1959 Dublin - Alice O'Sullivan

1960 Chicago - Teresa Kenny

1961 Cork - Josie Ruane

1962 Dublin - Ciara O'Sullivan

1963 Boston - Geraldine Fitzgerald (RIP)

1964 Tralee - Margaret O'Keeffe (RIP)

1965 Belfast - Therese Gillespie

1966 New Zealand - Laraine Stollery

1967 Birmingham - Anne Foley

1968 Clare - Eileen Slattery

1969 Dublin - Kathy Quinn

1970 Holyoke - Kathy Welsh

1971 Miami - Linda McCravy

1972 Switzerland - Claire Dübendorfer

1973 Belfast - Veronica McCambridge

1974 New York - Maggie Flaherty

1975 London - Maureen Shannon

1976 New York - Marie Soden

1977 Waterford - Orla Burke

1978 Pennsylvania - Liz Shovlin

1979 Belfast - Marita Marron

1980 Galway - Shelia O'Hanrahan

1981 Birmingham - Debbie Carey

1982 Peterborough - Laura Gainey