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Kim: COMING UP ON "KIM OF QUEENS"...
EVERYBODY, THIS IS ERIN.
A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME ABOUT ERIN.
SHE WAS SINGING AT A KARAOKE BAR...
♪ SO DON'T BE AFRAID ♪
...AND I JUST WAS BLOWN AWAY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS...
YOU DON'T LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC?
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
...I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S READY TO DO PAGEANTS.
SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN IN THIS PAGEANT.
DON'T BE SCARED. DON'T CHOKE.
OH, GOD.
I FEEL LIKE MAYBE I SHOULD BE DANCING OR SOMETHING.
Kim: OH, LOOK AT THOSE.
NO. NO. NO.
I NORMALLY DON'T TAKE YOUNG GIRLS.
JUST POP IT OPEN. OH!
MELINDA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHE LOOKS LIKE A BARBIE THAT'S HAD A LONG NIGHT.
YOU GONNA LET EVERYBODY ELSE SHOW YOU UP
OR YOU GONNA TRY TO SING THIS COUNTRY SONG?
IT'S FIVE MINUTES. LET'S GO!
JUNIOR MISS. COME LINE UP. WE'RE STARTING.
PUT IT ON! PUT IT ON! PUT THE NUMBER ON!
Shh. STOP. STOP.
ERIN, YOU CANNOT CRY.
- 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 ♪
♪♪
[ VOCALIZING ]
[ VOCALIZING ]
[ IMITATING VOCALIZATION ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kim: NOT ALL OF MY GIRLS ARE SINGERS,
BUT BEING A SINGER, SINGING IN PAGEANTS
IS SO CLOSE TO MY HEART.
THIS PAGEANT IS ALL ABOUT SINGING.
IT'S A SINGING, COUNTRY PAGEANT
WHERE ALL AGES COMPETE FOR ONE TALENT TROPHY.
AND I'M LOOKING FOR MY BEST SINGERS TODAY
TO TAKE TO THIS PAGEANT.
OH, CAN I GO WALK OUT NOW?
NO!
I'VE GOT A NEW GIRL COMING IN TODAY.
YOU GUYS HAVE NOT MET. SHE'S YOUNGER.
HEY!
I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS.
HAVE A SEAT, MELINDA.
ERIN, YOU COME UP WITH ME.
ERIN, THIS IS EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY, THIS IS ERIN. SAY HEY TO ERIN.
HEY!
HEY!
HEY!
HEY!
KNOWING HOW I FEEL ABOUT SINGERS,
A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME ABOUT ERIN.
SHE WAS SINGING AT A KARAOKE BAR,
AND WHEN I HEARD ERIN'S VOICE, I JUST WAS BLOWN AWAY.
♪ SO DON'T BE AFRAID ♪
♪ TO LET THEM SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS ♪
NOW, A KARAOKE BAR IS NOT AN IDEAL PLACE
TO TAKE A KID TO HONE HER MUSICAL SKILLS,
SO I HAD TO CONVINCE ERIN'S MOM TO LET ME TRAIN HER.
HOW OLD ARE YOU?
9.
SHE IS 9 YEARS OLD, GOING ON 10.
WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN?
FOURTH.
FOURTH GRADE. SO SHE'S A YOUNG'UN.
Melinda: ERIN DIDN'T REALLY HAVE ANYWHERE TO SING BEFORE,
BUT WHEN WE FOUND THE KARAOKE THING,
IT WAS A VENUE WHERE SHE COULD SING WHAT SHE WANTED TO SING.
I HAD NEVER THOUGHT OF HER SINGING IN A PAGEANT.
ERIN, WELCOME TO THE PAGEANT PLACE.
AND WELCOME TO YOUR NEW PAGEANT GIRLFRIENDS. OKAY?
ERIN, WE'RE WORKING ON A COUNTRY SONG.
HOW MANY OF YOU LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC? RAISE YOUR HAND.
YOU DON'T LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC?
WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. WHOA. YOU DON'T LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC?
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
I DON'T THINK SHE LIKES IT.
I LIKE TO SING
LIKE BLUESY, KIND OF SOULFUL SONGS,
LIKE ADELE SONGS.
AND I LIKE SOME BRUNO MARS SONGS
BECAUSE I CAN FEEL THEM IN MY HEART.
COUNTRY, I DON'T.
WILL YOU TRY A COUNTRY SONG?
I CAN TRY IT,
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA DO SO WELL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
GOOD ANSWER.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA WORK
ON ONE OF MY SONGS CALLED "THE WAY HOME".
