The National Final of the Rose of Tralee -
tickets, accommodation, schedule, contestants! Everything you need to know.
Meet the contestants, and see what they got up to in the past few National Finals.
If you're a young single woman of Irish birth OR descent, you could enter the Rose of Tralee
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, from Christchurch |
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You can meet each of the contestants
Dressed and ready for the
Grand Ball: the 2007 Regional Roses of Tralee |
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) |
All of the photos above are courtesy of Emotif Photography. They have a full album of photos from the weekend available online.
“The New Zealand Rose will represent the entire Irish community at the International Final.”