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Watch 2 LI Girls Vie for 'Harry's' Heart Tuesday

Two Long Island women to compete in 'I Wanna Marry Harry' show, premiering Tuesday.

Two Long Island girls want to marry Prince Harry. Well, some guy who looks like Prince Harry.

Kimberly Birch and Jacqueline Conroy are two of the 12 women who will compete for the heart of Matthew Hicks, an employee of an environmental consulting firm who bears a strong resemblance to Britain's Prince Harry, on FOX's "I Wanna Marry Harry."

Conroy, 25, of Rockville Centre, grew up in Freeport and attended Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead before studying nutrition at Nassau Community College and Long Island University, according to Newsday.

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Birch, 24, of Malverne, is currently an actress with G&G and has appeared in films like Beach Pillows and Fail, as well as on Mad Men.

Birch and Conroy reportedly knew each other before the show through Hart Agency where they worked as promotional models for several years, Newsday reported. 

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Birch called the show "a big slumber party" in describing how well the 12 contestants got along.

"If you can keep me on my toes and you make me laugh and you're a genuinely good guy, that's all I ask for," she said in a promotional interview. "And if you have a job, that would be great too!"

Conroy, a self-described "serial monogamist," said she wanted "someone who's smart, brilliant, whatever they do, they're awesome at it."

The show premieres Tuesday at 9 p.m. on FOX.


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