IT was night of beauty and style in The Brehon Hotel, Killarney on Saturday, when Miss Kerry 2016 was chosen.
As previously reported (click here for previous photo coverage) Niamh Enright from Listowel was deemed the winner of the contest and will go forward to the Miss Ireland 2016 event later this year.
We were there to capture the atmosphere before the event started with family and friends giving loads of support to the contestants. Scroll down for photos…
MISS Kerry 2016 was a very stylish affair as we showed you earlier (click here).
Well Paudie Healy of Evoque Photography was there to beautifully capture the event in these photos below. You can see many more on his Facebook page here. We’ll have many of our own photos from the event tomorrow…
THE Miss Kerry 2016 competition took place in Killarney on Saturday night and it was a Listowel woman who took home the crown.
Over 200 people saw Niamh Enright, sponsored by Trant’s Pharmacy Listowel, chosen by judges Aideen Feely, Pawel Nowak and Miss Kerry 2016, Mairead Breathnach, from 20 contestants at The Brehon Hotel.
Tralee woman Shannon Lonergan, representing Debenhams, was runner-up in the contest as was Blather Griffin representing CH Chemists.
Radio Kerry’s Brendan Fuller was the MC for the evening and did a great job interviewing the ladies who came from all corners of the county. The audience were also entertained by the Cassie Leen School of Dance in Tralee and singer Claudia Rose.
We were there to take photos of the ladies just before the start of the night while rehearsing on the catwalk. Scroll down for photos (we’ll have many more tomorrow)…
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).
