Alannah Beirne
Alannah Beirne (born 6 November 1993) is an Irish fashion model and reality TV personality.
Alannah Beirne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1993 |
| Occupation | Model |
| Relatives | Tadhg Beirne (brother) |
Career
In 2017, Beirne competed in cycle 11 of Britain's Next Top Model hosted by Abbey Clancy.[1] She reached the final and finished in third place behind runner-up Jennifer Malengele and winner Olivia Wardell.[2]
Dancing with the Stars
In December 2017, was announced as contestant on the second series of the Irish version Dancing with the Stars. She was a last minute replacement for model and former Miss Ireland Aoife Walsh when Walsh sustained an injury forcing her to leave the competition before it started.[3] She was paired with dancer Vitali Kozmin. Beirne and Kozmin became the sixth couple to be eliminated on 4 March 2018.[4]
- Dancing with the Stars performances
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges scores | Total | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmond | Barry | Benson | ||||
| 1 | No dance performed | - | - | - | - | No elimination |
| 2 | Waltz/"Moon River" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | No elimination |
| 3 | Charleston/"Emergency" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 4 | American Smooth/"City of Stars" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Safe |
| 5 | Cha-cha-cha/"It's Raining Men" | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Safe |
| 6 | Tango/"Green Light" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | No elimination |
| 7 | Rumba/"Havana" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Safe |
| 8 | Quickstep/"I'll Be There for You" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | Bottom two |
| 9 | Samba/"Lush Life" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Eliminated |
| Team Dance: Freestyle/"On the Floor" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
Personal life
Beirne's mother, Brenda Hyland Beirne, was crowned the 1983 Rose of Tralee.[5]
Beirne is the sister of Munster and Ireland rugby player, Tadhg Beirne.[6]
References
- Loftus, Valerie. "A girl from Naas is representing Ireland on the new series of Britain's Next Top Model". The Daily Edge. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Irish hopeful Alannah Beirne loses out on Britain's Next Top Model title to Olivia Wardell - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Model Alannah Beirne to replace injured Aoife Walsh in DWTS - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Alannah Beirne twirls out of Dancing with the Stars". RTE.ie. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Rose of Tralee's daughter on 'Britain's Next Top Model'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- "Longford pride as Alannah Beirne (24) dreams of Dancing with the Stars success". Retrieved 10 March 2018.