Aishah Akorede
Appearance
Aishah Akorede | |
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Born | Leixlip, Ireland | 17 October 1999
Occupation | Model |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Universe Ireland 2023 |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Ireland 2023 (Winner) Miss Universe 2023 (Unplaced) |
Aishah Akorede (born 17 October 1999) is an Irish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2023 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant.[1] Originating from County Kildare, Akorede is a Queen's University Belfast graduate.[2][1]
Akorede took over Katherine Walker, a Northern Irish model and nurse who won in 2021.[2][1]
She holds a Master of Law in International Corporate Governance with a Degree Plus Employability Award from Queen's University and is pursuing a Chartered Governance Qualification Programme.[2][1] She is ethnic Yoruba.
Pageantry
Miss Universe 2023
Akorede represented Ireland at the 72nd Miss Universe competition held in El Salvador on 18 November 2023.[2][1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Reporter. ""Thank you so much to my beautiful mother for raising me on her own" - Kildare woman is crowned Miss Universe Ireland". www.leinsterleader.ie. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ a b c d McLaughlin, Sophie (2023-09-25). "Queen's University graduate crowned Miss Universe Ireland 2023". Belfast Live. Retrieved 2023-10-12.