I WANT YOU TO LEARN THE CHORUS,
AND I WANT YOU TO KIND OF SING IT BACK TO ME.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
OKAY, ADDIE.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
NOT ON PITCH, BUT YOU'RE TRYING, AND I LIKE IT.
OKAY, ANSLEE.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
I LIKE IT. I LIKE IT.
I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED ABOUT ANSLEE LATELY
BECAUSE SHE'S NOT BEEN WINNING A LOT.
IT'S JUST GOTTEN HER CONFIDENCE DOWN.
LOOK. SHE'S NOT THE BEST SINGER, BUT SHE CAN CARRY A TUNE.
SO IF I CAN GET HER TO PUSH PAST THE FEAR A LITTLE BIT
AND JUST HAVE SOME KIND OF CONFIDENCE SINGING,
I THINK SHE COULD GET HER PAGEANT MOJO BACK.
I REALLY DO.
OKAY, MARAH. COME ON, MARAH. YOU CAN DO IT.
UNH-UNH.
MARAH, THINK ABOUT IT.
I'M COMING BACK TO YOU. DON'T LET ME DOWN.
HANNAH, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT?
I'M PERFECTLY FINE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OKAY, LAUREN, HIT IT.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
WHOA. OKAY, GIRLS. I'M GETTING EXCITED.
OKAY, SO, ERIN.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
THAT WAS GOOD.
Woman: OH, MY GOODNESS!
THAT KID -- WHAT YOU SEE IS NOT WHAT YOU GET.
WHEN SHE OPENS HER MOUTH TO START SINGING,
YOU'RE LIKE, "WHAT?!"
SHE'S A 30-YEAR-OLD VOICE IN A 9-YEAR-OLD BODY,
AND I WANT TO HARNESS THAT GIFT.
♪ THERE'S ANOTHER MORNING WHEN THE NIGHT IS GONE ♪
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER MORNING WHEN THE NIGHT IS GONE ♪
WOW.
YEAH.
THAT'S AWESOME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, I LOVE PEOPLE THAT GOT TALENT.
Lee: LET ME TELL YOU WHAT -- THIS LITTLE GIRL, ERIN,
[EXHALES SHARPLY] CAN SING.
HOW IN THE HECK IS ANSLEE SUPPOSED TO COMPETE WITH THAT?
NOW SHE'LL NEVER GET THE COURAGE UP TO GO SING IN A PAGEANT.
TODAY I WANTED TO FIND OUT
WHO MY SINGERS WERE AND WHO THEY'RE NOT.
THIS PAGEANT IS A SINGING TALENT PAGEANT,
AND YOU THREE ARE MY DANCERS.
AND YOU THREE ARE MY SINGERS.
SO YOU THREE WILL BE COMPETING THIS WEEKEND,
AND YOU GUYS ARE GONNA SIT THE BENCH.
Angie: I WAS NOT HAPPY.
SHE'S GONNA JUST JUST SAY, "OH, TOODLES.
WE'RE GOING TO A SINGING PAGEANT."
I'M LIKE, "UNH-UNH."
SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
IT'S A SINGING COUNTRY PAGEANT WITH GLAM, GLAM, GLAM.
WE'VE GOT TO DO HAIR. WE'VE GOT TO DO MAKEUP.
THE REST OF YOU GUYS, YOU GOT A WEEK OFF. ENJOY.
LOOK. THIS WEEK, IT'S A SINGING PAGEANT.
NEXT WEEK, IT COULD BE A DANCING PAGEANT,
IN WHICH CASE, HANNAH, MARAH, AND ADDISON
WILL BE FRONT-AND-CENTER,
AND MY SINGING PROS WILL SIT OUT.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DISMISS YOU. OKAY?
HALLELUJAH.
[ LAUGHS ] GET OUT. GO! GO!
♪♪
Angie: I'M SICK AND TIRED OF KIM'S CRAP.
ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS SING, SING, SING.
SHE'S GONNA COACH THEM AND SEND US OUT?
NO. HECK, NO. I DON'T THINK SO.
AS I THOUGHT, THE THREE SINGERS WERE PICKED TO DO THE PAGEANT,
AND THAT LEFT MARAH AND HANNAH NOT COMPETING.
I THINK IT'S BECAUSE SHE'S A SINGER,
AND SHE JUST CONSIDERS THAT THE ONLY TALENT.
DO YOU THINK THAT MIGHT BE IT?
MISS AMERICA LAST YEAR WAS A TAP DANCER.
AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT, A POINTE BALLET.
