A 12-YEAR-OLD has been selected to take part in the national final of the Junior Miss British Isles 2019.

Aimee Horne, from Benfleet, was selected as a finalist out of thousands of girls.

Amiee - aka Miss Benfleet - will represent the town at the grand final, in Chester.

Aimee will be competing against finalists from across the British Isles of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the rest of England.

She will take on the challenge of catwalking in front of the judges, where winners will be announced on the day.

The winner will land £1,500, a modelling and promotional contract as well as other prizes.

Previous winners have gone on to be signed by top modelling agencies.

Over the three day weekend, the miss titles include, little, junior, teen, miss, elegance and classic.

The Mr British Isles competition has three sections, including teen, Mr and elegant.