Battle to the finish; Tonight Kate goes head-to-head with fearsome Yasmina: IN tonight's final of The Apprentice, Sir Alan Sugar will say "You're hired!" to either Kate Walsh or Yasmina Siadatan. TV Editor ROZ LAWS sees how the Midland girls measure up.

KATE WALSH Age: 27 Qualifications: First-class degree in Psychology and Management.

Jobs: Licensing Development Manager for a coffee company. As a teenager she worked in a chip shop and in McDonald's.

Family background: Kate grew up in Cannock, Staffordshire, the daughter of a pit worker and dinner lady.

Appearance: Kate is a blonde bombshell, with model looks and a smart wardrobe.

Apprentice successes: Kate has only twice been in a boardroom battle.

Her team-mates hailed her as an excellent project leader when she managed the breakfast cereal challenge - even Ben admired her..

She delivered a flawless pitch during the Margate task.

Failures: Distracted by flirtatious Philip, she failed to sell anything at all in week seven, and was surprisingly bad on air during the TV shopping channel challenge. During the interview rounds she did well but was accused of being robotic.

Grace under pressure: Kate is unflappable and has never once lost her temper. She successfully hid the fact her grandmother had died just before one challenge.

Love life: Kate started a relationship with fellow candidate Philip Taylor, but when pitted against him said she made sure he was fired. They are still together, though.

Business role model: Sex & The City's Samantha.

She says: "I've only had one interview where they didn't offer me the job but I thought they were idiots." YASMINA SIADATAN Age: 27 Qualifications: A degree in Economic History with Population Studies.

Jobs: Owns and runs a restaurant, Mya Lacarte, in Reading but her father and other family members hail from the Midlands.

Family background: Yasmina's mother is English and her dad, Medi, is Iranian. The Sunday Mercury revealed how the Midland businessman, who owned restaurants in Kidderminster and Walsall, lives with a harem of three wives he married under Muslim law.

Appearance: Yasmina wears great shoes but has an unfortunate collection of hairbands.

Apprentice successes: The first candidate to hold a spotless record of three wins as project manager. She impressed in the catering, rebranding Margate and the TV shopping channel challenges.

Failures: She ran into a race row when she insisted a white model feature in a poster. During the interviews she was criticised for not knowing the turnover of her restaurant. Sir Alan has questioned why she would want to work for him.

Grace under pressure: Yasmina is well-organised and was cool-headed during the catering task. She can be bossy, defensive and snappy, though.

Love life: Yasmina has been dating Frenchman Remy Joly, the head chef at her restaurant, for more than a year.

Business role model: Richard Branson.

She says: "Business is about a simple formula. Make more than you spend, that's what I do." VERDICT: I'd be rooting for Kate anyway because she's a Midlander through and through, but I genuinely think she is the best candidate.

She is articulate, intelligent, personable and has a great smile, whereas Yasmina, with her killer stare, is frankly rather frightening.

This is Sir Alan's chance to right his wrong from the second series, when he picked Michelle Dewberry over Wolverhampton's Ruth Badger.

. The Apprentice is screened on BBC1 tonight at 9pm..

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Apprentice finalists Kate Walsh (left) and Yasmina Siadatan.