Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Role Actress Name Rosanna Davison | Eye color Brown Hair color Blonde Spouse Wesley Quirke (m. 2014) | |
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Full Name Rosanna Diane Davison Education University College Dublin (2006) Parents Diane de Burgh, Chris de Burgh Siblings Hubie Davison, Michael Davison Awards VIP Style Award for Most Stylish Woman, VIP Style Award for Look of the Year Similar People Chris de Burgh, Wesley Quirke, Rozanna Purcell, Nazanin Afshin‑Jam, Zhang Zilin Profiles | ||
Rosanna Diane Davison (born 17 April 1984) is an Irish actress, singer, writer, model and beauty queen who was the winner of the Miss World 2003 title. She is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh, and the song "For Rosanna" was written by her father for his 1986 album, Into the Light in her honour.
Contents
- Rosanna davison and simon delaney cruising in a beetle
- Education
- Miss World
- Modelling and film career
- Personal life
- Rosanna davison talks fitness veganism babies evoke ie
- Filmography
- References
Rosanna davison and simon delaney cruising in a beetle
Education
Born in County Dublin, Ireland, Davison's primary school education was at Aravon School, in County Wicklow. She then attended Rathdown School, Glenageary, County Dublin. She was class prefect before graduating and completing her leaving certificate examinations in 2002. In 2006, she graduated from University College Dublin with an arts degree in Sociology and Art History.
She has recently enrolled on a part-time course in Dublin with a view to becoming a qualified nutritional therapist.
Miss World
In August 2003, she entered the Miss Ireland finals in Dublin, and winning the competition, found herself competing for the title of Miss World. December 2003 saw Davison, along with 106 other contestants, compete in the Miss World competition in Sanya, China. Rosanna went on to win the crown and is the first Irish entrant ever to win the Miss World title since it started in 1951. During Davison's reign, she travelled to the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, China, Sri Lanka, Germany, South Africa, Ghana, Mauritius, Nigeria, Barbados, Indonesia, Poland and her native Ireland.
Modelling and film career
Davison is currently the face of ‘Holiday On Ice’, and has also been involved in two campaigns for Newbridge Silverware and Rally England.
She is signed to Storm Model Management in the UK.
In the summer of 2009, Davison starred alongside Irish actor Richard Wall in Vena, in which she played his girlfriend. The movie was directed by photographer and director Kevin Abosch.
In February 2012, she came second in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valentines.
From October 2013, she started presenting slots on LFC TV, the dedicated television channel for Liverpool F.C..
Personal life
Davison has been in a relationship with Wesley Quirke since 2006. They were engaged in 2013 and wed in the summer of 2014. They had their honeymoon in the Seychelles.
She has revealed that they had no plans to start a family any time soon and that she would be keeping her maiden name.
Rosanna followed a vegetarian diet for more than a decade, but recently transitioned to a vegan diet to propel training for the Galway Ironman, an event that consists of a half marathon, 90 kilometre bike ride, and 1.9 kilometre swim. She posed naked in a PETA ad campaign promoting a vegan diet.
In February 2015 she signed a publishing deal with Gill Books for her first cookery book, Eat Yourself Beautiful, which was released in August 2015 and went on to be a best seller.