The first-place winner, Gascon's coat, was created by Alison Gerber for Mira Costa High School's performance of Beauty and the Beast.

"I've been doing the costumes for Costa since my son asked me if I would do the costumes for the musical his senior year," said Gerber. "He knew that I used to do it as a profession. I thought that I would do one and done. That was 2012. I've been working on the shows ever since. I had a great time working on Gaston's jacket, along with a lot of the other costumes for "Beauty and the Beast". The red coat is an iconic look, but I wanted something that didn't look like it came from Party City. When I dropped off the costume at the Joslyn Center on Thursday they asked if I made the jacket and vest. I did and mentioned that it was from the Mira Costa production from the past spring. They were surprised that Mira Costa would have costumes like that. I think that a lot of people aren't aware of the amazing productions of the Mira Costa Drama/Tech department. One of the reasons I enter a costume is to help make people aware of our shows."

Ashley Huebner with "Pensive, Surprised, and Cat." 

“I am really honored to be recognized for my art and to me, art is life," said Huebner. "In this piece, I have pushed the edges of a typical portrait to capture emotions as we actually see them.”