She walked the catwalk with six other contestants in the Irish Club’s nightclub on Saturday night. 

It was packed enough that even though most of the audience stood elevated to the catwalk, some resorted to standing on stools in an effort to see the models better. 

Ms Lynch celebrated her win and inclusion into the national finals on the Gold Coast in May by sneaking out to eat McDonalds. 

“It was great, I really loved it,” she said. 

“I probably won’t have that for four weeks now.”

She had been on a strict diet of portioned eight healthy meals a day while training at the gym six days a week in preparation.

And now she aims to place in the national finals. Sunday was not a day of rest for her; she continued training. 

“Fitness has always been a huge part of my life. 

“I do weight training and cardio.” 

Ms Lynch has entered modelling competitions before. She was in the Copper City Classic last year and placed second in fitness, and third in bikinis. 

She also made it to the Mount Isa grand final of the Miss V8 Supercars last year, but did not place. 

“I like more the fitness side of modelling and eating healthy,” she said, adding that people had asked her how she looked so healthy. 

“I explain my meals and it motivates other people as well, which I love, because I want other people to be healthy,” Ms Lynch said. 

She began the evening with a white lace dress in the evening wear, wielded pistols in the sport section, and then wore a bright red bikini with silver accessories for the swimwear. 

Irish Club events manager Akos Schneider said security counted more than 350 people in the audience. 

“A lot of local beauty was definitely on showcase. 

“We saw a lot of new competitors enter this year, which was great for the town and for a lot of the girls’ own confidence.” 

Mr Schneider thanked the local sponsors for putting up a large prize pool for the competition, and also congratulated every contestant.