09.04.10

Miss University 2010 Cometh... If there's one thing Rosie Daisy Dee has taught us, well, that's a good third level education is a sure-fire path into beauty pageantry and the modelling world. Sure what else can you do with a feckin' degree these days? So, we got down to Dandelion yesterday to talent spot all the hot academics in the running for Miss University 2010... Nicola Hughes, Ciara Allen, Aoife Clifford, Karina Kralle Listen here girls - all that swotting over your Leaving Cert, getting into Uni, and grabbing those first degree honours and avoiding the Students' Union bar can really pay off. Before you know it you could have a tiara on your head and be on a first name basis with the Ground Staff in Morocco. Ahem. Miss University 2010 Finalists And sure enough, in these uncertain times a girl has to use what her Momma gave her - so it's time to kick the books under the bed, slap on the fake tan, Vaseline up those pearly whites, and grab a teeny-weeny bikini. Why? Coz Miss University has rolled around again. That's why. Duh. Hannah Saunders, Claire Coby, Ciara Brennan, Anna Dunne And never ones to shy away from being surrounded by semi-naked hot girls, we got our wee holes down to Dandelion Bar yesterday to snap the majority of the finalists up for the 2010 crown. Obviously there were a few gals who couldn't make the early morning photocall... Students, hey? Katie Van Buren, Julie Somerville, Nicola Hughes, Hannah Saunders, Cara Spilliane, Tracey Hackett, Amy Daly, Bekki Moylan Anyways, a better bunch of eager beauties with brains to burn you couldn't meet folks... It will no doubt be a tough job for the Afterdark.ie lads to find the winner come the 14th of April. We love them all equally the same. Megan Tolan, Lorna Domican, Catherine Gannon Yup. The 14th of April 2010 is actual day Miss University 2010 is chosen. And it all goes down at, you guessed it, Dandelion Bar... We shall see you there. Miss University 2010 Finalists Alana Carroll, Kaleigh Briggs, Cara Spilliane, Hannah Coen Julie Somerville Tracey Hackett, Katie Van Buren, Amy Daly, Bekki Moylan Hannah Saunders Amy Daly Nicola Hughes Kaleigh Briggs Aoife Clifford

**Users can ONLY comment via the ShowBiz.ie site** Leave a Comment Mick – Dublin February 26, 2011 - 13:31 Katie van buren is beautiful oran – bally brack November 22, 2010 - 21:00 hey sister your so fine .... christmas dinner wont be the same!!! connie – outside November 10, 2010 - 19:07 aoife i would love to loose my virginity to you your my world..... i would't be the 40 year old virgin after you had your way with me! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or November 09, 2010 - 18:39 Aoife u are so beautiful im so so proud u are my sister,u are my idol,i love u.xxx steve November 09, 2010 - 18:33 i wouldn't touch any of them. i prefer the rough touch of a man Joe – Dublin September 19, 2010 - 21:32 I am going back to university if someone tells me what course the fab Nicola Hughes is studying. Maybe I can study to be a professor and then award her a Class 1 Hons Degree. i – ireland September 15, 2010 - 02:24 Oh god it just seems like such a desperate and degrading competition for any self-respecting girl. It's just like a cattle market!!! Is it supposed to be a semi-modeling comp because some of these girls look too big especially the two girls in the white bikini's...she got some large thighs man!! John – d4 September 14, 2010 - 23:59 just to let the 'trinity proffessor' know they spelled opportunity wrong. jason moran – kerry April 24, 2010 - 01:39 Comment Removed on Request. Sinead Curran – The Villa, Waterville April 13, 2010 - 22:00 Aoife is UGLY.....I SHOULD BE THERE!! declan keating – kerry April 13, 2010 - 21:44 aoife clifford stunner she is beautiful... Aoife Mary April 13, 2010 - 18:13 Lizzy B - these contests "aren't easy to get into"? Holy Jesus, what must the rejects have looked like? And Model Girl 101 please tell me your comment was some sort of sick joke... Dawn – Rathmines April 13, 2010 - 16:48 Sociologist you should be placed under civil arrest. Tina – Blanch April 13, 2010 - 16:44 yizzer all jus jealous and wana look like these girls- fair play 2 ye. its wot you dream a 4 yer dughters Pam – The Hills April 13, 2010 - 13:19 These girls are a complete and total inspiration. Dale April 13, 2010 - 13:10 Sociologist, do I know you from Portlaoise? Model Girl 101 – Assets April 13, 2010 - 13:08 These girls are the future of our country. They have it all- brains, beauty and class. Those who jugde them are just so jealous of them. End of. Shame on you. Sociologist – Dublin April 12, 2010 - 20:08 HAHA! lizzyB You had me there for a moment, but the when you ended with the "it's a great opportunity" I knew you were joking. lizzy b April 12, 2010 - 19:39 All u peple are disgusting the things u are saying about these girls!! get a life. seen as some of u are "so ashamed to be irish" get the hell outta the country then ! contests like this arent easy to get into and they involve rounds of interviews too to show that its not all about beauty...its