Holywood produces another star

They can claim the best golfer on the planet and now have a potential Olympian in the making.

Tiffany Brien, who hails from the same town of Holywood in Co Down as the world’s best golfer, Rory McIlroy, was named Miss Northern Ireland for 2012 at the weekend.

However, like McIlroy, Tiffany is also no slouch in the sports department. The 20-year-old, who is a sports science student at the University of Ulster could have been representing Ireland at the Olympic Games in London instead of hitting the catwalks at the Miss World competition.