The lady who put bookies in the red

ROSANNA DAVISON may have captivated the world but she’s still daddy’s little girl.

The newly crowned Miss World will snatch a flying visit home to Ireland tomorrow with father Chris de Burgh on his private jet before heading straight to competition headquarters in London where her year's reign on the beauty throne will be co-ordinated.

Her real homecoming will have to wait until later in the week when Miss Ireland competition organisers are planning a massive celebration party for the winning 19-year-old and her thrilled family and friends.

"We are absolutely ecstatic," said Miss Ireland organiser and former national title-holder, Andrea Roche. "We had a good feeling for Rosanna. We knew she had what it takes to win but it was still agony waiting for the result."

Andrea said Rosanna could expect a hectic international schedule from now on but she intended to continue living in Dublin and hoped at least some of the offers of work expected to flood in would allow her spend some time on home ground.

"She will have a lot of commitments associated with the Miss World title but she will still be able to take bookings for work in Ireland it just depends on what bookings come in how much we will see of her in the coming year.

"She will be doing some charity events here and we'll be running the search for the next Miss Ireland from April to June so she'll certainly be around for that. I know she always keeps in contact with friends when she's away so it's important for her not to lose touch with home."

Rosanna took the year off college to carry out her duties as Miss Ireland and will now have to take extended leave. This may change her career path for good but will allow her reap amazing rewards with the going rate for the world's top beauty queen likely to reach €20,000 an hour.

"There is big money to be made. Sums of €20,000 an hour would not be over the top. It is big business," Andrea confirmed.

Rosanna's win over 105 other girls at the Miss World contest in China on Saturday night has not only increased her earning power - it has also raised the barrier for the successor to the Miss Ireland throne.

"We're especially delighted to have a Miss World in our first year running the competition in Ireland," said Andrea who took over as national organiser with a new team last year.

"We knew Ireland could produce a Miss World, we made the improvements that had to made, we really raised the standards and now you see the results."

But she acknowledged Rosanna was always going to be in a league of her own. "She has such confidence. She is used to meeting famous people and chatting to them since she was a child and meeting judges like Jackie Chan didn't faze her. She's also very intelligent and articulate and of course she's absolutely stunning."

Bookies across the country are now paying out tens of thousands of euro on the teenager they're calling the lady who put them in the red.