A LOCAL girl is in the running to be named the UK's top teen in a national beauty pageant competition.

Seventeen-year-old Natalie Hunt from Tenby has made the final 50 after entering the 2009 Teen Queen UK competition which saw over 5,000 enter.

Natalie has come through all the preliminary heats and after attending a photo shoot and interview in London has made it to the penultimate stage.

The competition now goes to the general public for voting to decide who goes through to the grand final.

You can vote for Natalie by checking out the website http://www.teenqueenuk.com">www.teenqueenuk.com and clicking onto the 2009 Teen Queen Heats section for further details.