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Kim: THIS WEEK'S PAGEANT IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON SPEAKING SKILLS.
GO, ANSLEE.
COME ON.
WE MIGHT HAVE SOME TOUGH COMPETITION TODAY.
WHO? ANSLEE SURE AIN'T ONE OF THEM.
[ SNIFFLES ] I HAVE NO SELF-CONFIDENCE ANYMORE.
THIS IS E.J.
I MET E.J. AT A LOCAL BOOKSTORE.
E.J. HAS NEVER BEEN IN PAGEANTS BEFORE IN HER ENTIRE LIFE.
SHE'S KIND OF LIKE ME. SHE DON'T REALLY BELONG IN A PAGEANT DRESS.
Kim: I WILL TAKE YOU OVER THE TOP. I'M GONNA MAKE YOU SO EXQUISITE.
OH, NO.
...HER MAMA NEVER LET HER WEAR MAKEUP.
OH, I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
ELIZABETH, TRUST ME.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
YOU KNOW, MOM DOES NOT WANT THIS.
HER MOM'S GONNA LOVE IT.
I'VE DONE FULL MAKEUP ON HER.
YOU DID WHAT?!
- I'M KIM GRAVEL,
THE NUMBER ONE PAGEANT COACH
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
I WAS ONCE WHAT YOU MIGHT CALL AN UGLY DUCKLING.
AND, HONEY, THAT AIN'T ME.
THAT'S ME.
WITH HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION,
THAT UGLY DUCKLING BECAME ONE OF THE YOUNGEST MISS GEORGIAS
IN THE PAGEANT'S HISTORY.
NOW I'M LOOKING TO TURN A COUNTRY GIRL LIKE MYSELF
INTO THE NEXT COUNTRY QUEEN.
- OH!
[girls scream]
- AND I LOVE A CHALLENGE.
- ♪ BREAK IT DOWN WITH KIM OF QUEENS ♪
♪ BREAK IT DOWN WITH KIM OF QUEENS ♪
♪♪
WE ARE COMPETING IN HIGHER-LEVEL PAGEANTS NOW.
WE'RE ALL GROWING.
BUT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL
WITH PERSONALITY, WITH CONFIDENCE.
THESE INTERVIEWS AND ONSTAGE QUESTIONS,
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO WIN YOU THE PAGEANT.
THIS WEEK'S PAGEANT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE ALL OF MY GIRLS ARE COMPETING.
IT'S THE PERSONALITY, THE ENERGY, THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL.
ALTHOUGH EVERYBODY'S ENTERED IN THIS PAGEANT,
JUDGES EXPECT A LOT MORE FROM THE OLDER GIRLS, SO THE PRESSURE IS ON.
ANSLEE HAS WON
MOST OF THE PAGEANTS THAT SHE HAS ENTERED.
BUT NOW THAT SHE'S OLDER, IT'S MORE PRESSURE,
AND SHE'S STRUGGLING.
♪ HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT ♪
I CAN'T.
WHAT'S GOING ON? TALK TO ME.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. I'M NOT READY FOR TALENT.
I AM SO WORRIED ABOUT ANSLEE 'CAUSE, GOD LOVER HER,
SHE CHOKES -- THAT'S MY CHOKER.
WHAT LIFE LESSONS CAN YOU LEARN
FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS?
I DON'T REALLY GO OUTDOORS.
IF YOU DID, WHAT WOULD YOU LEARN?
OH, LORD.
LET'S FACE IT.
ALL THAT MOST PEOPLE SEE ABOUT THE BEAUTY PAGEANT WORLD
ARE THESE HORRIFYING ONLINE CLIPS OF THESE GIRLS
WHO HAVE SCREWED UP THEIR ONSTAGE INTERVIEWS.
MY MISSION IN LIFE IS TO TEACH THESE GIRLS
HOW TO SPEAK ARTICULATELY
WHILE LETTING THEIR PERSONALITY SHINE THROUGH.
I HAVE A BETTER QUESTION.
WHAT GETS ON YOUR NERVES ABOUT ME?
YOU'RE ALWAYS TOUGH ON ME -- I KNOW I'M THE OLDEST,
BUT I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT LETS ME DOWN.
LIKE, THESE PAST FEW PAGEANTS,
IT'S BRINGING MY SELF-CONFIDENCE DOWN A LOT
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING RIGHT.
ANSLEE'S SELF-ESTEEM HOLDS HER BACK
AND SHE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESERVED,
SOMETIMES VERY HESITANT,
AND SOMETIMES SHE'LL COME ACROSS VERY SHY.
THAT IS NOT GOING TO GO WELL ONSTAGE.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN DOING.
OH, HO-HO.
YOU'VE BEEN DOING EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN DOING.
ALL RIGHT.
IT TOOK YOU THROUGH THE YOUNG PAGEANTS,
BUT NOW YOU'RE GOING TO THE MISS GEORGIA AND MISS TEEN GEORGIA ROUTE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE.
OKAY.
YOU CAN DO IT. BUT YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO ME, OKAY?
ANSLEE'S VERY COMFORTABLE WALKING IN HEELS
AND AN EVENING GOWN AND LOOKING REAL PRETTY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
I WANT TO SEE PERSONALITY.
I'M LOOKING FOR A PERSON THAT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY.
EVERYBODY, THIS IS E.J.
HI, PEOPLE.
E.J. IS OUR NEW PAGEANT TRAINEE.
I'M LIKE, "OKAY, WELL,
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT COMPETING AGAINST HER THIS WEEK."
SHE'S KIND OF LIKE ME. SHE DON'T REALLY BELONG IN A PAGEANT DRESS.
I SAW E.J. AND I KNEW, HMM.
[ LAUGHS ]
I MET E.J. AT A LOCAL BOOKSTORE.
I SAW THAT SHE WAS A SHARP KID
AND COULD HOLD AN INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION.
I INVITED E.J. TO THE PAGEANT PLACE TODAY TO TRAIN WITH MY PAGEANT PROS.
WHAT MAKES YOU THE MOST AFRAID
ABOUT DOING PAGEANTS WITH THESE GIRLS?
I'M NOT REALLY AFRAID.
I THINK IT'S MORE I DON'T WANT TO OUTSHINE THEM
AND, LIKE, MAKE THEM FEEL BAD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I WALK INTO THIS PAGEANT PLACE,
AND I JUST SEE A HEAD FULL OF BLONDES
AND THEY'RE THIN, AND THERE WAS A TINY GIRL
WHO HAD EYELASHES THAT WERE TOO BIG FOR HER FACE.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS -- I THINK SHE WAS COUNTRY.
AND THEN THERE WAS THIS TALL, ROBOTIC GIRL, AND I'M LIKE,
"YAY, I GET TO STAND OUT." [ CHUCKLES ]
IF YOU ASK ME A QUESTION, I HAVE TO ANSWER HONESTLY.
SNAP.
