Lucy Avril Evangelista (born 17 January 1986 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland) is a British model and the 2005 Miss Northern Ireland. and represented the nation at Miss World 2005. Early life and career Evangelista was educated at Ballymena Academy and has Italian ancestry on her father's side. She won Miss Northern Ireland 2005 and was placed in the top fifteen at the 2005 Miss World contest. This was the first time Northern Ireland placed at the finals of Miss World. As the highest placed of the four UK contestants, Evangelista won the Miss United Kingdom title in 2015. Personal life She is currently married to former Ulster and Irish rugby player, Matt McCullough. References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20080328044112/http://www.geocities.com/pageantmania2000c/MU2007Delegates.html 1986 births Miss Northern Ireland winners Female models from Northern Ireland Miss World 2005 delegates People from Ballymena Living people People educated at Ballymena Academy British people of Italian descent