Start practising your curtsy and polishing those tiaras, as this January ITV2 begins a brand new search for an American Princess. This year the search has gone stateside as 12 women compete for their chance to earn a cash prize of $50, 000, as well as the much coveted regal title. American Princess is brand new and exclusive to ITV2, Tuesdays from 8 January at 8pm.

This year the competition will be presented by Yugoslavian royal and actress Catherine Oxenberg. Paul Burrell, former butler to the late Princess Diana and Jean Broke-Smith, one of the UK’s leading etiquette and grooming expert return as judges and each week they will invite a guest panellist to help them assess the wannabe princesses. Guest judges will include OK! magazine’s editor-in-chief Sarah Ivens, Access Hollywood co-host Tim Vincent and Royal Correspondent James Whitaker.

Princess training begins in London, but the girls soon move across the pond and settle in an £40 million mansion in London, and it is here that the competition really heats up. Each week the contestants will be judged on a skill deemed essential for an American Princess, such as correct posture, cooking, acceptable dining and dancing etiquette, and media awareness. There will be a weekly competition for the girls such as a military assault course, performing ballet at The Royal Opera House and hosting a tea party complete with croquet and cricket. There will be prizes for the winners such as dining in top restaurants alongside some of the UK’s most eligible bachelors as well as attending royal functions. However, those that lose the challenge will receive a suitable punishment, such as cleaning the kitchen so it passes Burrell’s strict white glove test. The final reprimand will be total expulsion from Princess Bootcamp and a return flight home to America.

Contestants this year include Clarissa, 26 a former beauty pageant competitor from the Bronx who is convinced it’s her turn to take home the crown. Jasmine, 22 from Orlando is the ultimate tomboy and admits that she doesn’t even own a dress. Nakia, 30 from Texas is a former stripper and determined to earn the Princess crown, as well as a better life for her and her child, and the baby of the group is 18 year old Tara from Pittsburgh who has a staggering IQ of 137.

Join ITV2 this winter as 12 ordinary ladies search for the happy ever after ending that girls worldwide dream of. You may even find out exactly what is needed to find your very own Prince Charming.

American Princess is brand new and exclusive to ITV2, Tuesdays from 8 January at 8pm