I'd boost the contrast something like 2 notches. The girl, her doll, the woman's pants, and the grass are all basically the same tone at the moment. Perhaps choosing an alternate color for the B&W filter could help fix that too.
If it's possible, due to cropping, add some extra space at the bottom. The feet are nearly touching your border.
I'm not suggesting it for this image, but sometimes I find when doing a B&W conversion, I like it better if I check the 'linear' check box on the RAW tab. Linear works awesomely to pull details out of the air when a chunk of your image is near white. Don't be afraid to experiment. After hitting the checkbox, adjust the RAW brightness slider at the top of the tab until the white is white... the bring up the darks with a fairly steep curves adjustment in the RGB tab.
Sometimes I prefer linear off, and use the standard contrast, highlight, shadow controls... it varies by image.
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