Catherine Jean Milligan
Encyclopedia
Catherine Jean Milligan was Miss Northern Ireland
2006 and represented her country in the Miss World
finals in Poland. She won Miss World Talent
2006, placing her in the semi-finals of the competition along with the other top 15 contestants. She is the first Northern Ireland representative to have won a fast track event at Miss World.
In June 2008, Milligan participated in the brand new pageant Miss Leisure (held in Suzhou
, China
) represented Northern Ireland, but did not place.
where she was Head Girl 2004/2005. She is currently studying veterinary medicine at University College Dublin
.
Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Northern Ireland is a beauty pageant, the winner of which goes on to compete in the Miss World pageant.Before 1999, the winner of Miss Anton Northern Ireland would have to compete in the Miss United Kingdom competition and win it in order to be applicable to compete in the Miss World competition...
2006 and represented her country in the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
finals in Poland. She won Miss World Talent
Miss World Talent
Miss World Talent is a talent or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant, in which a number of contestants show their abilities in singing, dancing, poetry, etc. Introduced in Miss World 2001, the winner of the event automatically makes it into the semifinals starting 2003.-Miss World...
2006, placing her in the semi-finals of the competition along with the other top 15 contestants. She is the first Northern Ireland representative to have won a fast track event at Miss World.
In June 2008, Milligan participated in the brand new pageant Miss Leisure (held in Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
) represented Northern Ireland, but did not place.
Education
She attended Regent House Grammar SchoolRegent House Grammar School
Regent House Grammar School is a co-ed voluntary grammar school situated in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. It comprises two parts: the preparatory department, known as "the Prep" and the main school itself...
where she was Head Girl 2004/2005. She is currently studying veterinary medicine at University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
.