Kilbeggan Races Best Dressed Lady event
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Best Dressed winner Maria Coughlan (second left) from Malahide is congratulated by Paddy Dunican of Kilbeggan Racecourse, judges Mandy Maher and Ashlee Coburn, and Ray Byrne of the Wineport Lodge, at the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dressed Lady Competition at the Kilbeggan Races on Friday. Photos: Brian McEvoyImage 2 of 9
Asta Jacobson at the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dress Lady Competition at the Kilbeggan Races.Image 3 of 9
Megan Hanlon, Rebecca Hannevig, Abbigail Hannevig and Karen Elliffe.Image 4 of 9
Ciara Lee and Rebecca Sheridan at the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dress Lady Competition at the Kilbeggan Races.Image 5 of 9
Antoinette Gallagher and Rod Gallagher at the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dress Lady Competition at the Kilbeggan Races. Picture Brian McEvoy No Repro fee for one useImage 6 of 9
Sarah Glynn at Kilbeggan Races on Friday evening..Image 7 of 9
Twins Dawn and Davinia Knight brave the rain at Kilbeggan.Image 8 of 9
At the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dress Lady Competition at Kilbeggan Races on Friday evening (from left) Sinéad Egan and Bronwyn Egan; Asta Jacobson; and Ciara Lee and Rebecca Sheridan.Image 9 of 9
Meliossa Brady, Leila Dwyer,Alison O Reilly,Tara Sweeney and Fauziah Salim at the Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge Best Dress Lady Competition at the Kilbeggan Races. Picture Brian McEvoy No Repro fee for one useDespite the rain showers on Friday evening, the fashion conscious turned out in numbers for The Best Dressed Lady at Kilbeggan Races, sponsored By Bellamianta Luxury Tan and The Wineport Lodge.
This year’s Best Dressed Lady Competition at the AXA Smart Farm Insurance Midlands National at the Kilbeggan drew more than 300 entries from all over the country – all turned out in their finery in the hopes of winning the big prize.
Bellamianta’s Best Dressed Lady was Maria Coughlan, a primary school teacher from Malahide in Dublin, who was wearing a dress by Marc Cain from the Malahide boutique; her headpiece was by Ashleigh Myles, and she finished her look with a clutch from Debenhams.
Maria collected the top prize, worth more than €5,000, and each of the nine runners-up received goody bags to the value of €200, filled with Bellamianta Luxury Tanning Products and goody bags from The Wineport Lodge.
This year’s Best Dressed Lady received: a year’s supply of Bellamianta Luxury tan for her and a friend, worth €1,000; a private collection dress and jewellery from Coco Boutique worth €300; full consultation and two personal training sessions with trainer to the stars Paul Byrne of BodyByrne, worth €500; €500 worth of non-invasive treatments from 3D Lipo Ireland; Hairtalk Extensions worth €500; Sharleen Collins Professional Brush Collection and €500 towards a Premium Makeup Course at the Prestigious Sharleen Collins Academy; and Academy-S Microblading Brows by Ireland’s only master and educator Joanne Woods worth €500.
The Wineport Lodge prize includes a Woman of Style Weekend with a two-night stay for two in the Champagne Suite at Wineport Lodge, breakfast each morning, afternoon tea and dinner on both evenings. The prize also includes a 60-minute Voya treatment each, a guided boat trip to Clonmacnoise and an exclusive wine hamper from O’Brien’s Wines.