National Final - 2013

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2007

The Final

Contestants

The 2007 National Final

The 2007 final was hosted by the Hutt Valley Irish Society over the weekend of June 1-3. Seven young women competed for the honour of being the New Zealand Rose of Tralee, to succeed Emma Coffey.

The winner, and New Zealand Rose of Tralee for 2007 is:

Sarah Dwyer
 
Sarah Dwyer

Sarah Dwyer, from Christchurch

You can meet each of the contestants

Dressed and ready for the Grand Ball: the 2007 Regional Roses of Tralee
The Roses ready for the Grand Ball
Photo courtesy of Emotif Photography

Back, l to r: Siobhan Ferris Kapiti Coast); Emma Coffey (2006 Hutt Valley and New Zealand Rose of Tralee); Therese Hungerford-Morgan (Hutt Valley)

Front, l to r: Sarah Dwyer (Canterbury); Gayle Noonan (Taranaki); Aisling O'Shea (Auckland); Carla Rapley (Southland); Charlotte Carman (Otago)

Images from the weekend's events

The 2007 Roses

All of the photos above are courtesy of Emotif Photography. They have a full album of photos from the weekend available online.