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Crowning Achievement, 113min., USA
Directed by Robert Darwell
Crowning Achievement, produced and directed by award-winning documentary filmmaker Robert Darwell, is a sweeping, nostalgic portrait of the iconic American institution told through the voices of the women who lived it. Spanning nine consecutive decades—from BeBe Shopp Waring, Miss America 1948, to Madison Marsh Morris, Miss America 2024—the film weaves together intimate interviews with thirteen remarkable titleholders. Together, their stories form a living tapestry of American history, culture, and evolving womanhood that show that Miss America is not just a beauty pageant, but a great platform for some amazing, accomplished women to change the world. Miss America has been the premier pageant since its inception in 1921 (Miss USA, which at one time was owned by Donald Trump, did not start until 1952).
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