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

Age : 67 | Popularity : 15%

Julia Álvarez

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Sarah Banet-Weiser

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Margaret Cho

Self

Age : 55 | Popularity : 13%

Kimberly Clarice Aiken

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ric Ferentz

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

William Goldman

Self

Age : 87 | Popularity : 13%

Vicki Gold Levi

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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