March 21, 2016 at 10:16 am

PHOTOS: Meet The Contestants In Miss Kerry 2016

Miss Kerry 2016 contestants at The Brehon on Friday night. Photo by Padraig Healy, Evoque Photography

IT’S set to be another special night in Killarney next weekend as 23 girls from all over the county vie for the Miss Kerry 2016 crown.

The contest will take place on the Easter Saturday, March 26 in The Brehon Hotel in Killarney and the ladies gathered at the venue on Friday for a photoshoot with Padraig Healy of Evoque Photography.

This year’s judges are photographer Paweł Nowak, current Miss Kerry Mairead Breathnach, and celebrity stylist Aideen Feely.

The doors will open at 8pm and the competition will start at 8.30pm. Entertainment on the night will be provided by the Cassie Leen School of Dance. For tickets, head over to their Facebook page here.

The contestants in this year’s competition are Maryann O’Sullivan, Blathin Griffin, Niamh Enright, Lydia Coughlan, Shauna O’Connor, Aoife Sheehy, Bernadine O’Dowd, Karen O’Shea, Denise Hickey, Toni McCarthy, Naoimh Whelton, Patricia Kerins, Ailish Conway, Darlene Lacey, Jodie Fitzgerald, Shona McGlynn, Emma Nolan, Jessica Healy, Blathnaid O’Callaghan, Saoirse Coffey, Shannen Clarke, Shannon Lonergan and Sophia Rochford. See photos of the contestants below…(Missing from the photoshoot were Saoirse Coffey, Shannen Clarke, Shannon Lonegan and Sophia Rochford).