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Rose of Tralee National Final

The 2009 final was hosted by the Hutt Valley Irish Society over the weekend of June 12-14. Seven young women competed for the honour of being the New Zealand Rose of Tralee, to succeed Aislinn Ryan.

The winner, and New Zealand Rose of Tralee for 2009 was:

Lisa Monaghan, from Invercargill Send Lisa a message

You can meet each of the contestants

Dressed and ready for the Grand Ball: the 2009 Regional Roses of Tralee

Photo courtesy of Emotif Photography

Back, l to r: Amy Roach (Christchurch); Allanah Ellerton (Taranaki); Aislinn Ryan (2008 NZ Rose of Tralee); Lucy McAuliffe (Hutt Valley); Geraldine Roper (Auckland); Katrina O'Keeffe (Manawatu); Front, l to r: Rosanna Galletly (Kapiti Coast); Lisa Monaghan (Invercargill)

Images from the Grand Ball

The 2009 Roses

Geraldine enters the Ball Katrina makes her entrance Rosanna was out to enjoy herself Lucy and escort looked every inch the part Amy made a stylish entry Lisa was enjoying herself Aislinn has done this before The Roses are ready to PARTY The judges still had interviews to watch before it was decision-time A display of dancing from local dancers ... ... who then grabbed the Roses for a fling ... ... sans shoes! And then it was time for MC Roy to interview the Roses on stage ... one last chance to impress the judges After which Shenanigans did what they do best - got the crowd on their feet and dancing Aislinn wished all the Roses well And then the announcement was made: Lisa Monaghan of Invercargill is the 2009 Rose and donned the Tiara and winners sash to the delight of her aunt Rachel (herself a Rose a few years earlier)

All of the photos above are courtesy of Emotif Photography. They have a full album of photos from the weekend available online.

These and more images from the weekend are at the NZ Rose of Tralee.

The Rose of Tralee in Ireland is at http://www.roseoftralee.ie