Miss All-American Beauty
Miss All-American Beauty ★½ 1982
A behind-the-scenes look at a small-time Texas beauty pageant. Lane stars as a contestant who comes to realize her self-respect is more important than winning an award. Meadows's mean pageant director adds an ironic edge that the movie as a whole lacks. 96m/C VHS, DVD . Diane Lane, Cloris Leachman, David Dukes, Jayne Meadows, Alice Hirson, Brian Kerwin; D: Gus Trikonis. TV
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