Christmas cheer for New Zealand Rose

pic c/o Rose of Tralee NZ

Vivienne Lynch was the 2002 New Zealand Rose, and has a nice Rose of Tralee anecdote to relate if she is ever stuck for a word in future.

The Irish Examiner informs us that Vivien was the victim of a robbery in 2010 and all of her memorabilia from her time as a Rose contestant was stolen.

How did the Rose of Tralee Festival (in particular Valerie) help restore Vivien's faith in human kindness?

Read it at the Irish Examiner.

9 Former Roses

Aoibhinn Ni Shuilleabhain, 2005 Mayo; Aoife Kelly, 2008 Tipperary; Kathryn Feeney, 2006 Queensland

Tamara Gervasoni, 2002 Italy; Lisa Manning, Perth 2001; Roisin Egenton 2000, New York

Luzveminda O'Sullivan, 1998 Galway; Colleen Murphy, 1996 Toronto; Orla Tobin, 2003 Dublin

All of these come from a gallery at ireland.com. They also have a gallery of the 2009 contestants at the 2009 launch available here.
Don't forget the official site has pics of all the former roses, click here.

From our Former Rose Search

You must remember Tamara Gervasoni, the Italy Rose, who became Rose of Tralee in 2002. Here she is pictured here with Victor Costello, care of Leinster Rugby site.