Niamh Marie Redmond (born 1976 or 1977) is an Irish former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 1996.
[1] Born to parents Ronald and Orla,[2] Redmond grew up the only female child with three brothers in Drimnagh.
[3][4] Although her win qualified her to represent the country at Miss Universe 1997,[5] Redmond – who had deferred a place at Maynooth College to prepare for the pageant – was controversially replaced by Miss Ireland second runner-up Fiona Mullaly.
[8] Redmond had previously been a contestant at Miss World 1996 where she was a favourite,[9] but did not place, and former Miss Ireland boss Krish Naidoo, who defended Murray, claimed that Redmond had failed to impress the judges because she had given up completely.
[10] As a model, Redmond was lined to promote a range of summer clothing for Lee Jeans alongside Fair City actor Peter Warnock,[11] but came under fire when she appeared in a contraceptives commercial shortly after being crowned.