Article: The girls as young as 13 who dream of being beauty queens; Should girls this young be doing this? Big Brother star and one-time Miss Wales Imogen Thomas and former model Rhoda Emlyn-Jones, give their views.(Features)

Byline: Lisa Jones

TWO young girls from South Wales are set to take part in the UK's only beauty pageant for teenagers.

Chloe McGlynn, 14, from Fairwater, Cardiff, and Roxanne Chapman, 15, from Trealaw, Rhondda, have made it to Teen Queen UK's grand final, which takes place on Thursday in Milton Keynes.

There are two age categories - Teen Queen, for girls aged 16 to 19, and Teen Princess, for girls aged 13 to 15.

Whoever is crowned Miss Teen Queen 2008 will represent the UK at a Miss Young International pageant in Taiwan in October.

The Teen Princess winner ...

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