1. Fionnghuala "Fig" O'Reilly was born on 20 August 1993 and is an Irish-American model and beauty pageant titleholder, and a data analyst.
12 Facts About Fionnghuala O'Reilly
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly made history as the first woman of color and Black woman to represent Ireland at the international Miss Universe competition.
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In 2020, Fionnghuala joined Miranda Cosgrove on CBS's Daytime Emmy-nominated television series Mission Unstoppable as the newest correspondent.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly, who often goes by "Fig," was born to an Irish father and African American mother.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly signed her first model contract at 19 with an agency in Milan, Italy.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly has a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University in Washington, DC, which she has used to become a NASA Datanaut and regional director of NASA's Space Apps Challenge in Washington, DC.
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In 2017, Fionnghuala O'Reilly competed in Miss District of Columbia USA 2018, where she won a swimsuit award winner and placed as the third runner-up.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly won the competition in a historic moment as the first woman of colour to do so in the pageants history since 1961.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Grainne Gallanagh.
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In 2021, Fionnghuala O'Reilly received the AAIDN Heritage and Diaspora Spirit Award from the African American Irish Diaspora Network's Inaugural Diaspora Leadership Awards Gala, hosted by Mary McAleese.
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In 2022, Fionnghuala O'Reilly launched Space to Reach, an organization dedicated to advancing Black to Brown women in STEM.
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Fionnghuala O'Reilly is a director of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge initiative run by NASA.