American Experience Season 14 Miss America 2002
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Recalling the 80-year history of the Miss America Pageant and what narrator Cherry Jones calls "a barometer of America's shifting ideas of American womanhood." Included: eight former Miss Americas recall their runway strolls -- and the world beyond Atlantic City during their reigns. Also: comments from historians and social observers, including Gloria Steinem, a beauty-pageant contestant herself as a teen. "It was glamorous," she says, perhaps surprisingly. Also surprising is Miss America 1998 Kate Shindle's view of the swimsuit competition. "It's empowering," she says. "If you can do that, you can do anything."
- Released: 2002-01-27
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
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1. New York (6): The City of Tomorrow 2001-09-10
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2. New York (7): The City and the World 2001-09-17
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3. War Letters 2001-11-01
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4. Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man 2002-01-06
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6. Mount Rushmore 2002-01-20
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7. Miss America 2002-01-27
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8. Zoot Suit Riots 2002-03-01
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9. Monkey Trial 2002-02-23
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10. Public Enemy #1 2002-02-17
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11. Ansel Adams 2002-04-21
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12. A Brilliant Madness 2002-04-28
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13. Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior 2002-04-01
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14. Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President 2002-04-02
