SIX Gwent women will compete in the final of Miss Wales 2015 to be held this Saturday in Port Talbot.

Finalists will start three-days of activity tomorrow, inclucing a Miss Wales Empowerment Day at the Swansea Marriott with one of the UK’s leading life coaches where, among other things, they will be "breaking wooden boards with their bare hands".

On Friday they will take part in the Miss Wales Charity Ball at the Swansea Marriott; and then on Saturday 7 March, they will take to the stage for the grand final at the Princess Royal Theatre in Port Talbot.

Thirty four women from across Wales will compete for this year’s title:

  • Theresa Ashley, 20, a nursing student from Cardiff
  • Sophie Bettridge, 20, a nursing student from Tredegar
  • Bethanie Clark, 22, an estate agent from Cardiff
  • Emily Donnan-Courtade, 22, a student from Cardiff
  • Jenny Fitzpatrick, 23, a nurse from Torfaen
  • Casey Griffiths, 16, a six form student from Caernarfon
  • Ellier Herbert, 19, a student from Cardiff
  • Laura Hinchcliffe, 20, a beauty therapist from Wrexham
  • Leigha Bray, 18, a hairdresser from Swansea
  • Jade Cherrington, 22, a sign language student from Risca
  • Cailtin Davies, 19, a police studies student from Llantrisant
  • Alex Edwards, 19 from Swansea
  • Lily Griffiths, 20, a drama student from Cardiff
  • Gemma Hartery, 19, a student from Old Colwyn
  • Carol Howells, 17, a six form student from Nantyglo
  • Katie Hulland, 23, a beautician from Swansea
  • Rhiannon James, 21, a student from St Dogmaels
  • Emma Jenkins, 22, a TV researcher from Llanelli
  • Shani Lane, 23 from Cardiff
  • Olivia Larkman, 17, a six form student from Port Talbot
  • Amy Lewis, 19, a hairdresser from Pontyclun
  • Chloe Lloyd, 19, a drama student from Newport
  • Sadie Maltby, 23, a part time model from Ferndale
  • Laelha Melhas, 22, a dental nurse and student from Swansea
  • Zoe Parris, 20, a law student from Porthcawl
  • Megan Phillips-Laird, 23, a make-up artist from Cardiff
  • Tiffany Pope, 17, a six form student from Neath Port Talbot
  • Sadie Pulman, 20,a student and lifeguard from Cardiff
  • Kerie Reveley, 22, a beautician from Dyserth
  • Daniel Richards, 20, a teaching assistant from Rhondda Cynon Taff
  • Kimran Sanghera, 21, a student from Swansea
  • Kelly Tamplin, 22, a student from Cardiff
  • Kyarna Weed, 16, a six form student from Blaenau Gwent
  • Lauren Woolf, 18, a six form student from Tredegar

This year, all the contestants have been fundraising for the Miss World charity Beauty With A Purpose. The money will then be donated to Coram – the oldest children’s charity in the UK which recently celebrated its 275th anniversary.

Paula Abbandonato said: “This weekend will be an amazing celebration of the finalist’s achievements who have done months of challenges and fundraising in the run up to the final. They have worked exceptionally hard to raise money for the Miss World charity, Beauty With A Purpose, and deserve a big party in honour of their achievements .”

The new Miss Wales will go on to represent Wales at Miss World later this year at a location yet to be confirmed.