An Antrim woman has been crowned Miss Northern Ireland 2023.
26-year old social media executive Kaitlyn Clarke has won the title and was one of 28 finalists who competed at the Europa Hotel on Monday night, May 22.
Miss Northern Ireland 2022 Daria Gapska was in attendance to pass her coveted crown onto Kaitlyn, who will now represent NI on the world stage.
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Winner Kaitlyn is set to take part in the 72nd Miss World pageant.
Followed closely behind Kaitlyn were first runner up, 21-year-old student Molly Rodgers from Limavady, and second runner up, 17-year-old student Evie Judge from Portadown.
Miss NI 2023 marks the first time that the swimwear portion of the final was cut from the programme, a move made by director Victoria Whithers to make the competition more reflective of the times.
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