Beautiful

Beautiful

112 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 10, 2000

Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.

Beautiful

112 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 10, 2000

Beautiful
Determined to win the Miss American Miss pageant, Mona is ready to sacrifice anything and everything to guarantee herself the crown including her own daughter! She manages to persuade her best bud to raise the kid as her own (Miss AM can't be a mom), but just when this beauty-queen wannabe thinks her prize is in sight, she's surprised by a come-from-behind competitor. Love.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title Beautiful
Directors Sally Field
Writers Jon Bernstein

Cast

Minnie Driver

as Mona

Hallie Eisenberg

as Vanessa

Kathleen Turner

as Verna Chickle

Leslie Stefanson

as Joyce Parkins

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

as Lorna Larkin (Miss Texas)

Kathleen Robertson

as Wanda Love (Miss Tennessee)

Michael McKean

as Lance DeSalvo

Gary Collins

as Miss American Miss Host

Linda Hart

as Nedra Hibbard

Brent Briscoe

as Lurdy

Colleen Rennison

as Mona at 12

Jacqueline Steiger

as Ruby at 12

Sylvia Short

as Alberta

Herta Ware

as Clara

Ali Landry Monteverde

as Belindy Lindbrook

Robin Bobeau

as Miss Alabama (as Robin Renee')

Chuti Tiu

as Miss Hawaii

Samantha Harris

as Miss Minnesota

Dawn Forrester

as Miss West Virginia (as Dawn Heusser)

Julie Condra

as Miss Iowa

Jessica Collins

as Miss Lawrenceville

Deborah Kellner

as Reigning Miss Illinois

Brent Huff

as Miss Illinois Local Pageant Host

Charles Dougherty

as Director

Shawn Christian

as Wink Hendricks

Margaret Emery

as Pageant P.A.

Irene Roseen

as Woman Official

Mark Christensen

as Production Assistant

William Forward

as Orthodontist

Elizabeth Lang

as Dental Nurse

Alexander Folk

as Tom the Grocer

Lu Elrod

as Neighbor Woman

Adilah Barnes

as Home Economics Teacher

Cindy Montoya-Picker

as Dance Teacher

Landry Allbright

as Summer

Lorna Scott

as Mother in Diner

Earl Schuman

as Elderly Couple in Restaurant

Mary E. Thompson

as Elderly Couple in Restaurant

Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

as Theresa

Claire Benedek

as Shopper

Dale Raoul

as Shopper

Robert Phelps

as Mr. Willoughby

Jordan Lund

as Detective

Warren Munson

as Judge

Keli Daniels

as Fitness Club Lady

Susan Segal

as Fitness Club Lady

Annabella Price

as Mother at Slumber Party

Sydney Berry

as Little Girl at Slumber Party

Ken Baldwin

as E.I. Crew Member

Spice Williams-Crosby

as Female Prisoner

Jenny Seeger

as Dancer

Courtney Clark

as Dancer

Lisa Kouchak

as Dancer

Kimberly Jameson

as Dancer

Sara McKinney

as Dancer

Megan Stephens

as Dancer

Lindsay Lopez

as Dancer

Jennifer Edmond

as Dancer

Kelly Crandall

as Dancer

Rhonda Kaufman

as Dancer

Keli Murphy

as Dancer

Natalie Mills

as Dancer

Jennifer Lee Keyes

as Dancer

Tracie Burton

as Dancer

Katie Tate

as Dancer

Diane Mizota

as Dancer

Faune Chambers

as Dancer

Laurie Sposit

as Dancer

Cher Aslor

as Dancer

Bermina Jackson

as Dancer

Kimberly Lyon

as Dancer

Elizabeth Myers

as Dancer

Kristin McQuaid

as Dancer

Katie Miller

as Dancer

Sergio Carbajal

as Dancer

Bryan Anthony

as Dancer

Timothy Anderson

as Dancer

Zachary Woodlee

as Dancer

Elward Jellison

as Dancer

Nikita Ager

as Contestant (uncredited)

Pratima AnaƩ

as Miss Maryland (uncredited)

Ben Bode

as Ruby's Lawyer (uncredited)

Greg Bronson

as Promotional Lobster (uncredited)

Brittany Crutchfield

as Autumn Meadowbrook (uncredited)

Daniel Dehring

as Joey (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

as Man with Newspaper (uncredited)

Nichole Telck

as Pageant Finalist (uncredited)