Rozanna Purcell

Rozanna Purcell
Born
Rozanna Purcell

(1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34)
Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Ireland 2010
Hair colourLight brown
Eye colourBlue
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe Ireland 2009
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Universe Ireland 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010
(Top 10)

Rozanna "Roz" Purcell (born 3 September 1990) is an Irish model, charity worker and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Ireland 2010 and represented Ireland at Miss Universe 2010.

Miss Universe

Purcell competed in Miss Universe Ireland 2009 and competed in Miss Universe 2010.[citation needed]

After Miss Universe

Purcell was offered a contract with Trump Model Management after the Miss Universe 2010 competition ended, and was offered additional contracts in Mexico and Colombia.[1] She was then invited to judge at the Miss Venezuela 2010 pageant. She later joined her mentor Andrea Roche's modelling agency in Ireland.[2]

An experienced hiker,[3] she has talked of her difficulties at temperatures of minus 25C on Kilimanjaro.[4]

She was a judge at Miss Universe Ireland 2012.[5]

In October 2013, she started her own food blog, naturalbornfeeder.com.[6] and published her first cookbook Natural Born Feeder in January 2016.

Her book The Hike Life: My 50 Favourite Hikes in Ireland was published in 2023 and named Lifestyle Book of the Year, as one of the 2023 Irish Book Awards.[7][8] In 2024 her book The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore was published and was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards.[9]

Since 2022 she has worked in 2fm, currently she presents the weekday drivetime show with Emma Power and Graham Smyth[10].

Television work

Purcell won Come Dine With Me on TV3 in 2012.[11]

She participated in Celebrity Bainisteoir on RTÉ in 2012. She managed Newtown Cashel, in Longford.[12]

She has modelled extensively for Newbridge Silverware and is one of the faces of Newbridge Silverware.[13]

In February 2015 she appeared as the guest Celebrity Chef on TV3's The Restaurant.[14]

In 2021, Purcell joined the judging panel of recycled fashion programme Junk Kouture alongside esteemed talent manager Louis Walsh and star of RuPaul's Drag Race, Michelle Visage.[15]

Charity work

Purcell has also helped to raise awareness and funds for the Irish Cancer Society's 'Get Active For 2015' campaign.[16]

Personal life

Purcell dated Irish musician Niall Breslin from 2013, although they announced the relationship had ended in April 2016.[17] She is now engaged to concert promoter Zach Desmond[18].

References

  1. ^ Finn, Melanie (25 August 2010). "Roz offered contract by billionaire Trump". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Lovely Roz back on home ground after NY triumph". Herald.ie. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. ^ Wilson, Maria (9 October 2023). "Roz Purcell ranks these four Cork hiking trails among the best in Ireland". YayCork.ie.
  4. ^ "Roz tells of her hell at minus 25C on Kilimanjaro". Herald.ie. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to Miss Universe Ireland 2012 Adrienne Murphy". RSVP Magazine. Dublin: RSVP. 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Watch out, Rosanna! Roz Purcell has secret weapon in cookbook war". Evoke.ie. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ "AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS Winners 2023". Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ Falvey, Deirdre (22 November 2023). "Paul Murray wins Novel of the Year for The Bee Sting at the An Post Irish Book Awards". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore". Irish Book Awards. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  10. ^ Townsend, Michelle (22 October 2024). "2FM in schedule shake-up as Roz Purcell and Emma Power move to weekdays". RSVP Live. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Purcell wins Celeb Come Dine with Me". RTÉ TEN. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  12. ^ LB. "Roz loves 'being a lad' as she bonds with dad over 'Celebrity Bainisteoir'". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Even raunchier than before! Roz Purcell sizzles in new campaign for Newbridge Silverware". Evoke.ie. 24 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Paleo princess Roz Purcell tops the leaderboard on The Restaurant – but falls short of top marks". Evoke.ie. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  15. ^ McEvoy, Adam (9 May 2021). "Roz Purcell join star-studded judging panel for Junk Kouture". Evoke.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Get Active with Roz Purcell and help raise vital funds for cancer research this new year". Evoke.ie. 6 January 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Roz Purcell reveals the REAL reason why she & Bressie are delaying marriage". Evoke.ie. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  18. ^ "Roz Purcell explains why might be long wait for wedding". 26 October 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe Ireland
2010 		Succeeded by
Aoife Hannon