Twenty-year-old Aisling Reihill from Donagh has been crowned the 2007 Fermanagh Rose.
The coveted title was up for grabs at a lavish dinner dance style ceremony held in the Killyhevlin Hotel on Sunday night.
The Fermanagh heat was successfully organised and co-ordinated this year by Lisnaskea woman Catriona McGorman.
In all, 11 young women from across the county took to the stage in a bid to impress a 400-strong audience and a judging panel with, above all else, their personalities.
And in the end it was Aisling's striking down to earth character that shone through.
The youngest in a family of four, Aisling is a daughter of Una and and Cathal, and a sister to Sinead, Ciaran and Orla.
A second-year physiotherapy student at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Aisling is currently completing a six week placement in the Belfast City Hospital.
As well as working part-time in Argos, she is also a fully-fledged Gael, who plays wing-half back for St. Pat's GFC.
Initially, it was a reluctantly modest Aisling who went forward to the Fermanagh heat of the Rose of Tralee.
"The club was contacted and my sister Orla and my best friend Lorraine McDermott put my name forward without me knowing. Then, during the week the chairperson Helen McElroy rang to tell me, and I said I didn't want to do it. She told Catriona (organiser) and then she persuaded me to do it."
Aisling then met with ten others for an event briefing over a month ago, her fellow competitors being Aine O'Flanagan from Garrison, Michelle Burke from Newtownbutler, and Nicola Curran and Brenda Swift from Lisnaskea. Joining them were Michelle Kerr from Enniskillen, Michelle Rooney from Roslea, Noleen Malanaphy from Kinawley, Nuala Reid from Ederney, and Gillian Keown and Niamh Gallagher from Belleek.
From mid-day on Sunday afternoon, all contestants were on show as they faced individual interviews with the judges as well as group conversations.
"The room was massive. They (judges) wanted to know what qualities a Rose should have, what I was doing, my likes and dislikes, and how I would sell Fermanagh at Tralee."
The girls were pampered by hair and make-up artists before a rehearsal with their escorts, of whom, Aisling's boyfriend Rory Rafferty accompanied her.
After a meet and greet with guests and supporters and 'a noisy crowd from Donagh', 7.00pm was showtime.
Aisling was the second last to be interviewed by MC Brendan McCardle and had to wait until 1.00am before the winner was announced.
"I couldn't believe it, I was so shocked, the Donagh crowd nearly broke my neck. My sisters started crying so I started crying too."
Along with winning the prized title, Aisling received 1,000 euro and several pieces of Newbridge Silverware jewellery.
She now goes on to represent the county at the Irish Regional Final which will be hosted by Ray D'Arcy. It will take place at the South Court Hotel in Limerick from 1-4 June.
Six Roses will be chosen from 30 finalists representing counties throughout Ireland.
"It is a great honour to represent Fermanagh, and I am so proud, I still can't beleive it," said Aisling who is looking forward to the next stage, popularly dubbed as a mini Rose of Tralee.
"If it is anyway as good as last night then it will be brillant."
