View The 2007 NY Rose of Tralee Selection Ball Brochure

So you want to be a Rose?

If you live in New York or the Greater New York area please download a 2008 New York Rose of Tralee Application here.
(If you do not live in the NY area, click here to find a Rose Center in your area)

Eligibility Criteria and Application

All entrants must meet the following criteria:

• Be 18 years of age at the time of competition entry and will not have reached her 28th birthday on or prior to the last night of the International Rose of Tralee Selection on August 26, 2008.
• Be unmarried, and never have been married
• Be born in Ireland or of Irish origin by virtue of one of her ancestors having been born in Ireland.
• Never have previously represented any Centre as a Rose in the International Rose of Tralee Selection.
• Be available for New York Rose Judging and Selection, and if selected, be available for International Festival Events from August 22 - 26, 2008 inclusive. Please note, Rose interviews will be held two weeks in advance.
• Be available for all New York Rose Events throughout the year.

Prize:

The New York winner be crowned and titled "The 2008 New York Rose of Tralee." She will be flown to Ireland to compete in the festival, which features contestants from all over the world, and take part in all the festival has to offer - including Nation-wide television coverage and huge press attention.
Accommodation and meals will be courtesy of The International Rose of Tralee Festival.

For more information on the International Festival click here

Deadline for Entry is March 21, 2008

Completed applications, photo and entrant fees must be received by then. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

To Enter:

1. Email the completed form and your photo to Roses@nyroseoftralee.org or submit by mail to:
   The New York Rose of Tralee Organization, 106 Norfolk Street, Suite 25, New York, NY 10002
2. Submit the $500 entrance fee*

*Please note: We urge all applicants to seek sponsorship with one business or a combination of benefactors. If you need assistance obtaining sponsors, please contact us immediately.

If your sponsor is interested in placing an Ad or making an additional donation, please download our sponsor brochure here.

The Rose Entrance Fee can be made by credit card by ***clicking here *** or by check.

Please make checks payable to the "New York Rose of Tralee" and mail to:
New York Rose of Tralee, 106 Norfolk St, Suite 25, New York, NY 10002

Questions:

Call The New York Centre @ 917.613.4326 or Email us at info@nyroseoftralee.com.

Roses are chosen by centers throughout the world including Australia, Dubai, the USA, Luxembourg, New Zealand, the UK and of course Ireland. Entrants are initially nominated by local businesses or organizations and many take part in local heats to find one person who will represent the centre in the final.

Judges consider many different attributes of the Rose including, in the words of William Mulchinock's song The Rose of Tralee, an indefinable quality that captures "the truth in her eyes". The Rose of Tralee International Festival celebrates modern young women in terms of their aspirations, ambitions, intellect, social responsibility and Irish heritage.

We wish you every success and perhaps it will be our pleasure to welcome you to Festival 2008 as a Rose!