A First Dates contestant who once won a bikini beauty contest has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 32. Tributes for Judy Fitzgerald, who once held the title of Miss Bikini Ireland, have been pouring in following her death on Saturday.
Judy, who hailed from Ireland, was crowned Miss Bikini Ireland in 2014, and also worked as a frontline nurse and midwife after earning her nursing degree at University College Cork, The Mirror reports. A year after scooping the title, the TV star donned a red jewelled outfit as she walked the New York Fashion Week catwalk in an experience she said was "a dream come true".
Judy died unexpectedly, with her friends and colleagues paying tribute to the late model on social media. Fashion designer Venera Tabakin said goodbye to her friend through a series of photos, which she captioned: "RIP Judy Fitzgerald, my little model and friend, Miss Bikini Ireland and Celebrity of Ireland."
