Miss America 2002
6.8 / 10
Miss America
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.
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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Release Date:
Jan 27, 2002 (United States)
Run Time:
1hr 42`
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Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United States
Status:
Released
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Miss America
Directors & Credit Writers
CC
Curt Casassa... First Assistant Director
LA
Lisa Ades... Director
Cast
... Narrator
... Herself
... Herself
... Herself
... Herself
RF
Ric Ferentz... Himself
... Himself
VGL
Vicki Gold Levi... Herself
LH
Leonard Horn... Himself
... Herself, Miss America 1955
... Himself
... Herself, Miss America 1959
... Herself
KP
Kathy Peiss... Herself
TR
Tricia Rose... Herself
... Herself, Miss America 1998
... Herself
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