Elizabeth: E.J. JUST LOVES EXPERIENCING NEW THINGS.
SHE HAS MADE UP HER MIND TO DO A PAGEANT.
SHE CAUGHT ME WAY BY SURPRISE WITH THAT ONE.
Kim: E.J., YOU GOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
LISTEN, E.J. IS NOT THE TRADITIONAL BEAUTY.
SHE'S A LITTLE UNKEMPT.
BUT I LIKE HER BECAUSE SHE HAS A BRAIN.
SHE CAN THINK.
THAT, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH.
ADDISON.
20 SECONDS, GO. SELL ME ON YOU.
HI, Y'ALL. MY NAME'S ADDISON.
I LIKE TO DANCE, HUNT, FISH,
RIDE 4-WHEELERS, AND SHOOT A SHOTGUN.
I AM VERY BUBBLY AND FUN AND I CAN ALWAYS MAKE YOU LAUGH.
CAN WE GET OTHER HOBBIES THAN JUST OUTDOORS?
BUT I DON'T DO -- I DON'T READ.
E.J.: WHAT?
DID SHE JUST SAY SHE DOESN'T READ?
AND I'M ALL LIKE, "DID SHE JUST SAY THAT?"
I'M LOVING THIS. JUST EVERYBODY --
Y'ALL HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. E.J., COME HERE.
YOU DON'T LIKE TO READ.
IT'S BORING.
NO.
READING MAKES YOU SMARTER.
FISHING MAKES YOU SMARTER.
YOU GET TO LEARN HOW MUCH IT WEIGHS,
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, WHAT COLOR IT IS.
AND WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM READING?
E.J.: READING CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO FISH,
HOW TO HIKE, YOU LEARN VOCABULARY.
FOR ONCE, I SAW ADDISON CHALLENGED.
I SAW ADDISON THINK,
"I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A PERSONALITY HERE."
ONE DAY WHEN THE WORLD COMES TO AN END,
YOU'RE GONNA NEED OUTDOORS TO SURVIVE -- YOU'RE GONNA NEED
CLOTHES FROM A BUFFALO, FOOD FROM A TREE,
COTTON FROM A SHEEP.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA LEARN TO MAKE ALL THAT STUFF
IF YOU'VE NEVER READ A BOOK ON HOW TO MAKE CLOTHES FROM A SHEEP?
'CAUSE IF YOU WENT TO SCHOOL, YOU WOULD LEARN IT. NATIVE AMERICANS DID THAT.
Lee: I WOULDN'T SAY E.J. IS A PAGEANT GIRL.
MAYBE A LIBRARIAN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, ADDISON,
YOU COULD LEARN FROM E.J.?
THAT READING MIGHT HELP YOU IN LIFE.
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM ADDISON?
THAT BEING AN OUTDOORS PERSON MAY HELP YOU.
WELCOME TO PERSONALITY.
Elizabeth: AWESOME JOB, KIDS.
I WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY.
I'M SO PROUD OF SEEING E.J. FIGHT FOR WHAT SHE BELIEVES IN.
SO, I THINK THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN LAID DOWN
ABOUT PERSONALITY AND ABOUT CONFIDENCE.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING -- HE WAY YOU BUILD YOUR CONFIDENCE
IS DOING THINGS YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
SOMETIMES YOU FAIL, AND THAT'S OKAY,
BUT YOU GOT TO DO IT LIKE YOU'VE DONE IT ALL YOUR LIFE.
AND IF YOU FAIL, YOU STILL LEARN.
IF YOU DON'T TRY, YOU LOSE.
♪♪
COLOR'S IMPORTANT, STYLE'S IMPORTANT,
I LOVE BLUE.
SO, ALLISYN AND I HAVE TO COME UP WITH
A SHORT, CUTE LITTLE DRESS FOR E.J.
E.J.: HEY!
WHAT'S UP, E.J.?
I HAVE TO BE MORE HANDS-ON WITH MY NEW GIRLS
BECAUSE THIS WORLD IS NEW TO THEM.
WITH MY PROS, THE MOMS KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THIS IS THE DRESS SHOP OF ALL DRESS SHOPS, RIGHT?
EVERYTHING YOU COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE FOR PAGEANTS
IS IN THIS PLACE.
Elizabeth: I WAS LIKE, "OH, MY GOD."
I DON'T WANT MY DAUGHTER LOOKING LIKE SHE'S 25.
RED.
GOT TO LOVE IT. WINNER'S COLOR.
E.J. MIGHT NOT PHYSICALLY HAVE THE IDEAL PAGEANT BODY
OR WHAT YOU WOULD THINK WOULD BE IDEAL.
HALLELUJAH, I JUST WON.
PEOPLE THINK PAGEANTS ARE ALL ABOUT LOOKS,
BUT THAT CANNOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH.
I MEAN, MY GOD, LOOK AT ME.
I'M GONNA TRIP OVER THIS ONE.
I'VE BEEN DOING PAGEANTS IN MY HEAD
SINCE I WAS LIKE 5.
I SAW THIS, LIKE, PRINCESS MOVIE,
AND I'M LIKE, "I WONDER IF I CAN DO IT."
THAT DRESS IS UGLY WITH A CAPITAL "U."
THIS IS A PROCESS, RIGHT?
I DON'T THINK ELIZABETH UNDERSTANDS WHAT THIS IS GONNA TAKE.
MOMMY, THIS IS A STRIPPER DRESS.
I DON'T LIKE IT!
NO! NO!
Kim: TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
I'M SHOCKED ALLISYN DIDN'T WALK OUT WITH THAT DRESS
'CAUSE THAT WAS A HOOCHIE-CATOOCHIE NUMBER
THAT ALLISYN WOULD PUT ON, I'M TELLING YOU.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO BACK ON IN AND TRY SOMETHING ELSE ON.
OH, NO.
I DON'T EVEN THINK I WANT TO SEE ANOTHER ONE.
EVERY GIRL DESERVES TO LOOK LIKE A BEAUTY QUEEN,
AND I KNOW E.J. WILL GET THERE AS SOON AS I'M DONE WITH HER TRANSFORMATION.
EEEW.
THIS CHILD'S SHOULDERS SHOULD BE SHOWN.
I DON'T. IT NEEDS TO BE COVERED UP.
LISTEN. I'M TELLING Y'ALL. I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I DON'T WANT HER TO LOOK LIKE AN ADULT, LIKE SHE'S TOO GROWN.
BUT ELIZABETH, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
SO?
Elizabeth: KIM ASSURED ME SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS DOING.
I HAVE YET TO PUT TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN HER.
YOU AIN'T GOT NO KIDS. THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
I GOT KIDS! I GOT A SON 4 AND A SON 6.
4- AND 6-YEAR-OLD BOYS.
YOU DON'T HAVE A 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
I DO NOW.
♪♪
THAT'S REALLY GOOD OF HANNAH.
