Beautiful (film)

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Beautiful
Directed by	Sally Field
Starring	Minnie Driver Joey Lauren Adams Kathleen Turner
Release date(s)	2000
Running time	112 min.
Country	U.S.A.
Language	English
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Beautiful is a 2000 American film directed by Sally Field, starring Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams, Hallie Kate Eisenberg and Kathleen Turner. The plot is based around becoming Miss America and the sacrifices needed for this.

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot

Mona Hibbard (Driver) is a selfish, unlikable young woman from a troubled home who has one overarching goal: to become the winner of the Miss American Miss pageant. Unfortunately for Mona, women with children are not eligible for the crown, and she has a young daughter (Eisenberg), but her best friend Ruby Stilwell (Adams) selflessly agrees to raise Vanessa as her own daughter. As Mona gets closer to winning the title, she has to come to terms with her troubled past, her thoughtless present, the fact that Vanessa is starting to clue in to her true parentage, and an ambitious reporter (Leslie Stefanson) who is thrilled at the prospect of becoming a TV star by humiliating the despised Mona. On many levels...can Mona emerge as a winner?

[edit] Cast

Minnie Driver as Mona Hibbard aka Miss Illinois
Joey Lauren Adams as Ruby Stilwell
Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Vanessa
Kathleen Turner as Verna Chickle
Leslie Stefanson as Joyce Parkins
Bridgette Wilson as Miss Texas aka Lorna Larkin (former Miss Teen USA 1990)
Kathleen Robertson as Miss Tennessee aka Wanda Love
Michael McKean as Lance DeSalvo
Gary Collins as Miss America Pagent Host
Linda Hart as Nebra Hibbard
Chuti Tiu as Miss Hawaii (former Miss Illinois 1994)
Ali Landry as outgoing titleholder Belindy Lindbrook (former Miss USA 1996)
Jessica Collins as Miss Lawrenceville, first runner at Miss Illinois (former Miss New York Teen USA 1988)

[edit] References

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