Rozanna "Roz" Purcell (born 3 September 1990) is an Irish model, charity worker and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Ireland 2010 and represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2010.
Rozanna Purcell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rozanna Purcell 3 September 1990 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Ireland 2010 |
| Hair colour | Light brown |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Ireland 2009 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Universe Ireland 2010 (Winner) Miss Universe 2010 (Top 10) |
Miss Universe
editPurcell competed in Miss Universe Ireland 2009 and competed in Miss Universe 2010.[citation needed]
After Miss Universe
editPurcell was offered a contract with Trump Model Management after the Miss Universe 2010 competition ended, and was offered additional contracts in Mexico and Colombia.[1] She was then invited to judge at the Miss Venezuela 2010 pageant. She later joined her mentor Andrea Roche's modelling agency in Ireland.[2]
An experienced hiker,[3] she has talked of her difficulties at temperatures of minus 25C on Kilimanjaro.[4]
She was a judge at Miss Universe Ireland 2012.[5]
In October 2013, she started her own food blog, naturalbornfeeder.com.[6] and published her first cookbook Natural Born Feeder in January 2016.
Her book The Hike Life: My 50 Favourite Hikes in Ireland was published in 2023 and named Lifestyle Book of the Year, as one of the 2023 Irish Book Awards.[7][8]
Television work
editPurcell won Come Dine With Me on TV3 in 2012.[9]
She participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir on RTÉ in 2012. She managed Newtown Cashel, in Longford.[10]
She has modelled extensively for Newbridge Silverware and is one of the faces of Newbridge Silverware.[11]
In February 2015 she appeared as the guest Celebrity Chef on TV3's The Restaurant.[12]
In 2021, Purcell joined the judging panel of recycled fashion programme Junk Kouture alongside esteemed talent manager Louis Walsh and star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Michelle Visage.[13]
Charity work
editPurcell has also helped to raise awareness and funds for the Irish Cancer Society's 'Get Active For 2015' campaign.[14]
Personal life
editPurcell dated Irish musician Niall Breslin from 2013, although they announced the relationship had ended in April 2016.[15]
References
edit- ^ Finn, Melanie (25 August 2010). "Roz offered contract by billionaire Trump". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Lovely Roz back on home ground after NY triumph". Herald.ie. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ Wilson, Maria (9 October 2023). "Roz Purcell ranks these four Cork hiking trails among the best in Ireland". YayCork.ie.
- ^ "Roz tells of her hell at minus 25C on Kilimanjaro". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ^ "Congratulations to Miss Universe Ireland 2012 Adrienne Murphy". RSVP Magazine. Dublin: RSVP. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Watch out, Rosanna! Roz Purcell has secret weapon in cookbook war". Evoke.ie. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS Winners 2023". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Falvey, Deirdre (22 November 2023). "Paul Murray wins Novel of the Year for The Bee Sting at the An Post Irish Book Awards". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Purcell wins Celeb Come Dine with Me". RTÉ TEN. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ LB. "Roz loves 'being a lad' as she bonds with dad over 'Celebrity Bainisteoir'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.
- ^ "Even raunchier than before! Roz Purcell sizzles in new campaign for Newbridge Silverware". Evoke.ie. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Paleo princess Roz Purcell tops the leaderboard on The Restaurant – but falls short of top marks". Evoke.ie. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ McEvoy, Adam (9 May 2021). "Roz Purcell join star-studded judging panel for Junk Kouture". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Active with Roz Purcell and help raise vital funds for cancer research this new year". Evoke.ie. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Roz Purcell reveals the REAL reason why she & Bressie are delaying marriage". Evoke.ie. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
