Kad lokalni FBI-jev ured primi pismo od terorista poznatog samo pod nazivom 'Građanin', brzo se utvrdi da planira svoj sljedeći čin na izboru za ljepotu Miss Amerike. Budući da je Gracie Hart jedina žena u uredu, izabrana je da ode na tajni zadatak kao natjecateljica iz New Jerseyja.
Tijekom posjeta Tijuani žena je prisiljena raditi i za okrutni kartel i za agenta DEA-e kako bi spasila prijateljicu koja je oteta.
Ewan McGregor debitira kao redatelj i tumači ulogu Seymoura Swedea Levova, legendarnog srednjoškolskog sportaša, sada uspješnog biznismena, oženjenog Dawn, nekadašnjom misicom. No metež vrije ispod uglađena Swedeova života. Kad njegova kći mezimica Merry nestane nakon optužbe za zlodjelo, Swede se posvećuje njenu pronalasku i vraćanju sloge u obitelj. Ono što otkrije uzdrma ga do srži, zbog čega mora proviriti ispod površine te se suočiti s kaosom koji oblikuje njegov svijet; američka obitelj više nikad neće biti ista...
A small-town beauty queen and an unlicensed mortician set out across the Texas plains on a journey of self-discovery.
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
Marjaleena, Miss Finland's 2nd princess from decades ago, runs a bar on the Spanish sunny coast with her son Vili and her retired sidekick Mikko. Their carefree lives are cut short when the trio learns that Marjaleena's ex-husband Mato is about to be released from prison after a long sentence. Mato plans to retire to the sunshine coast to enjoy the spoils of robbery with his new lover and drive Marjaleena, Mikko and Vili out of their bar. But that's no good for the betrayed trio, who want their share of the millions.
A Bristol typist joins the world of beauty contests.
A journalistic investigation, built not on rumors and assumptions, but on direct evidence, revealing the true mechanisms of podium coronations. Hidden camera footage of negotiations with the owners of the largest national beauty contests and an attempt to answer the question of why these people are not yet in prison. Famous people on the jury are not a guarantee of fair judging. Irrefutable evidence of the corruption of the so-called “stars” who elect the next Miss and Mrs. The collection and subsequent theft of funds for charity is a side business of the owners of fraudulent shows. What actually awaits the titled Misses after purchasing the prize? And what do children's beauty pageants turn out to be like for young participants?