Aadya Srivastava won Miss Universe Ireland 2025 at the Hilton Hotel Dublin Airport in Dublin, Ireland on October 4, 2025. Hailing from Galway, Ireland, she competed against eight other finalists.
On June 20, 2026, Srivastava crowned her successor Aideen Howard at The Bonnington Hotel in Dublin. Hailing from Castleroy, Limerick, Ireland, the latter will represent the country at Miss Universe 2026 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States in November 2026.
Currently, Ireland has 10 Miss Universe placements. The highest ones were the second runner-up finishes of Marlene Margaret McKeown in 1963 and Roberta Brown in 1983 and the most recent one was the Top 20 finish of Grainne Gallanagh in 2018.
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Miss Universe Ireland 2026 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe Ireland international membership: Miss Universe national director: Brendan Marc Scully |
| edition: 20th date: June 20, 2026 venue: The Bonnington Hotel, Dublin, Ireland candidates: 25 |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2026 | 2025 |
| Miss Universe Ireland | Aideen Howard Castleroy | Aadya Srivastava Galway |
| 1st runner-up | Leah Marie Sheehan Annacotty | Natalia Gradzka Dublin |
| 2nd runner-up | Eileen Coyle Derry | Maksuda Akhter Prioty Dublin |
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 3 | Aideen Howard (Castleroy, Limerick) Eileen Coyle (Derry, County Londonderry) Leah Marie Sheehan (Annacotty, County Limerick) |
| Top 25 | Alexandra Mae Gemenino (Killarney, County Kerry) Amy Doherty (Limavad, County Londonderry) Cloveni Balolo (Dublin) Dawn Curley Knight (Rhode, County Offaly) Davinia Knight (Portarlington, County Offaly) Destiny Facos (Galway, Connacht) Diana Mayboroda (Dublin) Erin Ferguson (Coleraine, County Derry) Katie McCrory (Belfast, Norther Ireland) Lydia O’Keeffe (Carrigaline, County Cork) Emma Gavin (Maynooth, County Kildare) Maksuda Akhter (Malahide, Dublin) Natalia Gradzka (Santry, Leinster) Natalia Rybakowska (Adare, County Limerick) Patricia Furdui (Dublin) Rachel McAlinden (Maghery, County Armagh) Rita Paulino (Dundalk, County Louth) Roisin Tuohy (Roscrea, County Tipperary) Sarah Lumbroso (Nenagh, County Tipperary) Shaleen Chadha Guzgan (Dublin) Silvia Goffi (Dublin) Victoria Lewis (Monksland, County Roscommon) |
JUDGES
- Miss Universe Ireland 2025 Aadya Srivastava
- Miss Universe Ireland 2023 Aishah Akorede
- PR1 Publicity owner Helen O Dwyer
- Hairitage Salon owner Jenny Russell
- Miss Ireland 2014 finalist Shannen Reilly McGrath
- Miss Universe Ireland 2024 Sofia Labus
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