Alternative Miss Ireland is an annual explosion of glamorous despair that raises money for Irish HIV/AIDS organisations.
This year's pageant will take place in the Olympia Theatre on March 15th... good luck to everyone!
Well done to Patrick C from Dublin who won this years competition!
This year, we encouraged all the applicants to make a YouTube video, that gives us an idea of who they are and what kind of contestant they might be. See some of them here...