AND THE YEAR BEFORE THAT -- I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN
JUST AS MANY DANCERS AS THERE HAVE SINGERS.
THERE HAS BEEN SINGERS.
BUT SINCE SHE SINGS, SHE THINKS ALL IT IS IS ABOUT SINGING.
SHE CAN TAKE HER LITTLE MICROPHONE
AND STICK IT STRAIGHT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE
ALL I GOT TO TELL HER.
OH, WOW.
IT'S A GLAM PAGEANT, AND THEN SHE'S GONNA PICK
THOSE THREE PLAINEST KIDS SHE'S GOT IN THE WHOLE...
OKAY, WELL, I KNOW WE'RE BOTH FRUSTRATED.
WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT ALL DAY LONG,
BUT I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
I JUST DON'T WANT HER TO FORGET ABOUT HANNAH.
YOU KNOW, OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.
SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT BEING FORGOTTEN?
BECAUSE SHE AIN'T GONNA FORGET ABOUT ME.
SHE AIN'T GONNA FORGET ABOUT YOU.
HOW SHE GONNA FORGET ABOUT YOU?
MAYBE FLOWERS OR CHOCOLATE -- SOMETHING.
Angie: SHE BETTER REMEMBER ME 'CAUSE SHE SHOULD,
NOT BECAUSE I GOT TO BUY SOMETHING FOR HER.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WELL, GET BUSY. WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU GOT TO DO.
BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE BEGGING TO ME,
AND I AIN'T BEGGING NOBODY FOR NOTHING.
♪♪
Kim: WE'VE GOT PIANO, VOICE LESSONS,
MAKEUP TUTORIALS, JUDGING, GOWNS.
DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONCERNS?
Melinda: ARE YOU WORRIED?
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
YES.
YOU ARE?
WELL, COME OVER HERE. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT. COME ON.
Kim: THE PAGEANT IS VERY DIFFERENT
THAN A KARAOKE BAR.
SHE'S NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE,
AND SHE'S UNCOMFORTABLE, AND SHE'S INEXPERIENCED,
BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR.
THE REASON I WANT TO WORK WITH YOU
IS BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE,
AS LONG AS I'VE HEARD SO MANY SINGERS,
I'VE SEEN SO MANY GIRLS IN PAGEANTS --
I HAVE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY SING LIKE YOU AT YOUR AGE.
TO HAVE THAT BIG, OLD VOICE AND TO BE THAT YOUNG,
I THINK SHE NEEDS SOME DIRECTION.
ABSOLUTELY. NO, I'M WITH THAT ALL THE Y.
YOUR VOICE IS YOUR GIFT.
AND WHEN SOMEONE GIVES YOU A GIFT,
YOU CHERISH IT AND TAKE CARE OF IT.
SO YOU DON'T RUIN IT, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T WANT TO SEE HER STRAIN HER VOICE.
SHE HAS A TENDENCY TO SING VERY BIG.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO TEACH HER NOT TO SING REALLY BIG,
WHEN TO SING BIG, WHEN NOT TO SING BIG.
LOOK. ERIN HAS GOT A NATURAL, GOD-GIVEN TALENT, NO DOUBT.
BUT SHE SINGS SO BIG AND IT'S SO RAW.
♪ SO DON'T BE AFRAID ♪
Kim: WHAT I WANT TO DO IS KIND OF JUST HONE IT
AND BRIDLE IT IN
'CAUSE IT'S NOT HOW LOUD YOU SING,
IT'S HOW YOU MOVE PEOPLE WITH YOUR VOICE.
DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN SING?
Erin: MM-HMM.
YES. YES, I DO.
YOU WANT TO DO THIS.
RIGHT?
MM-HMM.
WHY?
'CAUSE GOD GAVE ME A TALENT, AND I WANT TO USE IT.
WELL, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR.
AND ON A SIDE NOTE, WE'RE GONNA THROW IN A PAGEANT WITH IT.
OKAY?
I'M GONNA TELL YOU ABOUT THIS GLAMMED-OUT PAGEANT.
I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT. MELINDA.
Melinda: OH, DEAR.
HAIR EXTENSIONS.
OH, MY GOD.
EYELASHES.
NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. NO.
MAKEUP.
NO. NO.
EYELASHES. LOOK AT MY EYELASHES. YOU SEE MY EYELASHES?
NO. NO. I DON'T WANT THOSE.
NO. I HAVE EYELASHES.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA ADD SOME TO IT.
NO.
