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Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.Mona sacrifices everything, including family, in pursuit of a beauty pageant victory. Her friend Ruby helps her to an amazing degree.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Hallie Eisenberg
- Vanessa
- (as Hallie Kate Eisenberg)
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
- Lorna Larkin (Miss Texas)
- (as Bridgette L. Wilson)
Ali Landry Monteverde
- Belindy Lindbrook
- (as Ali Landry)
Robin Bobeau
- Miss Alabama
- (as Robin Renee')
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- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBridgette Wilson-Sampras who plays Miss Texas was actually once Miss Teen USA.
- GoofsThere is no "Naperville County" in Illinois. Naperville is in DuPage and Will counties.
- Quotes
Mona Hibbard: I don't know if I want to be a pretend role model to thousands of little girls... or a real role model to one.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Contender/Girlfight/Beautiful/Best in Show (2000)
- SoundtracksThe Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
Performed by Vic Damone
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The contrast between the newspaper reviewers--who clobbered "Beautiful"--and its generally favorable bulletin board comments is extreme. The movie I saw is funny, entertaining, and has something thoughtful to add to discussion of gender politics, as well as to the various earlier films about beauty pageants.
"Beautiful" asks whether or not it is OK to continue having beauty pageants, and yet drop the requirement that the participants have refrained from motherhood, thereby straying from the pageants' vestal virgin ceremony origins. "Beautiful" answers in the affirmative, since that way pageants may yet have value in the personal development and empowerment of young women. If they are done with a little common sense, pageants need not be about objectifying or patronizing women
Apparently, that view was too politically incorrect for most big media critics. How would they have reviewed "Beautiful," had it been directed by Robert Altman instead of Sally Field?
"Beautiful" asks whether or not it is OK to continue having beauty pageants, and yet drop the requirement that the participants have refrained from motherhood, thereby straying from the pageants' vestal virgin ceremony origins. "Beautiful" answers in the affirmative, since that way pageants may yet have value in the personal development and empowerment of young women. If they are done with a little common sense, pageants need not be about objectifying or patronizing women
Apparently, that view was too politically incorrect for most big media critics. How would they have reviewed "Beautiful," had it been directed by Robert Altman instead of Sally Field?
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Красивая
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $14,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,157,348
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,409,433
- Oct 1, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $3,169,930
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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