Three entrants to the Miss Black Country elimination round are put through a rigorous round of challenges to see if they have what it takes to win the coveted crown. There's interviews, bootcamp and catwalk.
Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley used to be powerhouses of industry, but after decades of decline the Black Country region has the country's highest rate of unemployment, particularly among women.
Eighteen-year-old Diamond was kicked out of school for 'being naughty' and now worries about ever finding a job. As the beauty competition progresses, will she have the self-control that it takes to get to the final?
Sammy Jo has been unemployed for the past two years and lives in a hostel with other jobless teenagers. Surviving on the dole is a constant struggle, especially with the added pressure to have perfect hair, makeup and dresses for the pageant.
Nineteen-year-old Natalie has a long list of places that have refused her work - from a job packing frozen chickens, to a role as one of Santa's elves. She's decided to take matters in to her own hands and with the profits of her fledgling mobile hair extension business, is saving to buy the perfect pageant dress.
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