I NORMALLY DON'T TAKE YOUNG GIRLS
BECAUSE THEY'RE DEVELOPMENT STAGE
IS QUITE DIFFERENT THAN MY PROS,
AND THE GLAM PAGEANTS ARE TOO MUCH FOR THIS AGE GROUP.
BUT A BIG VOICE LIKE ERIN'S IS SO RARE,
AND I KNOW WITH A LITTLE BIT OF WORK,
I CAN GROW HER INTO A WINNER.
IT'S LIKE DRESS UP.
YEAH, WITHOUT THE EYELASHES.
OKAY. WHAT ABOUT SPRAY TAN?
MM.
OKAY. LET ME ASK YOU THIS --
IF YOU WENT TO A GLAMMED-OUT PAGEANT,
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
I WANT TO WIN.
ALL RIGHT, THEN!
SO TO WIN,
YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO MISS KIM.
IS MY MOM DOING MY HAIR?
KIM'S DOING YOUR HAIR.
[ LAUGHS ]
GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
Y'ALL LOOK CUTE.
HEY.
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
THIS IS YOUR NEW STAGE. OKAY?
I'M HERE TO SHOW YOU HOW TO EMOTE, SING,
PULL IN PEOPLE
FROM THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE STADIUM
RIGHT HERE TO HOME PLATE, OKAY?
IN THE PAGEANT WORLD, BEING ABLE TO SING IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE.
THE OTHER HALF IS BEING ABLE TO PROJECT,
SO TODAY, I'M BRINGING OUR GIRLS
TO A LOCAL, MINOR-LEAGUE BALL FIELD,
AND I'M GONNA TEACH THEM A CRASH COURSE IN PROJECTION.
HEY!
Allisyn: HEY, Y'ALL.
TO GET MY POINT ACROSS, I HAVE BROUGHT SOMEONE
WHO CLEARLY HAS NO PROBLEM WITH PROJECTION --
MY LITTLE CUTIE PATOOTIE, ERIN.
COME ON. COME ON.
WHAT'S UP, GIRL?
WHAT'S UP, BABY?
WHAT'S UP, MUFFIN?
ALL RIGHT. ALL THREE OF YOU HAVE GREAT TALENTS.
YOU'VE GOT THREE DIFFERENT VOICES,
THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS, THREE DIFFERENT AGES,
AND THREE DIFFERENT STYLES.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO BRING THAT HERE TODAY
SINGING THE MOST PRECIOUS, MOST ANOINTED SONG --
"THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER".
DOES SHE KNOW THAT? SHE'S KIND OF YOUNG.
DO YOU KNOW THAT? ALL RIGHT?
DO YOU KNOW THAT, ERIN?
WHAT?
"THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"?
YEAH.
OKAY.
I WANT TO HEAR YOU PROJECT AND EMOTE
AND SHOW ME THAT YOU MEAN THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
AS A MATTER OF FACT --
GIRL, LET'S JUST GO SIT UP IN THE STANDS
AND SEE IF WE CAN HEAR YOU.
THEY GOT ANY SNACKS?
OH, GOD.
Kim: IF THEY CAN SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM,
THEY CAN SING ANYTHING.
IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST SONGS THERE IS.
LAUREN, YOU'RE FIRST. ANSLEE, YOU'RE SECOND.
AND, ERIN, YOU'RE THIRD.
OKAY.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
Anslee: MY HEART JUST FELL TO MY STOMACH.
I WAS KIND OF STRESSING
BECAUSE I KNEW I COULD NOT SING THAT LOUD.
EMOTE! SING!
IT'S GONNA BE A FAIL.
PROJECT!
♪♪
SHOULD I PUT THEM RIGHT HERE WHERE SHE CAN SEE THEM?
YES. THAT'S PERFECT.
SO, DEB'S BEEN BLOWING UP MY PHONE ALL DAY,
TELLING ME THAT SHE'S WORRIED TO DEATH
ABOUT THE SINGING PAGEANT.
"OH, GOSH.
NOW HANNAH'S GONNA BE FORGOTTEN."
THEY LOOK SO PRETTY.
AND, OF COURSE, SHE'S DROPPED OFF THESE FLOWERS FOR KIM,
AND KIM WASN'T EVEN THERE.
"OH, GOSH. I HOPE SHE LIKES THEM.
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH."
SO I WAS LIKE, "WHATEVER".
OKAY, LET'S GO.
LAUREN, WE WANT YOU TO SING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, OKAY?
REMEMBER -- EMOTE AND MAKE ME FEEL IT.
♪ OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE ♪
I CAN'T HEAR JACK.
♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY ♪
STOP.
