Occupation: Nurse
Age: 27
"My name is Suzie Jackson, and my parents always thought I was destined to be a Rose! I was born in Boston, Massachusetts but we moved to Ireland when I was four-years-old. I grew up in Dublin and Cork, completing my nursing degree at University College Cork.
"I began nursing in the Mercy Hospital Cork, before heading off to Melbourne three years ago with a group of friends. I'm now nursing in the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, the number one Trauma Centre in Victoria. I have fallen in love with the vibrant, beautiful magic of Melbourne.
"My sport is basketball. I play for a local Melbourne team and represented Cork at underage level. Travel is my passion, having also visited the US, Europe, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and New Zealand. I help out at organised clean-ups at St Kilda beach, as plastics in the ocean are causing serious damage to marine life around the globe.
"My family says that I could have applied for the Rose of Boston, New York, Dublin or Cork, but I'm thrilled to represent Melbourne."
