Cork mum spends €10,000 to get daughter to pageant

An Irish mother has told how she’s broken the bank by splashing out €10,000 to send her daughter into an upcoming child beauty pageant.

Aisling Murphy, who turns nine today, is already a veteran pageant star, having competed in 17 competitions since the age of six.

However, her Cork-born mother, Stephanie, said her dream is to watch her daughter winning next month’s glitzy Universal Royalty event, which will be held in a secret Dublin venue.