| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Rosanna Davison in 2008 |
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| Born | Rosanna Diane Davison 17 April 1984 County Dublin, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Ireland 2003 (Winner) Miss World 2003 (Winner) Miss World Beach Beauty 2003 Miss World Europe 2003 |
Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984 in County Dublin, Ireland[1]) was the winner of the Miss World 2003 title.[2] She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh. The song "For Rosanna" was written by her father in her honour for his 1986 album, Into The Light.
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Her primary education was at Aravon School, in Co. Wicklow.
Rosanna attended Rathdown School, a private, all-girls school located in Glenageary, County Dublin. She was class prefect before graduating and completing her leaving certificate examinations in 2002.
In 2006, she graduated from University College Dublin with an arts degree in Sociology and Art History.
She has recently enrolled on a part-time course in Dublin with a view to becoming a qualified nutritional therapist.[3]
In August 2003, she entered the Miss Ireland finals in Dublin, and winning the competition, found herself competing for the title of Miss World. December 2003 saw Davison, along with 106 other contestants, compete in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China. Rosanna went on to win the crown and is the first Irish entrant ever to win the Miss World title since it started in 1951.
Davison is currently the face of ‘Holiday On Ice’, and has also been involved in two campaigns for Newbridge Silverware and Rally England.
She is signed to Storm Model Management in the UK, and Assets in Dublin.
In the summer of 2009, Davison starred alongside Irish actor Richard Wall in Vena, in which she played his girlfriend. The movie was directed by photographer and director Kevin Abosch.
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Lynda Duffy |
Miss Ireland 2003 |
Succeeded by Natasha Nic Gairbheith |
| Preceded by none |
Miss World Beach Beauty 2003 |
Succeeded by Nancy Randall |
| Preceded by Azra Akın |
Miss World Europe 2003 |
Succeeded by Katarzyna Borowicz |
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