I LOVE THAT.
SHE'S JUST PHOTOGENIC.
SHE IS.
PART OF THE JOB AT THE PAGEANT PLACE IS TO REVIEW PHOTOS.
IF SHE WOULD HAVE THE SAME KIND OF ATTITUDE
AND PERSONALITY THAT MATCHED THIS PICTURE,
IT'S COMING.
WE LOOK TO SEE WHOSE PICTURES NEED TO BE UPDATED.
[ GASPS ] I LOVE IT.
AND OUR EYES.
I LIKE IT BECAUSE, SEE, I'M HIDDEN.
YOU KNOW HOW BUSINESSES RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS,
THEY'LL YOU A LITTLE CARD.
IT'S GOT THEIR PICTURE ON IT.
WE SHOULD -- NO, NO, NO, NO.
WE SHOULD DO A PAGEANT PLACE HOLIDAY CARD.
OH, MY GOD. PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO PERSONALITY RELATE WITH THAT.
PEOPLE WANT TO SEE PICTURES OF THEIR CHILDREN, NOT US.
IT'S A BUSINESS CARD, THOUGH.
KIM IS ALWAYS QUESTIONING MY IDEAS.
AND I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, "I'M GONNA PROVE MYSELF THIS TIME."
GIVE ME 30 MINUTES OF YOUR TIME AND I PROMISE I'LL SET IT ALL UP.
IF YOU DO THAT, I'LL DO IT. I CAN'T DO NOTHING,
Kim: ALLISYN HAS GOT GREAT INTENTIONS,
BUT IF I LISTEN TO EVERY HAREBRAINED, CRACKED-OUT,
WHACKED-OUT, WHACK-A-DOO THING THAT SHE'S GOT GOING ON,
I'D BE OUT OF BUSINESS, Y'ALL.
YOU WENT AND BOUGHT THE CAMO WEAR. WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING IT?
I TRUSTED YOU, AND Y'ALL COME BACK
WITH ONE DRESS THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
SHE CAN'T HELP SHE AIN'T GOT NO TASTE.
THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN GO OUT THERE
[ LAUGHS ]
SHOULD WE DO IT TO SHUT HER UP?
EVERYTHING?
I CAN JUST SHOW UP AND SMILE?
AND TAKE THE PICTURE AND SMILE. THAT'S IT.
PROMISE. GIRL SCOUTS' HONOR.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NICE HOLIDAY CARD,
AND THEY'RE GONNA SAY, "KIM,
I LOVE THAT HOLIDAY CARD THE PAGEANT PLACE DID,"
AND THEN I HAVE REDEEMED MYSELF.
♪♪
WELL, HEY, Y'ALL!
HI.
BET YOU'RE WONDERING WHY WE'RE OUT HERE?
All: YES.
WE'RE DOING THE SHUCK AND JIVE.
IT'S AN OLD-SCHOOL EXERCISE.
IT IS LEARNING HOW TO TALK TO PEOPLE
AND HOLD THEIR ATTENTION FOR A SOLID MINUTE.
WHEN YOU ARE IN FRONT OF JUDGES,
YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO TELL WHO YOU ARE
AND PROMOTE YOURSELF.
YOU NEED TO FIND ALL YOU CAN ABOUT THEM,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY NEED TO KNOW ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.
AT THE TIME, YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO WATCH AND READ BODY LANGUAGE
AND DRAW THOSE JUDGES IN AND BULL-JIVE THEM
TO GET WHAT YOU WANT, WHICH IS THE CROWN, BABY.
TOTAL STRANGERS. I DON'T WANT YOU KNOWING THEM.
I DON'T WANT MAMA HELPING YOU AT ALL.
THIS IS AN EXERCISE FOR YOU GIRLS.
I'M GONNA TEACH YOU GIRLS HOW TO COMMUNICATE IF IT KILLS ME.
WE CAN'T GIVE THEM TIPS OR NOTHING?
NO TIPS. THE TIP IS OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND LET THE WORDS FLY OUT.
YOU WANT TO BECOME MISS GEORGIA, YOU GOT TO BE ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE.
IN THIS PARTICULAR EXERCISE, YOU WILL LEARN
HOW TO CONVINCE OTHERS TO LIKE YOU THAT AREN'T LIKE YOU.
BECAUSE IN THE PAST, THESE GIRLS
COULDN'T TALK THEIR WAY OUT OF A PAPER BAG.
WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY IN HELPING IMPLEMENT WORLD PEACE
IN THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES?
I WOULD HELP LITTLE KIDS...
I WOULD JUST HELP.
HERE SHE GO. HERE SHE GO.
UH, SURE.
BE AGGRESSIVE. B-E AGGRESSIVE.
I AM TRAINING FOR A, LIKE, PAGEANT.
Allisyn: OH, I'M NERVOUS.
YOU KNOW, THE GIRL'S ACTING LIKE, "LET ME GO. LET ME GO."
HOLD HER ATTENTION, MARAH.
GET CLOSER TO HER, MARAH! GO!
GO! GO! GO!
COME ON! DON'T GIVE UP, MARAH!
GO! GO!
GO!
GET ON HER NOW! GO!
Both: GO! GO! GO!
OH, MY GOD.
SHUCK AND JIVE, EEJ.
E.J.'s A NEW CLIENT,
Kim: SO I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH E.J.
I KNOW SHE'S SMART. I KNOW SHE CAN TALK.
BUT LET'S SEE HOW SHE CAN TALK TO STRANGERS.
HI, THERE.
HI, E.J.
OHH!
HAND -- OH, OH. IS SHE WALKING BACKWARDS?
OH!
I'M 13 YEARS OLD AND I'M GONNA BE IN A PAGEANT.
Elizabeth: SHE GOT HIS ATTENTION FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
Woman: THEY STOPPED.
E.J.: WHERE ARE YOU OFF TO?
I AM ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK.
LOOK AT HER SMILING. I SEE HER. I SEE HER SMILING!
SHE'S GATHERING AN AUDIENCE. LOOK AT THE CHICK BEHIND THEM GATHERING AROUND.
Woman: E.J. WASN'T AFRAID.
OH, NO. NEVER, NEVER.
I WAS JUST SCARED THAT THEY WERE GONNA BE AFRAID OF HER.
OKAY.
THIS IS NOT A SHOCKER TO ME.
I FIGURED THIS.
I'M SHOCKED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THEM ENGAGING.
E.J., EXCELLENT BODY LANGUAGE.
WHEN YOU DO OUTFIT OF CHOICE,
I WANT YOU TO STEP OUT JUST LIKE YOU STEPPED OUT THERE
WITH HAND OUT, PERSONALITY, LIKE, "HELLO."
THAT IS WHAT'S GONNA GET YOU THE POINTS, I'M TELLING YOU.
PROUD OF YOU.
OKAY.
Kim: ALL RIGHT, ADDY.
