She's a winner! Miss Longford wins the Teen 4 Change title at Miss Ireland contest

17 year old Caitlin Rose Lowry, daughter of Linda and the late Andy Lowry, hails from Glack in Longford town

Miss Longford Caitlin Rose Lowry has been crowned Miss Teen 4 Change at the Miss Ireland Teen pageant in Dublin.

The 17-year-old Glack model, campaigner, and aspiring architect was elated to have been awarded one of the big titles on the night, telling the Longford Leader afterwards that she "truly couldn't be happier."

Caitlin - who is sister to Philip and daughter of Linda and the late Andy Lowry - devotes her time to a Sepsis Awareness charity, ‘Shine A Light On Sepsis’, which she co-founded after she sadly lost her father Andy to the condition last year.

On the night of the pageant, Caitlin had with her a beautiful framed photo of her beloved dad.

During the sports round of contest, Caitlin wore the Longford colours, proudly holding up the county scarf on stage.

Today, Wednesday May 6, the highly impressive young Leaving Cert student headed back up to Dublin, this time to Leinster House, where she is hoping to bring more visibility to her family's sepsis awareness campaign.

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