Dressed in a flowing white cape-inspired blouse, a retro pencil-cut skirt and black net fascinator, Belinda Green is ready to take on the runway at this year's BMW Derby Day Fashions in the Field event.
A passionate follower of the racing fashion circuit, Mrs Green has travelled up and down the country to track events, scooping up a number of prizes, including the Supreme Winner Award at the Waikato Cup in Hamilton last December.
If she takes the top prize at today's event she'd also be taking home a package valued at more than $30,000, including a three-month lease of a BMW, beauty products, shopping vouchers, a five-night stay at the Hilton Lake Taupo and four return economy tickets from Auckland to Honolulu.
The Pukekohe-based office manager said her first time on the runway wasn't an instant winner. She was so terrified that she held her breath.
But Mrs Green didn't let her first experience deter her and kept returning to the track.