After an extremely tight count, the people have voted Melanie Wade as the best dressed at the 2018 Ballarat Cup.

Melanie took out the count by just eight votes over runner-up Alister Ferrier - the guy in the VB stubbies suit.

You can see the full results of the top 10 here.

For winning, Melanie receives a $200 voucher to Allan Bros Jewellers.

Thanks for everyone who voted in our competition.

CHECK OUT THE TOP 10 ENTRANTS HERE

THURSDAY, 10AM: Here we go – we are down to the top 10!

Check out to see who is down to the final cut below.

Voting closes at 11.59pm on Thursday so get your votes in now.

TUESDAY, 11.30AM: Well, we’ve whittled it down to the top 50.

More than 1200 votes have already been cast and we can reveal there are only 15 votes separating the top three.

Check out who has made the cut so far and get your vote in before we chop it down to the top 10 on Thursday!

SUNDAY EVENING: Here is what you’ve been waiting for Ballarat – the Allan Bros Jewellers Best Dressed at the 2018 Ballarat Cup competition.

Below you will find all the entrants in this year’s competition.

And just quietly, we reckon it was one of the best years we’ve seen for some time in terms of fashion.

This year, the winner voted to be best dressed will win a $200 voucher to Allan Bros Jewellers.

You only get one vote so make sure you make it count.

Winners will be announced later in the week.

CAST YOUR VOTE HERE