The lineup of finalists for the "Bernina New Zealand Limited - Wairarapa Young Designer Award of Excellence"
Ben Matthews - Year 13 Wairarapa College, Kate Gardiner -Year 11 Wairarapa College (Modelled by Isobel Dagarin), Natasha Wall - Year 12, St Matthews (modelled by Ruby Birchall) and Year 12 Wairarapa College, Susan Colton (modelled by Tayla Carson Butler.
The runner up Kate Gardiner and Winner Natasha Wall.

Natasha Wall of St Matthews Collegiate receiving her prize as the major award winner of the "Bernina New Zealand Limited - Wairarapa Young Designer Award of the Excellence" at the Wairarapa Inter-Collegiate Fashion Extravaganza 2013:
The prize - A Bernina 330 Sewing Machine and a one week internship with designer Lorraine Hall of Hall Clothing, Greytown.
Presenting the award are judges; Melanie Dawson, Britta DellaBarcca and Ellie Francis.

Entrants in the "Legal Theft Chilled Out Category"

Trust House Ltd, Junior Students Single garment Category Creative Excellence winner - Orion Scott of St Matthews Collegiate

Finalists in the New World Masterton Intermediate Students Street-wear Category led by Wairarapa College's merit award winner Maria Knowles.

Year 10, Wairarapa College's Annabelle Jerling - winner of the Technical Excellence award in the "Mangan Graphics" Junior Student's Complete Outfit Category.  Annabelle also won the Olivia Sefton Overall Paramount Runway Look and was a finalist in the First Class Hair Studio overall Most Technical Excellence Shown.

Hannah Callister of St. Matthews Collegiate, winner of the "Evans of Masterton" Intermediate students special occasion wear category, Creative Excellence award.

Natasha Wall, Year 12 of St Matthews Collegiate - runner up for Creative Excellence in 'The Fabric Store Wellington" Senior Student night life category

Susan Colton, Year 12 of Wairarapa College (modelled by Tayla Carson Butler) winner of "the Fabric Store Wellington" Award for Creative Excellence

Ruby Fisher, Year 11 Wairarapa College - winner of the "Evans of Masterton: Intermediate Students Special Occasion Category Technical Excellence award