Kim: I KNEW ADDISON WAS GONNA NAIL THIS EXERCISE.
THIS KID'S GOT THIS -- HANDS DOWN
CAN TALK TO ANYBODY ANYTIME ANYWHERE ABOUT ANYTHING.
MY NAME'S ADDISON.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
KATHY?
YOU GOT TO GO? PLEASE DON'T GO!
Kim: SHE'S CHASING HER!
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, HOW COULD YOU WALK AWAY FROM SOME KID SAYING THAT TO YOU?
OH, OH. SHE'S GOING IN.
Elizabeth: OH, ADDISON'S GOING OVER THERE.
AND SHE'S WALKING ON THE GRASS!
Woman: CAN SHE NOT READ?
Addison: MISS KATHY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.
Kim: OH, MY GOD.
PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I'M DOING A SHUCK AND JIVE THING FOR A PAGEANT.
OH, MY GOSH!
SHE GONNA CALL THE COPS ON ADDISON.
Elizabeth: LEAVE THE LADY ALONE!
THE POOR GIRL'S ON HER LUNCH BREAK.
NOW ADDY'S GOT A 'TUDE. SHE'S GOT A 'TUDE.
SHE CAN HAVE A 'TUDE. REJECTION BUILDS CHARACTER.
ADDISON, YOU'VE GOT GREAT CONFIDENCE
AND GREAT SECURITY AND GREAT AGGRESSIVENESS,
BUT THE WOMAN WAS RUNNING FROM YOU OUT OF THE PARK.
YOU RAN HER OUT THE PARK.
YOU'VE GOT TO LEARN HOW TO CONTROL
YOUR PERSONALITY SOMETIMES -- YOU COME ON REAL STRONG.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT IN INTERVIEWS. YOU'RE GOING IN, "HEY, Y'ALL!"
CAN I GO MEET THAT MAN?
CAN I RUN HIM DOWN?
YOU DID GOOD.
BUT WE GOT A LOT TO WORK ON.
Lee: I'M A LITTLE SCARED.
IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I WANT ANSLEE TO BE MORE LIKE ME --
MORE TALKATIVE, MORE OUTGOING.
[ SIGHS ]
Kim: WHAT I'M TRYING TO TEACH ANSLEE IS
HER VALUE AND WHO SHE IS RESTS ONLY WITHIN HERSELF,
NOT IN THE CROWN
THAT IS MADE FROM CHEAP METAL AND FAKE RHINESTONES.
OH, GOD. HERE'S A SLEW OF PEOPLE.
OH, THERE'S A GAGGLE. SEE WHAT SHE'S GONNA DO.
DON'T LOOK AT ME FOR YOUR ANSWER, ROBOT.
THE GOAL IS NOT THE CROWN.
THE CROWN IS JUST A RESULT OF REACHING THE GOAL,
WHICH IS FINDING YOURSELF.
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?
Woman: DO WE HAVE A MINUTE? WHY?
I'M ANSLEE AND I'M ON A PAGEANT.
LOOK, SHE'S TALKING TO THE KID, TOO.
DOUBLE DUTY. DOUBLE DUTY.
I HAVE BEEN DOING PAGEANTS FOR SEVEN YEARS.
AND I HAVE BEEN TO MISS GEORGIA,
YOU KNOW, THE APPRENTICE PROGRAM.
I'VE NEVER SEEN HER MOUTH MOVE THAT FAST IN MY LIFE,
OR STAND WITH -- LOOKIT, CROSSED LEGS.
AND COMFORTABLE.
OH, SHE DID A HAIR TOSS.
THEY ARE SOLD. I AM SO IMPRESSED.
I'M SOLD. I AM, TOO.
SHE IS DOING FANTASTIC.
MY DREAM IS TO OWN A BAKERY AND BE A CULINARY ARTIST.
SO...
SOUNDS LIKE YOUR GRANDMA, HUH?
DOES HIS GRANDMA LIKE TO COOK?
SHE LOVES TO COOK AND BAKE, YES.
Kim: RIGHT. ME TOO.
THE ONE PERSON THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD NOT HAVE THIS.
SISTER GOT IT.
YOU'RE REALLY CUTE. I HOPE YOU WIN. I HOPE YOU GO FAR.
I HOPE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.
Allisyn: OH, MY GOSH.
WHOO!
ALL RIGHT.
CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT,
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT A PERSON OF A LOT OF WORDS.
AAH!
ANSLEE, I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU TALK THAT MUCH
UNLESS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR BOYFRIEND.
WHEN ANSLEE WALKED TO THE WINDOW
AND LOOKED ME IN MY EYES, I SAW SUCH PRIDE IN HER.
I SAW SUCH CONFIDENCE.
A LITTLE, YEAH. A LITTLE.
WELL, HOW DID YOU BREAK THROUGH THAT?
YOU'VE TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO CHANGE
AND STOP DOING THE SAME THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING,
SO I'M GONNA CHANGE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL WALKING BACK ACROSS THE STREET
COMPLETING THIS AND FINISHING WELL?
I FEEL PROUD OF MYSELF.
I WANTED THEM TO PUSH PAST THE FEAR --
THE FEAR OF PERFORMANCE.
AND LOOK AT ANSLEE. SHE CAME OUT ON TOP.
IF SHE COULD ONLY DO THAT ONSTAGE.
THIS EXERCISE RIGHT HERE WILL AFFECT YOUR PAGEANT PERFORMANCE.
I PROMISE YOU. IT'S CONFIDENCE.
THE JUDGES WILL LOVE IT.
THANK YOU.
MM-HMM. THANK YOU.
WAY TO SHUCK AND JIVE, GIRL. WAY TO SHUCK AND JIVE.
THANK YOU. [ CHUCKLES ]
WE'V
♪♪
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS HAS TO DO WITH PAGEANTRY,
BUT OKAY.
REMEMBER OUR BUSINESS HOLIDAY CARD.
WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY CARD,
WHAT KIM AND I COULD ENVISION WOULD BE, LIKE,
SOMETHING WITH GLITZ AND GLAMOUR.
YOU KNOW, RHINESTONES AND BEAUTIFUL EARRINGS.
ALLISYN!
[ LAUGHS ]
MOM.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS RIDONKULOUS.
WHY HAVE YOU GOT THE BEST BOX? THIS BOX MAKES ME LOOK BOXY.
KIM SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE
THAT SOMETIMES TO GET OUTSIDE THE BOX,
YOU GOT TO GET BACK IN THE BOX.
ALLISYN, THERE'S SOMETHING
SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH YOUR BRAIN
THAT YOU COME UP WITH THIS MESS.
MOM, NOW, I WANT YOU TO HOLD THAT RIGHT THERE IN FRONT.
Jo: I'M SWEATING!
I PEED ALL OVER MYSELF.
IT'S RUNNING DOWN MY LEG.