personality moreso. Theres girls of every height weight shape and form in this competition and thats great to see. its a great oppourtunity for u all so just have fun with it. Sociologist – Dublin April 12, 2010 - 19:16 @Len8... I am sorry if you were offended by my comment but I simply MUST stand behind it. It is sad all around. There is help out there for victims like these. Quite frankly, there is no reason for them to continue living like this. They are also unfortunately negative role models for young Irish girls. Commentator – online April 12, 2010 - 18:59 My thanks to "A different view" for their kind remarks. I always break into a broad smile when I see the term "Institutes of Technology", "Institute" and "College" mentioned in regard to the type of juvenile detention centres the government has invented to massage the unemployment rate downwards. len8 April 12, 2010 - 18:25 @sociologist are u fooked in the head... victims of abuse suffer serious emotional and physical trauma, how dare u mention that kind of pain in such an immature and unneccessary manner, shame on u. ur ignorance is the thing that is disgusting mtc – kerry April 12, 2010 - 18:20 Aoife all da way girl xxx Toaster – Rathmines April 12, 2010 - 17:56 @Sociologist - "degradation" is putting it mildly. Sociologist – Dublin April 12, 2010 - 16:42 These girls need help... Something must account for how they have turned out. There are support groups through which they could process the trauma which continues to haunt them. While it's true they are not doing porn ( as far as I know), this is not far from that level of degradation, college-attendees or not. A different view April 12, 2010 - 14:42 I am in complete agreement with Commentator. I thought this calibre of being would be confined to so called "Institutes of Technology". Big D – Dublin April 12, 2010 - 12:51 Its obvious to me that any girl that has left a negative comment is BET DOWN. So stop putting these girls down and get a life.....fookin losers! 666 April 12, 2010 - 11:22 I'd say Georgia and Nadia are sh!tTING it. :) Finbar – Sligo April 12, 2010 - 00:37 HOORZ! mark linihen – newtown period sahndrum cork April 11, 2010 - 21:55 FREE JOE O REILLY barry mullins – charleville with my twin james April 11, 2010 - 21:54 personally i tink the price of cabbage is totally gone out of control and all im seeing in the newspapers is a load of half naked c0ck suckin sxxts fooksake my bubble and squeek will never be the same again cus of people like nicola hughes who tink its all rite to waste good pages of the incredible newspaper the star fran hanley – ballyhea cork April 11, 2010 - 21:47 all these girls are rotten ....... maurice o brien – charleville in paki briens pub April 11, 2010 - 21:46 wud u look ye blind cxxts ciara allen is def no.1 Daniel M – Dublin 4 April 11, 2010 - 20:17 Catherine Gannon is gorgeous! Such hot curves that every man desires! LucyLou April 11, 2010 - 11:53 I think the girls all look fab ,I would just like to see a different girl win it rather than the typical Assets type"blonde hair,fake tan,"kind of person their all georgeous girls ,but a change is needed in the industry!! coco – dublin April 11, 2010 - 09:15 @commentator aka amybeans i av takin ur spelin corections inta consederation an decidid ta bi a dictonairy an yous mi beg brane ta lern al da beg haard wourds ja wanna waist ur tiem noew corectin mi coment lotsa luv coco xoxo Carebear – Galway April 10, 2010 - 18:36 Hey what is with all the insults & abusive comments callin people fat & sayn sum of the girls havnt hit puberty yet can you not just be happy & support them? every1 of those girls deserves to be in da comp. & those low life that are insultin them are just jealous & should have a bit of respect, you're clearly just a loser with nothing better to do then try put these girls down!!! Commentator – online April 10, 2010 - 15:04 Coco, regardless of whether or not amybeans is "gettin (sic) narky", at least she can spell. And in the real world, with its double-digit unemployment and so on, employers value intelligence in their prospective employees. Idiots – dublin April 10, 2010 - 14:53 oh and before i start getting abouse for spelling i acknowledge that i spelt 'parper' instead of 'paper' and I used 'there' instead of 'their' so don't even bother giving out Idiots – dublin April 10, 2010 - 14:48 @ Amybeans..once again there is always a few retards who actually give a sh!t about spelling..its called abbreviation love, everyone these days does it. only stuck up idiots such as yourself give a sh!t..i think coco has a point why would you care unless you're jealous? and as for 'the professor' why don't you just get on with your so called 'parper' and stop perving on young girls. Surely a 'professor' in Trinity has better things to be doing with there time then putting down young girls. coco – dublin April 10, 2010 - 10:35 ooooooooooooooooooo amybeans is gettin narky hahahahahaha amybeans – Tipp April 10, 2010 - 10:15 Aoife Clifford AKA Louise Kavanagh!!! amybeans – Tipp April 10, 2010 - 10:13 Well Coco that