Miss America

Miss America

2002/01/27 • Released

Documentary
TV Movie
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1h 42m

Overview

Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country’s most popular events—Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. The pageant is about commercialism and sexual politics, about big business and small towns. But beyond the symbolism lies a human story—at once moving, inspiring, infuriating, funny, and poignant. Combining rare archival footage, with a host of intimate interviews with distinguished commentators including Gloria Steinem, Margaret Cho, Isaac Mizrahi, former contestants and behind–the–scenes footage and photographs, the film reveals why some women took part in the fledgling event and why others briefly rejected it - how the pageant became a battle ground and a barometer for the changing position of women in society.

Director : Lisa Ades

Casts
Cherry Jones

Cherry Jones

Narrator

Julia Álvarez

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Sarah Banet-Weiser

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Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

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Kimberly Clarice Aiken

Kimberly Clarice Aiken

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Ric Ferentz

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William Goldman

William Goldman

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Vicki Gold Levi

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Leonard Horn

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Lee Meriwether

Lee Meriwether

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Isaac Mizrahi

Isaac Mizrahi

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Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

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Robin Morgan

Robin Morgan

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Kathy Peiss

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Tricia Rose

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Kate Shindle

Kate Shindle

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Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

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