Tullamore woman is Midlands next top model!

A Tullamore woman was announced as the winner of the Midlands Next Top Model competition at Athlone Towncentre last weekend, walking away with a 12-month contract with Catwalk Modelling Agency, plus a €1,000 spending spree in Athlone Towncentre. Mairin Feighery was announced as the winner last weekend.The competition began on May 30 when over 100 hopefuls queued to strut their stuff in front of judges Linda Duffy, former Miss Ireland, Mandy Maher, MD of Catwalk Modelling Agency and Keith Walsh of i105-107"s Breakfast with Bernard and Keith. Nine finalists were chosen to participate in Athlone Towncentre"s Summer Fashion Extravaganza, held last Saturday. After the finalists modelled in three shows the judges announced their final choice. Shirley Delahunt, Marketing Manager at Athlone Towncentre said: 'Today has been a fantastic day fro all the stores in Athlone Towncentre. It was great to have an opportunity to showcase the beautiful lines which are on offer in our stores this summer. Congratulations must also go to Mairin and indeed to all the finalists in the Midlands Next Top Model. The judges certainly had no easy task in selecting an overall winner, they were all exceptional.'