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Miss America Pageant Documentary on PBS Examines Links to Rape and Bias
PBS presents Miss America, a documentary exploring the pageant's ties to gender ideals, racial barriers, and cultural critique. It surveys winners like Williams and Myerson, recalls scandals, contracts, and sponsor reactions, while noting the pageant's rise as national spectacle since 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Aneri¢s
PBS
Bert Parks
Vanessa Willian
Anu
PRS
Tuspar Fenuio
Direutor Liss
Americn Tiggeant
Atos
Hignewagnen
Dan Sissy
Pitts
Margaret Cha
Iheia Rose
Penthouse
Hildel
Ms. Cho
Myerson
Miyersurreen
Verson
Ms. Myerson
Anti- Defamation League
Robert Morgan
Leonard Morn
Ferente
Vicki
Levi