Charlene Byers from Newry, Co. Down was awarded the title of 'g Hotel Best Dressed' by a panel of judges out of a group of eleven finalists selected at Ballybrit today.
The piano teacher and shop owner wore a dusty pink dress with matching hat and clutch bag - and won a €6,000 diamond and pearl pendant from Galway jewelers, Cobwebs, a €2,000 cash prize and a trip for two to Paris.
Meanwhile, the ‘g Hotel Best Hat’ award went to Kilkenny woman Moira O’ Toole who wore one of her own creations, a wide-brimmed red and white hat.
Moira, a primary school teacher, was awarded with a €1000 voucher for the Kilkenny Shop and a Galway Getaway in a Junior Suite at the g Hotel & Spa.