OH! [ LAUGHS ]
SO, BY THEIR REACTION, I'M FEELING THAT
THEY WERE NOT INTO THE WHOLE THEME OF THE HOLIDAY CARD.
IT'S GOING. HERE IT COMES.
WHOO!
NO, Y'ALL! I'M NOT IN THE PICTURE!
WE'RE MISSING A WHOLE HALF OF THE PAGEANT PLACE.
WHAT HALF?
THE RIGHT HALF IS MISSING -- TRUST. I'M DONE.
KIM, NO! YOU SAID 30 MINUTES. IT'S BEEN 25.
I'M DONE. I'M OUT.
ALL RIGHT, THIS IS THE LAST THING BEFORE THE PAGEANT.
THIS IS WHERE THE HAIR GOES IN AND THE MAGIC BEGINS.
TODAY'S PAGEANT DAY -- FIRST STOP IS AT THE HAIR SALON
TO WEAVE SOME HAIR ON E.J.
THIS IS DINITRA, AND SHE IS GONNA BE
WORKING THE MAGIC ON THIS.
NO, MA'AM.
WHY?
I KNOW. 'CAUSE IT'S MY BABY.
I DON'T MIND BEING MADE OVER, BUT E.J. IS 13 YEARS OLD.
I'M THINKING, E.J.'s HAT IS SHINY WITH THE SEQUINS.
WHY CAN'T SHE JUST WEAR THE HAT IN THE PAGEANT?
I'M TRYING TO GET HER TO GO FROM BOOKWORM
TO A YOUNG WOMAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE HERSELF
AND PUT THE OUTSIDE TOGETHER -- SHE GOT THE INSIDE.
LIKE, PAGEANT GIRL BOOKWORM-TYPE THING?
A PAGEANT GIRL BOOKWORM. I LIKE THAT.
NORMALLY I WORK ON THESE GIRLS FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
E.J. I'M WORKING FROM THE OUTSIDE IN.
WE'RE JUST GONNA PRETTY MUCH
GIVE HER AN AWESOME, SASSY, AGE-APPROPRIATE
WITH A LITTLE FLAIR LOOK.
SO, WE'RE GONNA MAKE MOM AND KIM
[ CHUCKLES ] THANK YOU.
I'M THINKING ABOUT GOING AHEAD
AND BRAIDING IN SOME EXTENSIONS.
IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE PRETTY, FLOWY,
PRESSED-OUT, NATURAL HAIR.
WELL, LET'S GO AND GET IT WASHED UP.
LET'S GET STARTED 'CAUSE I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE THIS.
AND WE'RE ON A TIGHT TIME SCHEDULE.
WATER IS SO COLD.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE NOT FULLY VESTED
THAT I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
WELL...
YES.
...IS ALL THE HEAVY MAKEUP, THE EYELASHES.
AND TO ME, SOMETIMES, PAGEANTRY IS A LITTLE BIT...
PHONY OR IS A LITTLE --
IT'S PRETENSE.
OKAY.
THE PAGEANT PLACE IS NOTHING LIKE THAT.
I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING THE TYPICAL.
YEAH.
RIGHT. OF COURSE.
IN MY OPINION, YOU'VE PUSHED E.J.
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
I WANT TO BREAK HER OPEN.
THE SOUTHERN GRACE PAGEANT, IT'S A VERY PRESTIGIOUS TITLE
AND I KNEW THERE WAS GONNA BE A LOT OF COMPETITION.
FOR ALL MY GIRLS, THIS IS GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER-ONE MISSION TODAY?
SHOW MY PERSONALITY.
SPEAK LOUDER.
IF YOU GET ONSTAGE ON YOUR ONSTAGE INTRODUCTION
AND YOU STOP FOR ONE SECOND, I'M GONNA BE VERY DISAPPOINTED.
QUIT WIGGLING. STAND UP STRAIGHT.
WELL, YOU CAN WAIT A MINUTE.
WHEN I GET THROUGH TALKING TO YOU, THEN YOU MAY USE THE RESTROOM.
ONE OUNCE OF ATTITUDE AND YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU HAD NONE.
YES, MA'AM.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME TOUGH COMPETITION TODAY.
WHO? ANSLEE SURE AIN'T ONE OF THEM.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST HER LAST TIME.
SHE STILL THINKS SHE'S GONNA WIN EVERY TIME, BUT SHE DON'T.
SHE DOES HAVE A PRETTY SMILE ONSTAGE.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
LOOK AT MY MONEY-MAKER. THEN LOOK AT WHATEVER SHE IS.
ADDISON.
SHE'S THE LAST BIT OF MY WORRIES.
MNH-MNH-MNH. DON'T BE GOING AND GETTING ALL COCKY.
CONFIDENT, NOT COCKY.
[ Singsong voice ] I AM LIKING WHERE THIS IS GOING.
[ Normal voice ] YOU'RE LOOKING MORE GLAMOROUS.
E.J.: I CAN'T TELL WHICH IS MY HAIR AND WHAT'S NOT.
Elizabeth: THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
IT NEEDS TO BE BE-WEAVABLE, GUYS.
DID YOU SAY BE-WEAVABLE?
Kim: BE-WEAVABLE!
I KNOW.
WHEN I GET HER LASHES ON AND HER CONTOURING --
EYELASHES.
FALSE EYELASHES.
OH, I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.
YES.
I THINK HER EYELASHES ARE FINE THE WAY THEY ARE.
NO, WE GOT TO HAVE FULL-ON LASHES, THE CONTOUR OF THE CHEEKS.
SHE WILL NOT.
ELIZABETH, TRUST ME.
ELIZABETH HAD NEVER LET HER WEAR MAKEUP
OR SHE'S NEVER WORN HEELS OR DRESSES.
I NEED YOU TO TRUST ME THAT I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR E.J.
SO, I KNEW THAT WAS GONNA BE CHALLENGING,
'CAUSE MAMA HAD NEVER SEEN E.J. LIKE THAT.
BUT I COULD SEE IT.
I NEED YOU TO TRUST ME
THAT I KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THIS PAGEANT.
YOU ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
RIGHT NOW SHE'S OUR DAUGHTER.
I DON'T SEE YOU SHARING MY STRETCH MARKS.
OH, LORD, HAVE MERCY.
NO MAKEUP. MNH-MNH.
E.J.: YES, MA'AM.
OH, MY GOSH.
IT IS SO PRETTY. YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB.
DI, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
I LOVE THE LENGTH. I LOVE THE CURL.
I LOVE THE PART. I LOVE WHAT IT SAYS.
IT'S TRADITIONAL. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S PAGEANT. LOVE IT!
E.J.'s HAIR IS AWESOME, NOW I JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT I CAN DO WITH MAKEUP ON THIS CHILD
WITHOUT HER MOM FLIPPING OUT.
♪
PAGEANT DAY IS JUST TORTURE FOR ME AT TIMES.
THIS MIDDLE PART, I'VE DECIDED I'M GOING THIS WAY.
