ENNIS’ Cormac Murphy will represent the United States of America in Mister Universe.
Cormac was crowned as Mister USA on Sunday having fended off competition from twenty nine other men to take the sash and will be the country’s representative in Mister Universe in Los Angeles later this year.
In April, he was chosen as Mister New York, he initially said no to a request to enter the pageantry competition. The Ballybeg model and personal trainer moved to New York City in 2017, he has amassed a large profile in The Big Apple with just under 140,000 followers on Instagram and initially worked as a male model and also with The Greene Room, a promotion and events agency founded by Sligo native Patrick Greene.
Prior to the States, Murphy lived in Australia for two years and previously admitted New York “stood out” as he attempted to make his mark in the male modelling industry, one in which he felt opportunities in Ireland especially Ennis were quite limited.
Thirty one year old Cormac appeared on the first series of Love Island USA in 2019. A qualified personal trainer, he started his own fitness business during the pandemic. He is also signed with Wilhelmina Models.
His father is the late Liam Murphy, one of Ennis’ finest musicians who died in November 2021. His mother Mauree was raised in New Jersey and his grandparents hail from Washington Heights. His siblings are Gavin, Shane, Liam Óg, Rory and Deirbhile.
Speaking this week, Cormac recalled that his father was one of those to encourage him to return to New York City, “Go back and chase your dreams”.
