The 22-year-old male model Leo Delaney is the new Mr. Ireland 2012 and will compete at Mr. World 2012
Leo Delaney, a Dublin born male model, was
crowned Mr. Ireland 2012 on October 31, 2012. The 22-year-old male model
will represent Ireland in the
Mr. World 2012 contest to be held in Kent, England on November 24th.

Leo, who has been living in Limerick for the past five years studying
Construction Management and Engineering in LIT, and who models
part-time with the Celia Holman Lee Agency, won the regional heat early
this year at The Strand Bar in Limerick. This qualified him for the
final, which took place at the Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin.
Each contender faced a panel of judges that included Daily Update
Editor Declan Leavy, photographer Evan Doherty, model and presenter Lisa
Nolan, and Roz Flanagan of Dublin Housewives fame.
Commenting on his win Leo said: “I’m absolutely stunned; I did not
expect to win so I’m delighted. It will be a great honour to represent
Ireland at Mr World and I’m really looking forward to the event”.
Leo is the first Mr Ireland since Kamal Ibrahim, another Limerick
resident who went on to win the Mr World title in 2010. Leo said:
“Obviously Kamal’s success sets expectations high so I just intend to do
my best and give it my all.
Leo will now join the other Mr World finalists in Kent on November
9th, where they will be pushed to the limits, testing their strength,
intelligence and abilities. They will attend army boot camp, perform
military drills and tackle the assault course. They will also be
assessed on their media skills, their catwalk and sporting skills, while
each contestant’s personality will be closely reviewed by the judges.
Assisting Leo in preparing for the challenge ahead is this year’s Mr
Ireland sponsor the Paul Goldin Clinic. Commenting on the event Katie
Jane Golden said: “We will work on increasing Leo’s confidence levels,
work with issues such as public speaking, the stress and pressure of
being a part of such a competition, teaching him how to relax, enjoy the
opportunity and above all else, get in to a winning frame of mind. At
the end of the day, if he doesn’t believe he can win, nobody else will
believe it either. So I want to get his mind in the zone to win! Let’s
bring home the crown again!!”
Courtesy of
Daily News Update.