So much so that, instead of shortlisting five entries, we've expanded it to a first eleven!

Now it's over to you, the readers to vote for your favourite contestant, with the lucky winners modelling PNE's new home, goalkeeper and yellow change strips.

Here are our first eleven (click view gallery for bigger pictures):

A
Joe
I really want to model the new PNE kit because I feel it would be a great way for me to represent the club that I support.

B
Laura
Let me prove that you don't have to be a size zero to be a model. I used to play for Lea Town and Preston Girls when I was a teenager.

C
Cherie
I'm a big PNE fan and love wearing my kit. I haven't got the new one as yet so would love to model it.

D
Kieran
I'm a big fan and have held a season ticket for many seasons and travelled to many away matches over the years.

E
Michelle
Not all PNE fans and LEP readers are blondes! So vote for me.

F
Leanne
I'd love to be a model but don't know where to start. I pride myself on my appearance, but I believe a model's personality should show in the photos. I hope I'm more than just a pretty face!

G
Kirsty
I have a PNE tattoo on my lower back, showing my true support. When I saw this opportunity I knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to model for something that is very close to my heart.

H
Beth
When I sit in my seat as a season ticket holder I wish I could be more involved but I don't know how. I am the biggest PNE fan imaginable!

J
Emma
I have always wanted to get involved in modelling, especially sporty modelling as I am a competing athlete and believe strongly in the size hero not size zero craze.

K
Lottie
Vote for me – I have had a season ticket since I was born and it would make my dad proud! It would make him so happy – he's a mad PNE fan!

L
Terri-Louise
I am extremely serious about modelling and will take this opportunity very seriously if you choose me to model the new kit.

There are two ways to vote – by filling in the coupon printed in Friday's Lancashire Evening Post or via text message.

Remember, you can vote as many times as you like by either method, but no photocopies of coupons will be accepted. We will repeat the coupon over the next few nights.

Send coupons to: PNE model competition, Sports Desk, Lancashire Evening Post, Oliver's Place, Fulwood, Preston PR2 9ZA.

Alternatively you can text your vote by texting LEPMODEL (leave a space) plus the code of the person you'd like to vote for A, B, etc, your name and postcode and send it to 81800. Text lines close at midnight on Thursday, July 17.

Texts cost 60p plus your standard network charge. This will be charged to your mobile phone bill.

The closing date for all voting will be midnight on Thursday, July 17, 2008.

Usual Evening Post competition rules apply and they can be found at lep.co.uk.