Andrea Roche
Irish model Andrea Roche is setting an excellent example for all upcoming female models in the industry. Not only is Roche endowed with such timeless beauty, she is also gifted with pleasant and amazing personality.
Roche’s style of dressing and impressive fashion sense is so popular that fans adore her wherever she goes. She always surprises her admirers with her decent looks.
Like many Irish female models on this list, Roche also represented Ireland in the Miss Universe pageant. She soon embarked on a modeling career and became a popular fashion icon, bagging the Most Stylish Woman accolade at the 2008 VIP Style Awards.
Andrea is not all that, however. As a matter of fact, she is also a famous TV personality and entrepreneur known for establishing the first management agency in the country, representing the most popular Irish vloggers and influencers. She has her own modeling agency as well.
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