WHY, BY THE SECOND VERSE, ARE YOU FINALLY GETTING THERE?
COME ON. GET THERE QUICKER.
"THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" IS SO HARD TO SING
BECAUSE, STYLISTICALLY, THE RANGE OF THAT SONG
TAKES YOU FROM A BOTTOM NOTE ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP NOTE.
AND I KNEW IT WOULD BE CHALLENGE FOR LAUREN
BECAUSE LAUREN DOESN'T TRUST HER GIFT.
SHE DOESN'T TRUST HER VOICE.
♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE ♪
WELL. WELL. WELL.
I CAN'T DO THAT IN MY VOICE VOICE.
♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE ♪
[ SIGHS ]
♪ AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE ♪
♪ THANK YOU ♪
Kim: THE GREAT THING ABOUT LAUREN IS
SHE'S A QUICK STUDY.
I'LL TELL HER SOMETHING, AND SHE'LL COME BACK
AND HAS CHANGED IT AND DONE WHAT I TOLD HER TO DO,
AND IT SOUNDS BETTER, AND THE FEEL IS BETTER.
AND SO I KNOW SHE'S LEARNING SOMETHING.
NEXT.
OH, LORD.
OKAY, ANSLEE. DON'T BE SCARED. DON'T CHOKE.
JUST GO FOR IT.
[ CHUCKLES ] DON'T CHOKE?
TAKE THEM BY THE THROAT -- ARGH!
Kim: YOU KNOW, ANSLEE'S BEEN STRUGGLING LATELY.
I MEAN, SHE STILL DOESN'T HAVE A PAGEANT TALENT.
Kim: YOU HAVE GOT TO FACE THIS FEAR.
NOW, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
FOR LITERALLY OVER A YEAR.
I JUST DON'T WANT TO DO THIS. I'M NOT READY FOR TALENT.
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GROW, ANSLEE.
OH, GOD.
Kim: AND, SURE. LISTEN.
SHE'S NOT A SINGER SINGER, BUT SHE CAN SING ENOUGH
TO GET THROUGH A PAGEANT,
SO I'M HOPING I CAN GET ANSLEE
TO JUST LOOK AT SINGING A DIFFERENT WAY
AND JUST TO GET THROUGH IT ENOUGH SO THAT SHE CAN
GET HER CONFIDENCE BACK IN THE OTHER AREAS.
[ Off-pitch ] ♪ OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE ♪
♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪
ANSLEE.
HUH?
YOU'RE CHANGING YOUR PITCH. LISTEN TO ME.
♪ OH, SAY ♪
Lauren: SEE? IT'S HARD.
♪ CAN YOU SEE? ♪
IT IS HARD!
♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪
THAT'S YOUR NOTE YOU'RE GETTING OFF ON.
ERIN, STAND UP NEXT TO ANSLEE,
AND HUM HER PITCH IF SHE GETS OFF, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
REMEMBER -- I'M THE COACH, AND YOU'RE THE PLAYERS.
GO, ANS.
[ Off-pitch ] ♪ OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE ♪
♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪
♪ WHAT'S SO PR-PROUDLY WE ♪
♪ PROUDLY WE ♪
[ HUMMING ]
HELP HER, ERIN. GET HER ON PITCH.
♪ PROUD ♪ [ CHUCKLES ]
Allisyn: GIVE ME THAT.
Erin: JUST SING YOUR GUTS OUT.
COME ON, ANS.
Anslee: IT'S HARD!
♪ PROUDLY WE HAIL ♪
Together: ♪ AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING ♪
I MEAN, CAN WE NOT DO A DUET? SOMETHING?
YOU GOT ONE LAST TRY, AND THEN YOU'RE SITTING THE BENCH. GO.
♪ WHAT'S SO PROUD ♪
Anslee: [ Off-pitch ] ♪ OH, SAY... ♪
Kim: IN PREPARATION FOR THIS PAGEANT,
I BROUGHT MY THREE SINGERS TO A MINOR-LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM
TO TRAIN THEM TO PROJECT AND EMOTE WHILE THEY'RE SINGING.
NOW ANSLEE'S UP, AND SHE IS STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT.
♪ WHAT SO PROUD ♪
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
ERIN. STEP UP TO PLATE.
I BROUGHT ERIN OUT HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT ANSLEE AND LAUREN
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN BY PROJECT
BECAUSE IF THERE'S ONE THING
ERIN DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH,
THAT'S PROJECTION
'CAUSE YOU FEEL WHAT SHE SINGS, HONEY.
GO, ERIN.