YEAH, GOING TO THE SIDE.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, WE'VE GOT A 20-MINUTE CALL
BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR NEXT CATEGORY.
EXCUSE ME. 20 MINUTES?
20 MINUTES. WE START RIGHT ON TIME.
I GOT TO DO ROLL CALL AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
HERE.
HERE.
HERE.
LINDSAY.
YEP.
YES, MA'AM.
IT'S MY NICKNAME.
THIS WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN CALLING HER E.J.
AND HER NAME HAS BEEN EXQUISITE?
I WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS THE WHOLE TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER
'CAUSE I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OVER THE TOP, I'M GONNA MAKE YOU SO EXQUISITE.
I GOT A MAKEUP BOX I HAVEN'T EVEN TOUCHED YET
AND WE'VE GOT -- WHAT'D SHE SAY? 20 MINUTES?
LET ME GET TO WORK.
SHE NAMES HER EXQUISITE AND I CAN'T
PUT A LIP GLOSS OR A SET OF EYELASHES ON HER?
GIVE ME A TOTAL BREAK. THAT IS --
WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS THAT CALLED?
THAT'S AN OXYMORON IF I EVER HEARD ONE.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS? YOU KNOW MOM DOES NOT WANT THIS.
MOM'S GONNA LOVE IT. YOU'RE GONNA MATCH YOUR NAME.
I'M GOING TO MAKE HER LOOK EXQUISITE.
I'D RATHER ASK FOR FORGIVENESS THAN BEG FOR PERMISSION, HONEY.
I LOVE PAGEANT DAY.
Lee: I'M SO NERVOUS FOR YOU. ACTUALLY I'M SCARED.
WELL, DON'T BE. YOU'RE FINE.
IF YOU GET A BAD MOOD,
YOU'RE GONNA GET ME IN A BAD MOOD AND I'M NOT GONNA BE HAPPY.
EVERYTHING I TRY TO TEACH ANSLEE,
HER MOTHER UNDOES BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS NAGGING.
IT'S LIKE DRIPPING FAUCET.
DRIP, NAG, NAG, NAG.
I WANT THIS BAD FOR YOU. KIM WANTS THIS EVEN MORE.
I DO, TOO. TRUST ME.
MY MOM STRESSES OUT A LOT AT PAGEANTS.
AND THEN WHEN SHE GETS ME STRESSED OUT,
THEN I GET ONSTAGE AND FORGET WHAT TO DO.
SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO SAY, "CALM DOWN, WOMAN!"
Kim: BLOW.
DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES.
SEE, IF YOU -- IF YOU PUT THOSE TOGETHER
AND THEN GO ON TOP OF THAT, THAT WOULD KNOCK THEM DOWN.
MOM, I'VE BEEN PUTTING ON EYELASHES ALL MY LIFE.
I KNOW HOW TO PUT ON EYELASHES, FOR REAL.
ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME HOW TO PUT ON EYELASHES AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME?
I'M SERIOUS.
MM.
MY MOM'S MOUTH IS CONSTANTLY RUNNING AND CONSTANTLY BOSSING.
MNH-MNH.
I WILL NOT. I WILL NOT HAVE IT FROM YOU.
IT DID IT. IT STUCK.
SHE CAN'T -- OH. SHE CAN'T SEE.
SHE'S UP THERE TRYING TO DO THIS.
OH, GOD. IT'S GOT GLUE ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THEM.
I TOLD YOU.
I CAN'T BE RUSHED. I'M ALWAYS RUSHED.
ONE TIME WHEN WE DO A PAGEANT,
I WANTED TO HAVE SOME TIME TO WORK.
JUST OPEN YOUR EYES AND LOOK AT ME RIGHT NOW.
LOOK. SHE CAN'T. THEY'RE STUCK. I NEED A Q-TIP.
OH, MY GOSH. YOU LOOK SO GOOD! LOOK AT ME.
NO, I AIN'T LICKING NOTHING.
MOM, LOOK AT HER EYES.
E.J.: I CAN SEE.
OH, GOOD. AS LONG AS YOU CAN SEE, BABE.
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU LOOK PRECIOUS.
[ SQUEALING ]
WE AIN'T GOT TIME.
ELIZABETH IS NOT QUITE FEELING MY DIRECTION.
I'M GOOD.
I DON'T WANT TO GO AGAINST A MOTHER, EXCEPT THIS TIME,
IT HAS TO BE DONE SO SHE'LL BE READY FOR THE PAGEANT.
WELL, YOU GONNA BE MAD, BUT I JUST MADE A JUDGMENT CALL.
WELL, IT'S YOUR FAULT.
IT'S YOUR FAULT,
I WANT TO HEAR THIS.
YOU DID WHAT?!
I JUST HAD THE MAKEUP AND HER LOOK MATCH HER NAME.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY BE BLOWN AWAY.
NOT WITH THE FULL MAKEUP, NO.
ELIZABETH, COME ON. COME ON.
IT'S A PAGEANT.
IT'S A STAGE. IT'S LIGHTS.
IT'S PEOPLE. IT'S NOT EVERYDAY.
I'M NOT SENDING HER OUT INTO THE WORLD.
ELIZABETH IS VERY FIRM IN HER BELIEFS, AND I RESPECT THAT.
BUT E.J.'s MORE THAN JUST A BOOKWORM.
SHE IS BECOMING AND BLOSSOMING INTO A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN.
IT'S HARD FOR ELIZABETH TO ACCEPT THAT.
BUT IF SHE DOES, I THINK THE TRANSFORMATION
NOT ONLY WILL HAPPEN WITH E.J. BUT ALSO WITH ELIZABETH.
[ SIGHS ]
[ APPLAUSE ]
GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
AND WELCOME TO MISS COMMERCE SOUTHERN GRACE PAGEANT.
WHEN Y'ALL GO OUT THERE, I WANT PERSONALITY PLUS.
I WANT OVER-THE-TOP ENERGY.
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE OVER THE TOP, YOU'RE JUST RIGHT.
LIKE THIS --
HI, MY NAME IS KIM GRAVEL,
AND I'M CONTESTANT NUMBER 30.
VERY UP, VERY LOUD, VERY BOLD, AND VERY POWERFUL.
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT, ANS.
WANT TO KNOW THE TRICK TO NOT THINKING SO MUCH?
GET THE WORDS AND THEN HAVE FUN.
JUST, LIKE, BLANK YOUR MIND OUT.
SHE IS TOTALLY RIGHT, ANS. YOU KNOW, THIS IS FUN.
EXQUISITE PARTICIPATING IN THE PAGEANT
REALLY TURNED INTO KIND OF PEER COACHING.
I THINK THESE PAGEANT PROS COULD LEARN A THING OR TWO.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Y'ALL. YOU'RE THE ONLY GIRLS I'VE GOT.
YOU'RE MY DAUGHTERS. LET'S GO DO THIS THING.