was actually directed @ Brians and Beauty specifically in response to her comment. Oh, I just noticed you can't spell either. Why don't you spend less time commenting here and hit the books yourself, pet? coco – dublin April 10, 2010 - 09:31 @amybeans. i bet ur really ugly and thats why your puttin these lovely girls down. i tink tis great der doin this U GO GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me April 10, 2010 - 05:12 Im doin my degree in college at the mo, one more year!! im on the dole and selling weed to get through college!! easy money!! who gives a sh!t!! So what does that make me? Like better than having no ambition and doing fooooook all! There are some nice looking girls here, so what if a few look weighty?? Any fella would be happy!! they are all really pretty!! anyway... it is just some bullsh!t comp for fun!! get over yourselves, jealous retards!! Alana – Dub April 10, 2010 - 02:13 No point in even getting involved in any of the debates on this site.... BUT I really just had to point out that there is NO WAY a trinity professor is on showbiz.ie writing a paper! haha, as if it's a legitimate reference.. must be great craic making up careers for yourself.... I'm an astronaut by the way, just in case anyone was wondering! Amybeans – Tipp April 10, 2010 - 00:44 @Brains and Beauty, If this is your definition of "a great oppertunity (sic)" then sure God love YOU!!!! Also, given your poor command of basic grammar and spelling, maybe you should stop wasting your precious study time prancing about in a bikini diminishing your credibility. The Professor – Trinity April 10, 2010 - 00:17 @Idiots - As you would "like to know" why I am on this site it is because I am writing a paper on the internet habits of contemporary Irish men and women between the ages of 18-50. Unfortunately, I find that I am repeatedly subjected to viewing rather pathetic subjects on this site, many of whom seem to like to portray themselves as lacking sophistication. Idiots – Dublin April 10, 2010 - 00:11 What id like to know is why is a Trinity professor lookin at pics of young models in bikinis? Pervert much? poshvicescrips April 09, 2010 - 23:17 its like snog, marry, avoid AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Professor – Trinity April 09, 2010 - 22:44 Any idiot can go to college, but it takes a girl with exceptional hoor-like qualities to try to make a living out of prancing around in her knickers. Juicy Lucy April 09, 2010 - 21:25 Wasnt that girl Nicola all over the papers a few weeks ago saying she would never do bikini shots as its too degrading? Good strength of character there! She looks bl**dy uncomfortable there mind you....but not as uncomfortable as Catherine looks. Some girls, you know who you are, should know their limits... Brains and Beauty – Ireland April 09, 2010 - 21:11 on behalf of the miss university girls i would just like to say that WE ARE NOT KNACKERS...we are all in college studyin hard to graduate...im sure almost all of us have part time jobs...and at least were out experiencing great oppertunities like this instead of bein like all ye sorry losers who have nothing better to do with yerselves than sit at home perving through all our hot pics and tryin to think of things to say to abuse us....sure god love ye really :) PLEASE! April 09, 2010 - 20:59 "Miss university"...wat a joke!! the girl who won last yr pulled out bcoz of this degrading type of work... wud NOT blame her!!! Amy Beans – Tipp April 09, 2010 - 19:01 Catherine Gannon fair fooks! Best of luck in the comp! Most of the other girls look like total Knacks Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 18:47 @ commentator.. In my opinion your use of the term riff-raff is incorrect as surely the real riff-raff of our society are the people who arent in college but instead on the dole. All these girls are working towards a degree, at least they are earning some money through modelling. As for the comment about bringing in full third level fees are you actually being serious? thousands of people would'nt be able to go to college if that happened and how is that going to help? Our country will be flooded with uneducated people without a degree unable to get a job, and everyone has a right to education especially a country as established as Ireland. Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 18:15 @ nickers.. most of the girls are over 20 with a handful being 18-20 Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 18:13 @ commentator..there is always one beep who actually gives a sh!t about spelling. ever heard of abbreviation? or are you just too far up ur own arse? why would you care about what these girls are doing? you're not in the competition so wat difference does it make to you? as for ur information i personally go to dit you know one of the proper colleges? anyway i dont see what gives any of you the right to put down these girls. If you dont like it fine, but dont put down other people for doing what they love. New low – London April 09, 2010 - 17:45 Never commented here before but just