Please accept the following Conditions of Entry:-                                                                                                                                                               1. The Competition is open to those who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia.                                                                                   2. Entrants must be female aged from 18 years to less than 26 years as at 1 May in the year of the State Final.                                                                                                                                                        3. Entrants must reside, be educated, or work within New South Wales for at least three months prior to their local competition to qualify to compete within the State.                                                                                                                                                                        4. Only candidates nominated by an Agricultural Show Society are eligible for Zone and State Finaljudging.                                                      5. Previous entrants in the ‘Showgirl’ Competition are eligible to enter; however, they are not to have been one of the 1st, 2nd or 3rd placegetters in a previous State Final.                                                                                                                                                                       6. The following people are not eligible to enter the Competition:                                                                                                                                 - a) Staff, Directors and Councillorsof the RAS;                                                                                                                                                                - b) The daughters of the Staff and Councillors of the RAS;                                                                                                                                           - c) Current Rural Achieverapplicants for the 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show.                                                                                                          7. Winning entrants who are employed or engaged in full time studies will be required to obtain a leave of absence to attend Zone and State Final Judging.                                                                                                                                                                                           8. The State Final Judging will take place in Sydney during the Sydney Royal Easter Show Friday 6 –Tuesday 17 April 2023, with specific program dates to be advised. Finalists will be guests of theRAS whilst in Sydney but will be required to pay their own travelling expenses to and from Sydney.                                                                                                                                                                                9. The winner of the State Final and first runner up (2nd place getter) will be required to remain in Sydney as guests of the RAS to perform official duties at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Unless granted an exemption by the RAS of NSW.                                                          10. The entrant authorises the RAS, AgShows NSW and their local Show Society to incorporate any photograph and quote/s of the entrant in any public display (not limited to posters, footage orphotographs) in connection with the promotion of the RAS, AgShows NSW, local Show, The LandSydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman Competition, the Sydney Royal Easter Show and theassociated events in general.                                                                                                                                                                                             11. All entrants are to abide by the Code of Conduct located at https://www.rasnsw.com.au/sydneyroyal-competitions/competitions/the-sydney-royal-young-woman-of-the-year/about as set-outout by the RAS and AgShows NSW, when acting as an ambassador for the RAS, AgShows NSW ortheir local Show Society.                                                                                                    12. The Conditions of Entry shall constitute the whole agreement upon which an entry is submitted,and the entrant agrees that all representations and statements not appearing herein areexcluded.                                                                                                                                     13. In consideration of the RAS accepting this entry, the entrant hereby indemnifies the RAS,AgShows NSW and the entrant’s local Show Society against all claims losses suits and demands