How it works

The culmination of New Zealand's fashions in the field competitions, this is the national final, bringing together the cream of the crop to find the country's most stylish racegoer.

Entry into The Ned Prix de Fashion is by pre-qualification with entrants needing to win a qualifying competition in order to secure their spot in the competition.

This season, qualifying events will take place throughout the country, culminating in a final pre-qualifying competition here at Ellerslie on Champions Day which will give four lucky women one last ‘wild card’ chance to secure their spot in the Semi-Final of The Ned Prix de Fashion.

Contestants will then take to the runway in a bid to catch the eye of our expert panel of judges whose job it will be to whittle the pool down to just five Grand Finalists and from there, the Supreme Winner.

This season also celebrates 20 years of The Ned Prix de Fashion. To celebrate, check out the competition’s honour roll below.

Previous winners
2024/25 Regional Qualifiers

Semi-Finalists

This year’s edition will see 11 semi-finalists make the field for The Ned Prix de Fashion after having won a qualifying fashions in the field competition (held throughout New Zealand) over the course of the 2024/25 season.

Your 2025 Semi-Finalists are....

Diana Hampton

Representing Tauranga Racing Club

Kylie Hayes (centre)

Representing Otago Racing Club

The Prizes

The EPIC $15,000+ prize-package

Following tradition, The Ned Prix de Fashion is a winner-takes-all competition with the Supreme Winner walking away with not only the national racewear title and that coveted sash, but a $15,000+ prize package courtesy of The Ned.

$15,000 of prizes from The Ned:

Including:
- A three-night trip to Marlborough for two people including flights, vineyard and winery tours, wine tasting, a wine degustation dinner with The Ned team and a helicopter trip over the gorgeous Marlborough region finishing with a picnic overlooking the vines that produce The Ned wines
- A one years' supply of The Ned wine
- A bespoke headpiece created by Jill Humphries (Millinery Jill) under her Black Label brand to the value of $1500
- A Bettjemans Salon voucher valued at $732 consisting of a makeover (ladies' cut, blow wave, full head of foils and a treatment) as well as two red carpet blow waves
- A $500 Caci Clinic voucher
- An Ashley & Co giftbox valued at $200.

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