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Why She Chose Beauty Pageants ?
16 January 2026
Fionnghuala "Fig" O'Reilly made history as the first woman of colour to win Miss Universe Ireland, and she did it as a systems engineer and NASA Datanaut. In this clip from the Women In STEM Podcast, hosted by Kelly Shungu, Fig shares why she decided to compete. Want the full conversation? Listen to our latest episode.🎧 Full episode: #WomenInSTEM #MissUniverseIreland #Representation #SystemsEngineering #Podcast Video by YouTube channel.