2014 Rose of Tralee explained

The 2014 Rose of Tralee was the 55th edition of the annual Irish international festival held on 15–19 August 2014. The international finals of the competition were broadcast live by RTÉ One television on 18–19 August.

The Philadelphia Rose, Maria Walsh, was crowned the winner of the competition on 19 August. She was a 27-year-old native of Boston in the United States who moved to Shrule, County Mayo in Ireland in 1994. After her college education, she emigrated to New York City in the United States then moved to Philadelphia in 2011.^[1] ^[2] She had been the favourite with the bookies, with Paddy Power offering odds of 2/5 for her to take victory.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Walsh revealed that she was a lesbian five days after her coronation.^[7] ^[8]

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Notes and References

Web site: Philly's Rose is New Rose of Tralee. 20 August 2014. RTÉ News. 20 August 2014.
http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0824/639037-rose-of-tralee-reveals-that-shes-gay/ Rose of Tralee reveals that she's gay
News: Philadelphia Rose crowned 2014 Rose of Tralee. 20 August 2014. The Irish Times. 20 August 2014.
Web site: 2014 International Rose of Tralee winner: Maria Walsh . 20 August 2014. Irish Independent. 20 August 2014.
Web site: THE ROSE OF TRALEE: Festival of fun, frocks and frolics. 20 August 2014. Irish Examiner. 20 August 2014.
Web site: As it happened: The crowning of the Rose of Tralee 2014. 20 August 2014. The Journal. 20 August 2014.
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/festivals/rose-of-tralee-reveals-shes-gay-30531924.html Rose of Tralee reveals she's gay
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/rose-heartened-by-response-to-revelations-that-she-is-gay-1.1906716 Rose heartened by response to revelations that she is gay