Who is Alison Doody?
Born on November 11th 1966 in Dublin, Alison Doody is the daughter of Patrick, a property developer, and Joan, a beauty therapist. Educated at Mount Anville convent (she once considered becoming a nun!), she was raised on a farm and grew up in a down-to-earth, loving family, surrounded by her brother Paul and sister Elaine. When she was 15 years old, Alison made the cover of U Magazine as Face of the Year, which introduced her to the world of fashion. Surprisingly, though, Alison never would become a typical catwalk model: “I sent photos to America and they said no,” she laughed. “They said I was too small. I’m 5 foot 8 1/2. I think they were trying to get rid of me!” Her great ambition as a teenager was to enter the National College of Fine Arts and Design, which she did, but at one point she felt the motivation was not there anymore (she could never deliver her projects on time!) and decided to quit. She thought she would take a year off and try again the next year. Meanwhile, her wh
