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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.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2002-01-27
- video_camera_front Companies Clio TV, Doug Orchard Films, Visualizing History, GBH
- timer Runtime: 102 Mins
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- info IMDB ID tt0276334
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Cherry Jones
Narrator
Julia Álvarez
Self
Sarah Banet-Weiser
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Margaret Cho
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Kimberly Clarice Aiken
Self
Ric Ferentz
Self
William Goldman
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Vicki Gold Levi
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Leonard Horn
Self
Lee Meriwether
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Isaac Mizrahi
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Mary Ann Mobley
Self
Robin Morgan
Self
Kathy Peiss
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Tricia Rose
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Kate Shindle
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self
groups Crew
Buddy Squires
Director of Photography
Peter Nelson
Director of Photography
Stephen McCarthy
Director of Photography
Jeanne Houck
Executive Producer
Cheryl Teetzel
Associate Producer
Cara Martes
Consulting Producer
Curt Casassa
First Assistant Director
Sarah Kramer
Associate Producer
Lisa Ades
Director
Lisa Ades
Producer
Douglas J. Cuomo
Music
Michelle Ferrari
Writer
Lola Van Wagenen
Executive Producer
Lesli Klainberg
Producer
Mark Samels
Producer
Margaret Drain
Executive Producer
Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer
Toby Shimin
Editor
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