Miss World riots made me grow up, says Lynda

IT was finally a chance for her to get down to official duties yesterday, but Miss Ireland, Lynda Duffy, still hasn’t forgotten the chaos of the Miss World competition in Nigeria.

Miss World riots made me grow up, says Lynda

The Galway student who was caught up in a violent religious conflict in west Africa revealed for the first time her doubts over the decision to hold the event there.

Two weeks after returning from competing in the month-long competition, She said of the organisers: “Sometimes you think they didn’t make the right decision.

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