THE big night is almost here, as the county's most beautiful ladies battle it out this Sunday at the Miss Hertfordshire 2009 final. On May 3, at the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, 39 girls will compete for the coveted crown, and the winner will

THE big night is almost here, as the county's most beautiful ladies battle it out this Sunday at the Miss Hertfordshire 2009 final.

On May 3, at the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, 39 girls will compete for the coveted crown, and the winner will go on to represent the county at the Miss England 2009 final in London.

There are nine finalists from Times Territory, and you can see who's who by clicking on our picture gallery below.

Come back to www.whtimes24.co.uk next week for news of what happened on the night.

The nine Times Territory finalists are:

* Anastasia Baranova, aged 20, from Hatfield

* Nancy Butler, 19, Potters Bar

* Kaya Ferdinand, 19, WGC

* Carrie-Anne Huitson, 16, Hatfield

* Katie Lilly, 17, WGC

* Emma Madgwick-Franklin, 20, WGC

* Valerie Menyiwe Sibanda, 20, Hatfield

* Milcent Nhandara, 21, Hatfield

* Demi Usher, 17, Hatfield