Holly Carpenter

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Holly Carpenter
Born (1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 29)
Dublin, Ireland
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
TitleMiss Ireland 2011
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen

Holly Carpenter (born 9 October 1991)[1] is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Ireland 2011 on 13 August 2011.[2][3] She represented Ireland in the Miss World pageant held on 6 November 2011 in London, England.[4][5] Since 2015 she has written a Friday column for the Herald newspaper[citation needed] on topical issues such as positive body image[6] and dating.[7]

Media career[]

Her modelling career began in 2011 when she was entered into the Miss Ireland national beauty pageant by a friend which she won but was subsequently unplaced in the Miss World 2011, despite being many bookmakers' favourite to finish within the top 5.[citation needed] She ranked only 42nd in the competition which she attributes to not having a polished promotional video. Having won Miss Ireland, her modelling career took off and she found work easily in Ireland and the UK.

Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model[]

In 2013, Carpenter was named among 28 semi-finalists for the 9th cycle of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model. She was chosen as one of the 14 finalists competing for the title. After several appearances in the bottom three/four, she was eliminated in episode 9 and placed 7th.

Celebrity MasterChef Ireland[]

In January 2017, Carpenter appeared on Celebrity MasterChef Ireland. She was eliminated in the first week of the competition.[8]

Dancing with the Stars[]

Carpenter appeared on the 2019 series of the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars. She was eliminated from the competition in week four.[9][10]

Personal life[]

Carpenter was born and raised in Raheny, Dublin, Ireland.[2][11] She is the granddaughter of the social diarist Terry Keane[1][12] In 2011, she was working towards an arts degree in textiles at the National College of Art and Design.[1][2][11][12] She speaks English, Irish and French.[11][13]

She was in relationship with Leinster and Ireland Rugby International Cian Healy for two years before they split up in July 2014.[14]

Between 2015 and 2016 she dated Danny O’Reilly of Irish rock band The Coronas.[15][16][17]

She dated football pundit, Richie Sadlier for five months in 2017.[citation needed] They split after Carpenter claimed Sadlier, who is twelve years her senior, was too old for her.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Róisín Ingle: Miss University wins national lovely girls crown". The Irish Times. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Miss Ireland World 2011 - Holly Carpenter's Photos & Profile/Biography". shinymeteor.blogspot.com. 6 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Holly Carpenter (Miss Ireland 2011)". MissIrelandPageant.ie. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Miss Ireland 2011 (to Miss World 2011): Holly Carpenter, Pageant Updates". shinymeteor.blogspot.com. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Miss Venezuela crowned Miss World in London". Reuters.com. 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Holly Carpenter: "If you keep looking in the mirror and finding faults, you're fighting a losing battle"". VIP Magazine. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Single Holly Carpenter shares her dating do's and don'ts - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Celebrity Masterchef Ireland got off to a hugely entertaining start last night". Daily Edge. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Comedian and Irish model are the newest stars announced for Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  10. ^ "'I don't care what people say' - Holly Carpenter responds to criticism of her reaction to getting DWTS axe". Irish Independent. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Miss World 2011 Contestants". MissWorld.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "SuburbiaSPECIAL: Holly Carpenter". Suburbia. October–November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  13. ^ "Miss University Holly Carpenter". The Sunday World. 8 (50). 7 August 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Holly Carpenter talks dating as ex Cian Healy cuddles up to someone new". evoke.ie. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  15. ^ "'We're on a boat!' Holly Carpenter and Danny O'Reilly live it up in Dubai". evoke.ie. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Holly Carpenter makes grand romantic gesture for new boyfriend Danny O'Reilly". evoke.ie. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Celebrity couple Holly Carpenter and Danny O'Reilly split".
  18. ^ "Holly Carpenter on her split from RTE's Richie Sadlier: 'He was too old for me - I want to be with someone young at heart and full of life'".
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