Education
Ulster University.
Ulster University.
She is from Derry, Northern Ireland. Prior to her victory, Patterson had been crowned Mission Teen Ireland 2005.
Patterson was studying Law and Accountancy at the University of Ulster when she beat thirty-one other contestants to win the title in a ceremony held at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin. Judges included Michelle Heaton, Celebrity Agent Tara Sinnott from Red Carpet, and former Mission Ireland Vivienne Doyle. The aspiring media practitioner now models for Converse and Assets, and represented Ireland at Mission World 2009 in South Africa. Unlike most title holders, Patterson was not based in Dublin ("I think it"s great that this year"s Mission Ireland comes from the cityI will be staying ").