Miss America

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Cherry Jones

Narrator

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Julia Álvarez

Self

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Sarah Banet-Weiser

Self

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Margaret Cho

Self

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Kimberly Clarice Aiken

Self

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Ric Ferentz

Self

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William Goldman

Self

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Vicki Gold Levi

Self

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Coordinating Producer	Susan Mottau
	Producer	Mark Samels Lesli Klainberg Lisa Ades
	Associate Producer	Sarah Kramer Cheryl Teetzel
	Consulting Producer	Cara Martes
	Executive Producer	Lola Van Wagenen Margaret Drain Jeanne Houck
Directing	Director	Lisa Ades
	First Assistant Director	Curt Casassa
Editing	Editor	Toby Shimin
Writing	Writer	Michelle Ferrari
Sound	Music	Douglas J. Cuomo
Camera	Director of Photography	Peter Nelson Buddy Squires Stephen McCarthy
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