A talented teen has revealed how she overcame her childhood illness to win Miss Dublin 2022.
Inspirational Tallaght woman, Katie O'Connor, was diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis at the young age of 11. Idiopathic scoliosis is a type of scoliosis that causes the spine to develop an abnormal curve in children and teenagers.
Katie, 18, told Dublin Live: "The diagnosis was especially devastating for me with my dance career. I used to train 24/7 and dancing was my passion."
