Biography
Irish pin up model Claire Tully has made a career out of smashing stereotypes.
Gifted with brains as well as beauty, Claire is increasingly recognised for her work as a commentator, writer, sports fan and science buff.
Having scored straight A1’s in school, science seized her heart as a teenager.
Unsurprisingly she went on to study Biochemistry and Immunology in Trinity College, where she graduated in 2007 with a first class honours degree.
With qualifications in hand, Claire decided it was time to pursue her modelling career, aiming to change attitudes towards glamour modelling in her homeland and to work towards raising awareness of a subject very close to her heart – Breast Cancer.
Following her success in the FHM’s ‘High Street Honeys’ competition, the Irish beauty was approached to become Ireland's first ever home-grown Page 3 Girl. Her first topless shoot appeared on 26th March 2008, propelling her to the spotlight. She hasn't looked back.
In the space of a few months Claire went from being a typical girl-next-door to appearing in newspapers and magazines all over Ireland and the UK including Zoo Weekly, LIFE magazine, Modified Motors, The Sunday Times magazine, and The Irish Sun.
She is also the first ever Irish model to produce her own calendar and even has both swimwear and lingerie editions available for 2010.
Not limited to the pages of a magazine, football fanatic Claire is as comfortable in front of a TV camera and has successfully appeared on television in the UK and Ireland. Her opinions as a young woman on sport, politics, science, and life are often sought out.
While Claire's physical beauty continues to bring her valuable contract work it is her intellect and outspoken opinions which are garnering the most attention now. She is an active campaigner for Breast Cancer Awareness and uses her high profile in Ireland to raise awareness of breast cancer detection and treatment.
Claire combines her beauty with her skills a columnist, commentator and advocate.
2010 promises to be her busiest year yet.
