Carly Wilson was crowned as Miss NI at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on Monday night.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Ulster University student impressed the panel of judges on the night, securing the title ahead of 25 accomplished finalists and taking over the role from last year’s winner, Hannah Johns.<\/p>\n
Carly expressed her joy at winning the contest.<\/p>\n
“I am absolutely delighted to wear the Miss Northern Ireland crown and be given the opportunity to represent Northern Ireland in this way,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
“Taking part in the contest has been such an immense experience and I never thought I would come this far.<\/p>\n
“I’ve always looked up to previous Miss Northern Ireland winners, so I hope to follow in their footsteps and become a positive role model for other local girls.<\/p>\n
“The competition has already been such a life-changing experience, and I have made friends for life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can’t wait to see what the future has in store for me!”<\/p>\n
Contest organiser and ACA Models managing director Victoria McElveen praised the new titleholder.<\/p>\n
“Miss Northern Ireland is more than just a crown, it’s a platform to lead, inspire and make a meaningful impact,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarly has shown strength, authenticity and a real sense of purpose throughout the competition.<\/p>\n
“She represents the confidence and ambition of today’s women, and I’m certain she will be a positive and influential role model during her year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Outgoing titleholder Hannah Johns offered her support to the new Miss NI.<\/p>\n
“I’ve had an incredible year as Miss Northern Ireland. It’s been a real honour fulfilling this role and I’ve gained so much from my experience,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s with a heavy heart that I relinquish my crown, but I am so happy to be passing it to Carly, who is such a deserving winner, and beautiful inside and out.<\/p>\n
“I wish her all the very best for her year as Miss Northern Ireland 2025 and I am so excited to follow her journey.”<\/p>\n
Carly will receive an extensive prize package worth thousands of pounds, including a year’s modelling contract with ACA Models, an all-expenses paid trip to Miss World, a year\u2019s beauty treatments from Beauty Boulevard, a smile makeover, complimentary dining at Nu Delhi Lounge in Belfast worth \u00a31,200, a make-up hamper from Make Up Pro worth over \u00a3500, dental treatments from New Life Teeth worth \u00a31,000 and much more.<\/p>\n
Runner-ups on the night included Amelie Moore, aged 17, who took second place, and Tillie Doran aged 18, who came third.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carly Wilson was crowned as Miss NI at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on Monday night. The 23-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":153353,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[2378,1611,1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-153352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-belfast","9":"tag-jessica-rice","10":"tag-northern-ireland","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114616424658586558","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}