♪ OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE ♪
♪ BY THE DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT ♪
♪ WHAT'S SO PROUDLY WE HAIL ♪
♪ AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING? ♪
IT IS INTIMIDATING TO BE, YOU KNOW, 16
AND THAT LITTLE GIRL HAS THAT GOOD OF A VOICE.
YOU KNOW, I FELT LIKE MAYBE THAT I SHOULDN'T BE SINGING.
MAYBE I SHOULD BE DANCING OR SOMETHING.
♪ O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE ♪
♪ AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
AND THAT WAS GOOD!
THAT WAS GOOD.
Allisyn: I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT CHILD'S PIPES.
SHE'S CLEARLY POSSESSED BY ONE OF THOSE OLD SOUL SINGERS.
WHOO!
Y'ALL DID GREAT.
ANSLEE, ALL YOU HAVE IS A PITCH PROBLEM,
BUT YOU TRIED IT, AND YOU DID IT.
LAUREN, COME ON, GIRL.
YOU TOOK FOLK TO A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL.
WHAT? YOU'RE TOO *** YOURSELF.
THIS IS WHAT Y'ALL CAN LEARN FROM BABY GIRL HERE.
YES, SHE'S GOT A GOD-GIVEN GIFT, FOR SURE.
BUT SHE DOESN'T HOLD BACK.
I'M SO PROUD OF Y'ALL.
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOUR MAMA.
Y'ALL EAT THE SNACKS. I'M GOING TO TALK TO MAMA.
Hannah: WE DON'T EVEN WASH OUR OWN CAR.
Deborah: IT'S A GOOD DEED.
KIM ALWAYS REWARDS A GOOD DEED.
KIM'S BIG ON THAT.
I JUST WANT HER TO KNOW HOW MUCH WE REALLY LOVE HER
AS HANNAH'S COACH.
IT WOULD BE SO MUCH EASIER
IF WE COULD PAY SOMEONE TO DO THIS.
YOU MISSED A SPOT, BABY.
I THINK KIM WILL BE SO APPRECIATIVE
AND REALLY LOVE ON HANNAH FOR IT.
WE NEVER WANT HER TO FORGET ABOUT YOU.
OBVIOUSLY.
SO WHAT'D YOU THINK?
I WAS SHOCKED. A LITTLE SHOCKED.
YOU BROUGHT OUT, LIKE, A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL.
'CAUSE THAT'S A SONG SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE EVER TRIED
IF I WOULD HAVE ASKED HER.
SHE PROBABLY KNOWS IT FROM SCHOOL,
BUT I DON'T THINK SHE WOULD HAVE EVER REALLY --
PERFORMED IT.
NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
SHE NEEDS TO REALIZE SHE CAN SING OTHER SONGS.
SHE'S GOT RAW TALENT.
YEAH.
AND THAT COUPLED WITH MY DIRECTION --
I THINK WE'VE GOT A WINNING COMBO.
IT IS CLEAR THAT ERIN HAS A GOD-GIVEN TALENT,
BUT SHE'S GOT TO BROADEN HER HORIZONS A LITTLE BIT.
I MEAN, THERE IS MORE TO MUSIC THAN JUST ADELE AND BRUNO MARS.
THAT'S WHY I THINK
ERIN SINGING COUNTRY MUSIC IN THIS PAGEANT
IS PERFECT FOR HER.
IT'S GONNA TEACH HER HOW TO SELL THE SONG WITH HER VOICE
INSTEAD OF JUST BELTING NOTES.
I'M ALSO WORRIED 'CAUSE WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT
PUTTING ON THE HAIR AND MAKEUP AND CHANGING HER --
LIKE, I COULD SEE IT MADE HER REALLY CONCERNED.
I KNOW SHE'S SCARED. SHE'S NERVOUS.
THE HAIR, THE MAKEUP, THE GLAMOUR, AND ALL THAT.
BUT SHE CAN GO ALL THE WAY.
MM-HMM.
I SEE IT.
YOU NEED TO JUST TRUST ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
HAIR, MAKEUP, EYELASHES.
NOT SURE.
COMMITMENT, GIRL.
I CAN GIVE YOU COMMITMENT,
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COMMIT WITH MAYBE LITTLE BABY STEPS.
WELL, WHETHER MARAH'S IN THIS PAGEANT OR NOT,
WE HAVE TO KEEP PRACTICING,
SO WE'RE JUST HEADING TO PAGEANT PLACE.
WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I SPOTTED KIM'S CAR, AND I'M LIKE, "FOR REAL?!"
