Laura Patterson is an

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model who was crowned

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2009. She is from

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. Patterson was studying

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and

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at the

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when she beat thirty-one other contestants to win the title in a ceremony held at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin. Judges included

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, Celebrity Agent Tara Sinnott from Red Carpet, and former Miss Ireland Vivienne Doyle. Prior to her victory, Patterson had been crowned Miss Teen Ireland 2005. The aspiring

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practitioner now models for Converse and Assets, and represented Ireland at

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. Unlike most title holders, Patterson was not based in Dublin ("I think it's great that this year's Miss Ireland comes from the city...I will be staying n Derry).Laura is crowned
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