A Zambian-born clerical officer from Co Wicklow has been crowned the 34th Mary from Dungloe, just weeks after being crowned the Arklow Princess at her local town festival. Ms Fiona Callan (19) lifted the title at the pageant on Sunday. It attracted 14 entries from around the world.
Ms Callan, who works with the Eastern Health Board, moved with her family to Ireland when she was four years old. Last year she joined her Zambian-born mother Julia, her father Turlough, and her sisters Julie and Eddah, on her first trip to Zambia to see her grandparents since she left there in 1986.