Miss Ireland Jasmine Gerhardt wants to see repercussions for cyberbullying and people who 'hide behind' phones.
The beauty queen says people online targeted her education and even her family as part of a campaign.
It happened last year when she was competing in the Miss Ireland competition.
Jasmine told Lunchtime Live it was a tough time.
"I was subjected to so much abuse online my account actually got deleted," she said.
"There was pages made about me, there was people basically pretending to be me.
"It was a really hard time for me to go through, to be honest, but I think I kind of grew a thicker skin from it".
A woman using a mobile phone, 24-9-23. Image: Oleg Elkov / AlamyJasmine wants to raise awareness of how badly people can be impacted by cyberbullying.
"There was people writing about why I didn't win and targeting my family and my life - saying that my degree isn't real," she said.
"My degree is very real; I spent four years in law school... and then I did a Masters in human rights and European Union law.
"I do put myself out there but nobody should be subjected to abuse or hurtful comments - and especially people hiding behind a screen, I think that's the worst of it to be honest.
"I felt like it was somebody perhaps that I knew because it was extremely personal".
'Easy to hide behind a phone'
Jasmine said it's too easy for people to post nasty commentary online as part of cyberbullying.
"I don't think that people should be allowed write those things - so defamatory - and not have any consequences," she said.
"It's easy to pick up your phone and write a nasty comment rather than go and say that to somebody.
"It's easy to hide behind a phone or a laptop to write those type of comments and there should be repercussions for those things.
"I do have a thick skin but other people aren't as strong.
"Unfortuentrly, people do believe what's written online most of the time."
'It should be monitored'
Jasmine said one specific website still in operation is taking aim at several Irish women.
"It's allowing them to bash young girls who are trying to make it in Ireland by allowing people anonymously to write awful things about them," she said.
"I think there should be regulations; it should be looked at and monitored.
"It's not a laughing matter or something that should be just taken blasé.
"It's cyberbullying; it's now longer ' in the classroom', it's now online - and it's constant".
Jasmine said she does get more positive than negative comments and "it's just the way about dealing with it".
She is currently taking legal action to shut the pages down.
A recent study found that 40% of children in secondary school faced cyberbullying during the last school year.
The survey by CyberSafeKids found that over 25% of primary school aged children also experienced harassment online, with girls more likely to be victimised than boys.
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