Ireland competed for the crown at a glitzy ceremony at The Fairways Hotel in Dundalk, with Corkonian Sofia Labus ultimately taking the crown

Louth will be represented in the Miss Universe Ireland Final by someone from a family well used to competing on the national stage.

Caoimhe is a qualified fashion buyer and work as a buyer for Brown Thomas Arnotts, and previously worked as UK Territory Manager for the Global Youth Sustainability Platform Junk Kouture. She attended The Oscar Wilde Awards in LA as a representative for Junk Kouture wearing a dress made entire from plastic created by teenage students in Ireland.