| 1926 | Mrs L. Pimm (Ward's Brewery, Christchurch) |
| 1927 | Mrs Greathead (Brooklyn, Wellington) |
| 1928 | Miss M. Nix (Featherston) |
| 1929 | Miss Harper (Karori, Wellington) |
| 1930 | Mrs Cavaye (Hutt, Wellington) |
| 1931 | Mrs Smith (Ward Ladies, Christchurch) |
| 1932 | Mrs Cavaye (Hutt, Wellington) |
| 1933 | Mrs Cavaye (Hutt, Wellington) |
| 1934 | Miss Calder (Hutt, Wellington) |
| 1935 | Mrs Andrews (Railways, Oamaru) |
| 1936 | Mrs J. Brown (Pleasant Point) |
| 1937 | Mrs J. Nuttall (Ward Ladies) |
| 1938 | Miss D. Weston (Ward Ladies) |
| 1939 | Miss N. Marriott (New Brighton Ladies) |
| 1940–44 | No competition |
| 1945 | Mrs J. B. Sutcliffe (Gisborne) |
| 1946 | A Grade: Miss Y. J. Anderson (Westmere) |
| B Grade: Miss James (Invercargill) | |
| 1947 | Miss Y. J. Anderson (Westmere) |
| 1948 | Mrs Matheson (Dunedin Railway) |
| 1949 | Miss Y. J. Anderson (Westmere) |
| 1950 | Mrs J. Bradley (Barnetts) |
| 1951 | Mrs Matheson (Dunedin Railway) |
| 1952 | Mrs E. L. Hughes (Citizens) |
| 1953 | Mrs H. Cave (Westmere) |
| 1954 | Miss B. Earl (Ormondville) |
| 1955 | Mrs H. Cave (Westmere) and Mrs C. Matheson (Dunedin Railway) |
| 1956 | Mrs I. Thompson (Kelso) |
| 1957 | Mrs H. Cave (Westmere) |
| 1958 | Mrs C. Matheson (Dunedin Railway) |
| 1959 | Mrs M. Baker (Tauranga-Waikato) |
| 1960 | Mrs C. Matheson (Dunedin Railway) |
| 1961 | Mrs M. Baker (Tauranga-Waikato) |
| 1962 | Mrs E. M. Wray (Hamilton) |
| 1963 | Mrs M. Wilson (Cambridge) |
| 1964 | Mrs T. Blee (Kiwi) |
Co-creator
McLintock, Alexander Hare