shocked at Commentator. Bring in fees to exclude the 'riff raff.' How dare you! The fact that Ireland still can offer a free education is something to fight for. I am out of college a long time and hope that others can have the opportunity to benefit from this one incredible birthright. Its just a competition. I hope that our paths never cross in the business world. Being pretentious will only get you so far. Don't confuse it with confidence lioness – dublin April 09, 2010 - 17:40 the only person that should be in this competition is hannah saunders....everyone sud dun da bail and get over yourselves..ur all gross and dont stand a chance!!! Commentator – online April 09, 2010 - 17:34 @ Idiots - you clearly are more au fait with the likes of Griffith given your use of terms such as "collage" instead of "college" and "you're" instead of "your". Moreover, I reserve the right to use the term "riff-raff". Given that the largest universities in the State all have over 10,000 students it's clear that alongside those students that come from good families that value things like professional success and education there have to be clowns whose ambitions extend only to a spot of bikini modelling and a PR course in top centres of learning such as the Fitzwilliam "Institute". nickers – dublin April 09, 2010 - 17:32 this is weird.. how old are these girls? I am ashamed to be Irish.. Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 17:08 also fyi 'commentator' bringing in full fees wouldnt make any difference as colleges such as griffith and DBS have girls representing them and in case your not up to date with the fees in these colleges it costs on average 4000-5000+ euro to do a course in private collages such as the above two.. Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 16:57 (continued)..also why is anyone here ashamed of being irish? competitions like this take place all over the world. If your ashamed of this then you must be ashamed of every beauty pagent and model in Ieland..there are alot of immature comments here probably due to jealousy..i for one wish all the girls the best of luck and hope that they enjoy the experience. Idiots – dublin April 09, 2010 - 16:56 What is wit all the abusive comments..ur all just jealous and for those of you who say they hav no aspirations to hav a successful career get over yourselves..all these girls are in college and jst because you never had an opportunity like this doesnt mean u can put others down..in case u havent noticed there are alot of prestigious colleges i.e trinity ucc dit etc taking part in this competition..'riff-raff' i hardly think so..as for the above comment about them not hitting puerty, what a childish statement. These girls are all 18 and over and can make decisions for themselves..its all jst a bit of fun so seriosly get over yourseves..(tbc) whatever April 09, 2010 - 15:16 ah she's not.. Andrew – Dublin April 09, 2010 - 14:57 Aoife Clifford is absolutely gorgeous lioness – dublin April 09, 2010 - 14:39 hannah saunders is amazing...100% gonna win Bumbler – Dublin April 09, 2010 - 14:19 awh would yas all jus get a life....who said girls that want a successful career wouldnt do this...all you are is jealous and stuck up and wit ur full fees not one of them looks lik rif raff...and whats money got t do wit what they look like to be in college....your clearly just a loser with nothing better to do then try put these girls down...i think they all look stunning.. Model A1 – Dublin April 09, 2010 - 13:43 ROIDES the lot of them. katchafire – Drogheda April 09, 2010 - 12:19 of course they should prep for abuse.. jealousy is a huge component of the irish psyche Jenny from the block – the block April 09, 2010 - 11:30 Agree with Wallace - respect for Catherine Gannon, she is an example of sexy curves, you go girl. Most of the others look like they havent hit puberty yet-i suppose because they probably havent!! Not sure why they are posing in bikinis when it is supposed to be Miss University! Wallace – Dublin April 09, 2010 - 10:57 Catherine Gannon, fair play to you girl! Nice to see curves! Seamus – Drogheda April 09, 2010 - 08:52 I'm ashamed to be Irish! Sebastian Longchamps – Bewleys (or whatever it's called now) April 09, 2010 - 08:36 I never thought I'd yearn for the Irish Models/Promotion Girls....... Raymondo – Kilpedder April 09, 2010 - 08:30 For once, I'm with Seamus - even though he hasn't made his traditional comment yet. Commentator – online April 09, 2010 - 06:28 The sooner they bring in full fees to third level to dissuade riff-raff such as the above from attending the better. No self-respecting woman with aspirations to have a successful career would do anything like this. Kenneth Tong – Dublin April 09, 2010 - 05:12 Some familiar faces... :) jobo April 09, 2010 - 03:23 prepare to get aful abuse ladies.... SHOWBIZ.IE – Recommended Links: April 09, 2010 - 02:14 Afterdark: www.afterdark.ie Leave a Comment * Your name * Your email address (will not be published) Your location Remember me ? ? Powered by TalkBack 1 **COMMENTS REMOVED ON REQUEST**