Cormac Murphy biography: 24 things about Mister Universe 2024 first runner-up

Who is Cormac Murphy?

Cormac Murphy is an Irish-American health and fitness coach, model and beauty king based in New York City, New York, United States. He grew up in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland.

Murphy has five siblings namely Gavin Murphy, Shane Murphy, Liam Óg Murphy, Rory Murphy and Deirbhile Murphy. Their father Liam Murphy was a musician, their mother Mauree Murphy grew up in New Jersey, USA.

Mauree’s parents were from Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City. Cormac worked as a nightclub promoter in Manhattan while he was pursuing a career in modeling.

While signed with Wilhelmina Models, which is based in New York City, Cormac represented the U.S. in the inaugural edition of Mister Universe. Here are 24 more things about him:

1. In 2013, he played rugby in Florida, USA and in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2. In August 2014, he visited Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
3. From 2015 to 2016, he lived in Australia.
4. In 2017, he moved to New York City.
5. In February 2018, he walked for Nidal Nouaihed at the Fashion Designers of Latin America and the New York Fashion Week in Manhattan, New York City.
6. In September 2018, he visited Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland.
7. In January 2019, he traveled to Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
8. He was one of the 25 islanders in “Love Island USA” Season 1, which was filmed in Suva, Fiji and released on CBS from July 9, 2019 to August 7, 2019.
9. In August 2020, he traveled to Amalfi, Salerno, Campania, Italy.
10. In June 2021, he traveled to Manchester, England, United Kingdom.
11. On November 1, 2021, his father passed away.
12. In December 2021, he visited Galway, Ireland.
13. In March 2022, he joined Wilhelmina Models.
14. On June 11, 2022, his sobriety started.
15. In August 2022, he had a photoshoot for Parsons Xtreme Golf in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
16. In September 2022, he visited Beverly Farms, Beverly, Massachusetts.
17. In July 2023, he attended Liam Óg and Lia Martinelli‘s wedding in Lisbon, Portugal.
18. In September 2023, he visited San Diego, California, USA.
19. On January 1, 2024, he turned 31.
20. On April 11, 2024, he was appointed Mister New York USA 2024.
21. In May 2024, he visited Sedona, Arizona.
22. On June 1, 2024, he went to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey to watch “UFC 302”.
23. On August 31, 2024, he represented New York at Mister USA 2024 and competed against 19 other finalists at the Crystal Ballroom of Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California. He won the title.
24. On December 22, 2024, he represented the U.S. at Mister Universe 2024 and competed against 12 other candidates at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. He was runner-up to Patrick Callahan.