FUN! FUN! EXQUISITE, COME HERE.
GOOD JOB, GIRL.
WE'RE GONNA BEGIN TODAY'S COMPETITION
WITH INTRODUCTION AND BLUE JEAN AND T-SHIRT COMPETITION.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HI, EVERYONE. I'M MARAH.
I'M 12 YEARS OLD. I'M FROM VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
I LOVE RIDING MY HOT-PINK BLINGED-OUT GOLF CART.
IT HAS A BLASTING STEREO SYSTEM. IT'S COOL.
I LOVE DANCE. I'M OBSESSED WITH MUSIC.
AND WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A FAMOUS DANCER ON BROADWAY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY IS SUNNY
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF ANNA MAE.
WHEN I GROW UP, I WANT TO BE A METEOROLOGIST.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I ENJOY BALLET, ARCHERY, AND TALKING WITH A BRITISH ACCENT.
[ British accent ] CHEERIO, LOVES.
SHOW TIME IS COOL.
WHETHER IT'S PREPPING TO RIP THE RUNWAY OR RECITING A MONOLOGUE,
MY DREAM IS TO PURSUE A MODELING AND ACTING CAREER.
ALL RIGHT, BRIANNA. THAT'S NICE.
PLEASE WELCOME CONTESTANT NUMBER 40, EXQUISITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HI. MY NAME IS EXQUISITE.
I DO NOT LIKE ODD NUMBERS, AND I LOVE READING,
SO ONE DAY I'M GONNA BE A SECOND-GRADE TEACHER.
GOOD JOB, GIRL!
Kim: WHAT I SAW IN EXQUISITE WAS PURE JOY.
HI, PEOPLE.
SHE'S WAVING. SHE IS WAVING AT EVERYBODY.
SHE WAS ENJOYING THIS JOURNEY.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, GIRL. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
Allisyn: THAT WAS AWESOME.
I BLANKED, AND I STILL WENT WITH IT.
BLINK? YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BLINK.
OH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
PLEASE WELCOME CONTESTANT 38, ANSLEE.
GO, ANSLEE. GO, ANSLEE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I AM THE COOKING QUEEN.
MY GOAL IS TO OWN A FABULOUS BISTRO
WHERE WHAT GOES INTO YOUR BODY...
...WHERE WHAT GOES INTO YOUR BODY
MAKES YOU SHINE ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHEN NOT CREATING IN THE KITCHEN,
I -- YOU CAN FIND ME...
COME ON. FINISH. FINISH.
LET'S GO, ANSLEE!
COME ON, ANSLEE!
SHE WAS LIKE THE LITTLE PAGEANT QUEEN,
"I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN, I THINK I CAN,"
BUT TILL SHE GETS OUT THERE ONSTAGE.
AND THEN IT'S [GASPS] "I CAN'T."
Kim: FINISH, BABY.
Allisyn: START ALL OVER.
I -- YOU CAN FIND ME...
[ SIGHS ]
Lee: THE TEARS START FLOWING, THE KNEES START KNOCKING.
♪♪
SHE'S DONE.
♪♪
Anslee: I AM THE COOKING QUEEN.
MY GOAL IS TO OWN A FABULOUS BISTRO.
THERE'S SEVERAL SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR THESE GIRLS
TO PRESENT THEMSELVES TO THE JUDGES
TO SELL AND DISPLAY THEIR PERSONALITIES ONSTAGE.
ONE IS THE INTRODUCTION.
...WHERE WHAT GOES INTO YOUR BODY
MAKES YOU SHINE ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHEN NOT CREATING IN THE KITCHEN,
I -- YOU CAN FIND ME...
[ SIGHS ]
COME ON. FINISH. FINISH.
I THINK ANSLEE'S TRYING TOO HARD.
I THINK SHE'S REALLY PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HER.
GO, ANSLEE!
COME ON, ANSLEE!
Kim: FINISH, BABY.
Allisyn: START ALL OVER.
DO IT. FINISH IT.
COME ON, ANSLEE!
I'M NOT A QUITTER, SO I'M GONNA TRY THIS AGAIN.
WHOO-HOO!
I AM THE COOKING QUEEN.
MY GOAL IS TO OWN A FABULOUS BISTRO
WHERE WHAT GOES INTO YOUR BODY MAKES YOU SHINE ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHEN NOT CREATING IN THE KITCHEN,
I CAN BE FOUND MENTORING YOUNGER KIDS
OR FIGHTING FOR BREAST CANCER.
UM...DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE COMING AT ALL.
I AM ANSLEE, 15 YEARS OLD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WORK IT, ANS!
Kim: I WAS THRILLED FOR HER. I WAS THRILLED FOR LEE.
I WAS SO PROUD OF HER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY, GO GET READY.
GO! WE GOT ANOTHER THING.
PROUD OF YOU.
GO, ADDY! GO, ADDY!
MY NAME IS ADDISON,
AND I AM 13 YEARS OLD FROM VIDALIA, GEORGIA.
AND WHEN I GROW UP, I WOULD LOVE TO BE A VETERINARIAN.
WHOO-HOO!
Lee: IT'S OKAY THAT YOU MESSED UP, BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAME BACK AND YOU REDEEMED YOURSELF ONSTAGE.
SO THE MESS-UP IS OKAY 'CAUSE YOU CAME OUT THERE
AND YOU PROVED A POINT TO YOURSELF --
NOT TO EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND NOT TO THE JUDGES.
LEE CAN BE THE KINDEST, MOST SWEETEST PERSON ONE MINUTE
AND THEN CUT YOU LIKE A KNIFE WITH HER WORDS THE NEXT.
YOU NEEDED TO PROVE THIS TO YOURSELF, AND YOU DID.
MM-HMM. I DID.
I HOPE THAT MY GIRLS ARE LEARNING
THAT IT IS NOT ABOUT THE CROWN OR WINNING OR LOSING.
IT'S ABOUT LEARNING AND GROWING.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE IT.
EXQUISITE, I WANT EXQUISITE.
AND HERE SHE IS.
OH, EXQUISITE, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
WHOO!
Allisyn: THAT WOULD BE MOM.
Jo: I DID NOT!
OKAY, ALL HANDS ON DECK.
LET'S GO GET ALCOHOL WIPES. COME ON.
LET'S GET THIS OFF YOUR DRESS.
THE SAME SHADE OF PINK THAT'S ON MY MOM'S TWO LITTLE SKINNY LIPS,
LIKE THIS, IS ON THAT DRESS.
[ GROANS ] IT'S NOT COMING OUT WITH ALCOHOL.
I CANNOT BELIEVE Y'ALL BLAMED ME FOR THIS.
I DID NOT DO THAT.
Y'ALL, WE'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES. NO LIE.
EVERYBODY, WE GOT FIVE MINUTES.
Woman: MACKENZIE'S 10 YEARS OLD.