FLOWERS ARE ONE THING, BUT A CAR WASH? COME ON, NOW.
NOW DEBORAH'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE US LOOK BAD.
WELL, I WON'T HAVE KIM
THINKING BETTER OF HANNAH THAN SHE DOES MARAH.
THAT'S WRONG.
ANG, WHAT YOU DOING?
HEY! GOOD MORNING.
HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, I'M JUST FINISHING UP KIM'S CAR.
IT LOOKS GOOD, DOESN'T IT?
OH, YOU DID A GREAT JOB. IT LOOKS GREAT.
WHAT ARE THESE FOR?
THESE ARE MY KEYS.
AND...?
YOU WOULDN'T FORGET MAMA JO, WOULD YOU, ANGIE?
MY CAR'S RIGHT OVER THERE.
I'M NO FOOL, I KNOW ANGIE,
AND THERE'S NO WAY SHE WASHED KIM'S CAR.
OF COURSE THE FACT THAT DEB TEXTED ME
AND ASKED ME IF KIM LIKED IT -- THAT HELPED A LITTLE.
♪♪
Allisyn: WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME EYELASHES.
WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME SPRAY TAN.
WE MIGHT EVEN NEED SOME HOSE.
Allisyn: TYPICALLY, WE DO THE MORE NATURAL PAGEANTS,
BUT THIS TIME, IT WAS A GLAM PAGEANT,
AND A GLAM PAGEANT IS THE GLAMMY, GLITZY STUFF --
THE FAKE EYELASHES, THE FAKE HAIRPIECES.
SO ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK ABOUT GLAMORIZING,
THAT'S WHAT GLITZ AND GLAMOUR IS.
SO KIM DECIDED SHE'D SEND MOM AND I OUT
TO GO PURCHASE A LOT OF THAT STUFF FOR ERIN.
I PARTICULARLY LIKE A SPARKLY, OVER-THE-TOP NAIL POLISH.
SO I'M THINKING LIKE A BLUE.
IF WE CAN GET HER A BLUE DRESS, HAVE SOME BLUE NAIL POLISH.
NO.
OR WHAT ABOUT EVEN BLACK?
I LOVE BLACK 'CAUSE IT POPS.
ALLISYN. ALLISYN. ALLISYN.
THIS IS A PAGEANT. IT NEEDS TO BE NEUTRAL.
Jo: ALLISYN AND I HAVE DIFFERENT TASTES.
ALLISYN IS FUN AND CONTAGIOUS AND OUT OF THE BOX,
AND SHE'S NOT USUALLY RIGHT.
NO.
OH. THEY GOT A WHOLE AISLE OF LASHES. GREAT.
I'VE NEVER BEEN NOWHERE THEY GOT A WHOLE AISLOF LASHES.
OH, LOOK AT THOSE.
Jo: THOSE ARE TOO DARK FOR HER.
OH, I LOVE THEM DARK.
Jo: NO. NO. NO. NO.
I WANT HER EYES TO REALLY POP.
NO, NO, NO!
ALLISYN, THAT CHILD NEEDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IF YOU GONNA PUT LASHES ON THAT CHILD...
THOSE ARE SO WIMPY.
ALLISYN, SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD.
HONEY, YOU WON'T EVEN SEE THAT FAKE LASH FROM THE STAGE.
ALLISYN.
WELL, GET THEM. GET THEM, GIRL.
JUST GET THEM, AND I'M GONNA GET A DIFFERENT PAIR,
AND WE'LL SEE WHICH ONES LOOK BETTER.
I KNOW WHICH ONES WILL LOOK BETTER.
I'M GONNA GET THESE FOR ME, AND I'M GONNA GET THESE FOR ME,
AND I'M GONNA GET THESE FOR ME.
OOH, I LOVE THESE, TOO.
SOMETIMES, I CAN'T BELIEVE I GAVE BIRTH TO THAT CHILD.
SHE HAS NO SELF-CONTROL.
JELLY ***.
YOU CAN'T DO NOT PAGEANT WITHOUT NO JELLY ***, NOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE THE JELLY OBS.
NOW, IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT, THAT'S ABOUT THE RIGHT SIZE.
NOPE. NOPE. NOPE. NOPE.
WE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE BIG ONES, LIKE THESE.
ALLISYN. THOSE ARE TOO LARGE.
THIS IS WHAT WE GOT TO GET, GIRL.
THIS IS WHAT WE GOT TO GET.
KIM IS GONNA WANT THESE KIND OF ***.
THEY'RE TOO LARGE FOR A 9 YEAR OLD.
