Miss America (2002)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 27, 2002Release Date
Miss America (2002)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 27, 2002Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.

Currently Miss America is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Cherry Jones
Narrator

Julia Álvarez
Self

Sarah Banet-Weiser
Self

Margaret Cho
Self

Kimberly Clarice Aiken
Self

Ric Ferentz
Self

William Goldman
Self

Vicki Gold Levi
Self

Leonard Horn
Self

Lee Meriwether
Self

Isaac Mizrahi
Self

Mary Ann Mobley
Self

Michelle Ferrari
Writer

Robin Morgan
Self

Kathy Peiss
Self

Tricia Rose
Self

Kate Shindle
Self

Gloria Steinem
Self

Buddy Squires
Director of Photography

Peter Nelson
Director of Photography

Stephen McCarthy
Director of Photography

Lisa Ades
Producer / Director

Lesli Klainberg
Producer

Margaret Drain
Executive Producer

Mark Samels
Producer

Susan Mottau
Coordinating Producer

Michelle Ferrari
Writer

Sarah Kramer
Associate Producer

Cara Martes
Consulting Producer

Jeanne Houck
Executive Producer

Toby Shimin
Editor

Lola Van Wagenen
Executive Producer
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
Miss America is a documentary film directed by Lisa Ades that chronicle the Miss America pageant from its very beginnings in 1921 to the present-day pageant.
The documentary was released as an episode of American Experience season 14 in January 2002.