SHE HAS BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES AND BROWN HAIR.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MOM, WHERE IS THE CHILD'S NUMBER?
WHERE DID YOU PUT THE NUMBER, MOM?
OH, LORD.
COULD WE PUT THE NUMBER ON THE LIPSTICK PART?
I DON'T KNOW, KIM. IT'S RIGHT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW. THAT COULD WORK. YES!
OH, THAT'LL WORK, KIM. GOOD JOB.
YES. I MEAN, IT'S NOT THE PERFECT PLACE.
BUT, I MEAN, WHO CARES?
I THINK IT LOOKS FINE.
IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THAT'S AWFUL.
I THINK IT LOOKS -- [ WHIMPERS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YAY! WHOO!
HEY, REMEMBER, SMILE, WAVE, TAKE YOUR TIME.
Lee: GO, ANSLEE!
I'M ALWAYS *** ANSLEE.
BUT IF I WASN'T *** ANSLEE,
SHE WOULDN'T BE THE YOUNG LADY THAT SHE IS TODAY.
AND I WANT HER TO GO HOME WITH A CROWN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Woman: GO, GIRL!
Woman #2: GO, GIRL!
Elizabeth: I ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN WANT TO CALL HER E.J. ANYMORE
BECAUSE SHE'S EXQUISITE NOW.
SHE'S HER NAME -- EXQUISITE.
40, EXQUISITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I WAS LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AFTER THIS.
Kim: SO, AFTER EVENING GOWN,
THEY START TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARDS.
AND MY STOMACH IS TURNING.
BEST PERSONALITY GOES TO 36, BRIANNA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
E.J. SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY WON BEST PERSONALITY.
SHE WAS ROBBED.
WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S AWARD -- NUMBER 40, EXQUISITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
Elizabeth: EXQUISITE TRANSFORMED
INTO SOMEONE SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED.
AND SHE LOVED IT.
SHE SAW THAT SHE'S NOT JUST E.J.
WITH THE GLASSES AND A BOOK IN FRONT OF HER.
SHE HAS A WHOLE NOTHER SIDE OF HER
THAT I'M JUST EXCITED FOR HER TO EXPLORE.
WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S AWARD
FOR CONTESTANT NUMBER 38, ANSLEE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: IN SOME PAGEANTS, ALL GIRLS GET A PARTICIPATION TROPHY,
AND E.J. WAS THRILLED WITH HERS --
ANSLEE, NOT SO MUCH.
NOW YOUR NEW MISS COMMERCE SOUTHERN GRACE TEEN MISS
IS CONTESTANT NUMBER 36, BRIANNA.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LET'S CHEER LOUD FOR ALL OF OUR TEEN MISS CONTESTANTS.
THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
[ SNIFFLES ] I HAVE NO SELF-CONFIDENCE ANYMORE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
I KEEP DOING BAD.
YOU EQUATE YOUR SELF-WORTH
BASED ON IF YOU WIN THE PAGEANT OR NOT?
I HAVEN'T WON THE LAST THREE TIMES.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THIS PROCESS IS NOT ABOUT YOU WINNING A CROWN, HONEY.
WHEN YOU LOSE, WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM IT?
THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO SEE. AND YOU'RE NOT A LOSER.
I MEAN, FINALLY YOU GOT THROUGH SOMETHING,
FAILED AT IT, AND GOT BACK UP AND DID IT AGAIN.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST WIN OF ALL.
THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO POUR INTO YOU GIRLS.
IT DON'T MATTER ABOUT ALL THIS.
IT MATTERS ABOUT THIS.
OKAY.
I WANT TO SEE YOU GET YOUR DREAM.
AND IT SURE AIN'T A MULTI-COLORED, TACKY, FAKE-GEM CROWN
THAT YOU WIN ONE DAY AT MISS COMMERCE.
I PROMISE YOU THAT.
YOUR WIN TODAY WAS YOU GETTING BACK OUT THERE
AND SAID, "I DON'T QUIT. I'M DOING THIS AGAIN."
YOU WON FOR ME TODAY. YOU MADE ME PROUD.
GOOD.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO TEACH THIS GIRLS --
THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO ONSTAGE THAT WINS THE CROWN.
IT'S WHO YOU ARE.
WE'RE GONNA GET THROUGH THIS.
AND YOU'RE GONNA WIN. I PROMISE YOU.
OKAY.
I LOVE YOU.
REMEMBER, IT STARTS OUT WITH THE TOUGH,
BUT IT DOES END WITH LOVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
E.J.: I KNOW, RIGHT?
IT'S NOT A MEDAL OR A CROWN, AND IT'S AWESOME.
EXQUISITE, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
YOU HANDLED YOURSELF LIKE A PRO.
HEY, MAMA.
I WAS. I WAS SO PROUD.
WILL YOU EVER DO PAGEANTS AGAIN?
NO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT SHOULD BE FUN, WIN OR LOSE.
AND I WANT MY GIRLS TO REALIZE AND LEARN FROM EXQUISITE
THAT IT'S JUST ABOUT BEING ABLE
TO BE PRESENT IN THAT ONE MOMENT.
GROUP HUG! ELIZABETH, I LOVE YOU, GIRL.
BRINGING E.J. IN CHALLENGED MY PAGEANT PROS,
AND THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO DO.
I LIKE TO KEEP PEOPLE GUESSING AND ON THEIR TOES.
WITH KIM AND THE PAGEANT PLACE,
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA COME OUT OF HERE.
OBVIOUSLY.
THIS WILL MAKE A GOOD CHRISTMAS PICTURE 'CAUSE WE GOT THE CROWN.
I NEED EVERYBODY TO GET IN A ROW.
KIM, YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE. MOM, YOU'RE ON THE LEFT.
I'M ON THE RIGHT. GET YOU SOME SNOW.
AND THEN ON THE COUNT OF THREE, WE GO, "WHOO!"
TAKE THE PICTURE. OKAY.
WAIT ON IT. WAIT ON IT.
WAIT. GO! OH, IT WAS TOO LATE.
I THOUGHT SHE LEARNED HER LESSON.
OH, NO. ALLISYN NEVER GIVES UP.
PERFECT IDEA. YOU STAND HERE IN THE MIDDLE.
WE'RE GONNA START WRAPPING HER UP FROM THE BOTTOM.
START WALKING AROUND.
Y'ALL HURRY 'CAUSE I GOT TO DO Y'ALL.
JUST PUT THEM RIGHT THERE IN YOUR MOUTH. OKAY.
I'M DROOLING.
LOOKS REAL GOOD. LOOK STRAIGHT AHEAD AND SMILE.
JUST LOOK AND SMILE AWAY. LOOKS GREAT.
KIM.
KIM!
BYE!
MOM! MOM!
I SWEAR, Y'ALL, THIS AIN'T FUNNY!
[ LAUGHTER ]
KIM, I'M SERIOUS! KIM!