Táta Richard (Greg Kinnear) se zoufale snaží prodat svůj motivační program, jak se stát úspěšným…bez jakéhokoliv úspěchu. Matka a “strážkyně cti” Sheryl (Toni Collette) je pro svou výstřední rodinu oporou a teď má navíc na krku i svého bratra v depresích (Steve Carell), kterého právě propustili z nemocnice poté, co dostal košem. A pak tu jsou také Hooverovic mladí – sedmiletá Olive (Abigail Breslin), jež touží stát se královnou krásy a Nietzscheho obdivovatel Dwayne (Paul Dano) - teenager, který se momentálně nachází ve fázi hlubokého mlčení. Třešničkou na rodinném dortu je sprostý dědeček (Alan Arkin), jenž byl kvůli nevychovanosti nedávno vyhozen z domova důchodců. Když ale Olive dostane příležitost zúčastnit se jako soutěžící prestižní soutěže “Malá Miss Sunshine” v daleké Kalifornii, rodina se jako jeden muž naskládá do staré rezavějící dodávky Volkswagen a vydává se na dalekou cestu. Jejich podpora bude mít skutečně legrační důsledky.
A young man seeking his sexual identity decides to take part in the Miss France beauty pageant.
The winner of the Miss World Virginity contest marries, escapes from her masochistic husband and ends up involved in a world of debauchery.
Criminals hijack an airplane carrying five beauty contest finalists, but unknowingly they've also kidnapped a government agent carrying a dangerous virus that is to be used in bacterial warfare.
Lily absolvuje střední školu v Orange County jako jednička celé třídy. A má svů "Lily plán". Stane se mozkovou chirurgyní jako její otec. Její přítel Karim bude ropným inženýrem. Vezmou se, porodí mu spoustu dětí a budou žít šťastně až do smrti. Její plán se však hroutí, když Karim uteče s Reshmou, vítězkou soutěže krásy Miss Indie. Lily nemíní podlehnout smutku, ani prohrát. Rozhodne se, že sama zaútočí na první stupínek soutěže a stane se novou Miss Indie.
Documentary about British artist Andrew Logan as he attempts to put on the 2009 edition of his Alternative Miss World. The film also presents a history of the contest (which has run eccentrically since 1972) which was set up firstly as an excuse to have a good party, but has grown into a celebration of alternative lifestyles and sexualities. The documentary mixes archive footage, animated inserts, with talking head interviews and a fly-on-the-wall look at the organisation of the 2009 event
It is the small clues in the brightly-coloured and fast-paced film Mis that explain why the Miss Shishi elections come to nothing for Lydia. The ladies' toilets are a fitting stage for the taut world of a Miss election.
During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.
What happens if a regular housewife picks up in a local beauty contest - and wins? How will it be when the husband forbids her to go to the finals in Mallorca - but she is going anyway?
Every year since 2011, a unique beauty contest has been taking place in Haifa. The contestants are female survivors of the Holocaust. In the midst of this flashy spectacle, their personal traumas remain as deep as ever. There are many things about this contest that are controversial: it is organized by the right Zionist organization, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, and the dubious contest itself rises the public indignation of various speakers, including other survivors.
The American Royalty docuseries showcases an in-depth perspective of the Miss America Pageant. Experience the hundred year history, influence, controversy, and evolution of this iconic institution.
An adaptation of the short story with the same name by Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge.
Documentary about the subculture of child beauty pageants (usually restricted to girls no older than 5), showing the lengths to which some parents will go to ensure that their children win these pageants...
A filmed record of the 1978 "Alternative Miss World" beauty pageant held in a circus tent on Clapham Common in South London.