Miss Webb has a Gore connection - her father, Trevor Webb, lived in Gore until 13 years ago.
Miss Webb, a third-year student at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, was too busy completing a design for her diploma in fashion technology and design course to make the trip to Gore.
On Saturday night, she won the Streetwear Award with a black and white minidress underneath a knitted tunic, black leggings and a knitted black hat. Ms Webb won the Wool Award in 2007 with a merino felt tunic. Miss Webb's prize package is worth $10,000, including $6000 cash, $1000 worth of travel and three months' use of a Peugeot car.
She is planning a trip to Australia.
"I'm not leaving New Zealand - I will always live here," Miss Webb said. "It is tough getting work here though, because my fellow students are of such a high standard."
Gore designers won two of the eight sections - Andre Tamblyn won the Westpac Denim Award with a denim minidress and Christine Webb won the Kiwiana Award with a dairy-themed blazer and miniskirt.
Other section winners were Alanah Gibson (Wellington), Knitted Award; Megan Woodhouse (Christchurch), Wool Award; Sophie Hardy (Invercargill), Menswear Award; Hollie Perniskie (Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion, Dunedin), Collections Award; and Alexandra Kneebone (Auckland), Nightlife Award.
Nicole Hamilton of the Otago Polytechnic School of Fashion took away the award for the Garment with Most Commercial Appeal, Southland Designer of the Year is Sophie Hardy of Invercargill and the Young Designer Award went to Grace Baker of New Plymouth.
Awards executive producer Heather Paterson said she was delighted at the event's success.
