- HD 1080
- Runtime: 102m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Thomas Schlamme
- Stars: Holly Hunter, Alfre Woodard, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Scott Glenn
- keywords: mississippi river, beauty contest, based on play or musical, red dress
- Production_studio: Guadalupe Productions, Corsair Pictures, Firecracker Company
- Slogan: An explosive comedy!
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Carnelle Scott is a restless Mississippi girl looking for a life change. She decides to enter a beauty pageant, which her cousin had won years before. Despite a lack of support from those close to her Carnelle remains determined. She enlists the help of a seamstress to outfit her for the competition, while rebuffing the advances of predatory men, as she aims to bring home the crown.