WIN A trip to NYC with Kilbeggan Races

New York based Irish Fashion Designer Jacqueline Quinn Sponsors Best Dressed Lady Competition at Kilbeggan Races on Saturday evening 6th August.

The Best Dressed Ladies Competition in August has become a major feature of the summer season of racing with €2,500 worth of clothes from Jacqueline Quinn’s designer collection; €500 worth of Zack Lo designer shoes; and return flights to New York for 2 people plus 3 night’s accommodation in the Beacon Hotel, which is the Jewel Of The Upper West Side in New York.

Jacqueline Quinn is one of Ireland’s most successful Irish designers based in New York. Winner of the of many awards, including ‘Best Evening Wear Designer’ at the Hollywood Fashion Awards, she was also nominated by the World Fashion Organisation to represent Ireland’s haute couture at Paris Fashion Week. Jacqueline has been Head Designer for Perry Ellis and Bill Bass in New York, and has worked with New Balance, Guinness and Viviscal. Some of her celebrity clients include singer Estelle, whose Grammy Awards dress she designed, along with others including Sephira and Natasha Beddingfield. Jacqueline will be opening stores in Ireland in 2017.

RTE’s Maura Derrane to Judge Kilbeggan’s Best Dressed Lady on Saturday, August 6th

Maura Derrane, co-host of RTE’s The Afternoon Show, has been announced as the celebrity judge for the best dressed competition at Kilbeggan Racecourse on Saturday, August 6th. 

The winner will receive a trip to for two to New York, including return flights with three nights’ accommodation for two people in the Beacon Hotel, Jacqueline Quinn custom designed clothing to the value of €2,500 along with €500 worth of Zack Lo designer shoes. 

Celebrity Judge, Maura Derrane, commented, “I’m thrilled to be judging at Kilbeggan on Saturday and with such a fantastic prize, I’m expecting a very high standard of style and elegance. 
Followers of fashion will love the chance to be styled by a fashion designer and with €3,000 worth of clothes and shoes along with three nights in New York, who wouldn’t want to win?”

Paddy Dunican, Manager of Kilbeggan Racecourse, said: “Ladies Evening at Kilbeggan Races is an exciting sporting event with thrilling horse racing and top-class glamour and style – guaranteeing a most enjoyable experience. Our Best Dressed Ladies have embodied class, style and confidence year after year, and the competition is always a colourful, vibrant and elegant affair. The forecast for the weekend is great and I look forward to welcoming a large crowd to Kilbeggan.”