I'M TELLING YOU.
MOM IS NOT INTO GLAMORIZING THESE SMALL CHILDREN.
SHE THINKS LESS IS MORE.
AND THIS PAGEANT IS MORE IS MORE.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET ON THAT BOAT.
THIS IS A "GLAM" PAGEANT.
IF WE GONNA DO THIS, LET'S DO THIS RIGHT.
LET'S GO OVER THE TOP.
DO IT RIGHT?!
THERE'S NOT A THING THAT YOU SAID
THAT'S BEEN RIGHT FOR THAT CHILD TODAY.
AND MAKE THIS GIRL LOOK LIKE A MILLION FLIPPING BUCKS.
HERE I AM, TRYING TO WIN SOME BROWNIE POINTS,
SO I TOOK CREDIT FOR WASHING KIM'S CAR.
NOW I'VE GOT TO WASH JO'S CAR.
ME AND MY WISE IDEAS.
I'M NOT HAPPY.
WELL YOU FIXING TO BE HAPPY
'CAUSE YOU FIXING TO HOP ON TOP 'CAUSE I CAN'T REACH IT.
WHY?
WELL, WHAT WE GONNA DO?
JUST LEAVE THE TOP DIRTY?
YEAH.
OKAY. WHATEVER. I DON'T CARE.
IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT.
I KNOW IT'S ALL MY FAULT.
IT'S ALL MY FAULT THAT I'M SWEATING OUT HERE.
WANT TO REMIND YOU OF THIS
WHEN SOMETHING'S YOUR FAULT THOUGH, SISTER.
I MEAN, REALLY, MOM?
WASHING SOMEBODY'S CAR?
SHE JUST NEEDS TO USE HER BRAIN MORE.
[ CHUCKLES ] SERVES YOU RIGHT.
♪♪
Kim: THINK GLAMOUR, GLAMOUR, GLAMOUR.
I MEAN, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PAGEANTS
WHERE YOU'VE JUST GOT TO DO IT OR JUST DON'T.
WE ASKED ERIN AND HER MOM TO COME IN TODAY
SO WE COULD DO A HAIR AND MAKEUP TEST PRIOR TO THE PAGEANT.
WE KIND OF HAVE TO GET THEM USED TO WHAT A GLITZ PAGEANT IS.
I DON'T LIKE THE BLUE EYES.
AND, SO FAR, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THEY'RE ON BOARD.
WHAT?
WHAT?
ONLY 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ME.
IT'S YOU, ERIN, ZHUZHED UP, OKAY?
ZHUZH.
MELINDA, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK SHE LOOKS 20.
Kim: MOM'S A LITTLE RELUCTANT. SHE'S HESITANT.
BUT I THINK THAT SHE'S UNDERSTANDING, HOPEFULLY,
THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO TO WIN.
I'VE GOT ONE LAST THING TO DO.
NO. NO. NO.
I'M JUST GONNA PUT THE FAKE EYELASHES ON, OKAY?
OH, GIRL, MAKE THEM BIGGER THAN THE BIG ONES.
NO. NO. NO. NO.
IT'LL MAKE THE BLUE EYELINER GO AWAY, ERIN. I PROMISE.
LET'S JUST TRY ONE EYE.
FINE.
MOM, TRUST.
AND BE VERY STILL.
Melinda: I THOUGHT THAT I MADE THAT VERY CLEAR
THAT THE EYELASHES THING WAS NOT OKAY.
AND HER HAIR WAS LIKE -- IT WAS LIKE CRAZY HAIR,
AND I JUST WAS NOT HAPPY.
WE NEED A POP.
DO WE NEED A POP?
CAN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES?
OH! SHE CAN'T -- OH, OH.
ONE, TWO, THREE, JUST POP IT OPEN.
OH! THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT.
OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE. OKAY.
ONE EYE IS SMALLER THAN THE OTHER!
DON'T BLINK. DON'T BLINK.
I WANT TO TAKE THEM OFF.
KIM, THIS IS A 9-YEAR-OLD.
LOOK AT HER.
SHE'S SOON TO BE 10.
A LOT OF THINGS FREAK ME OUT.
STORMS, A LOT OF MAKEUP,
TOO MUCH BIG HAIR, FAKE EYELASHES -- A LOT THINGS.
WITH THE CLOTHES, ALLISYN, WHAT DO WE GOT?
Allisyn: A CUTE, LITTLE ZEBRA TUTU.
WE GOT A LITTLE FLARE OF THE TULLE AT THE BOTTOM
WITH THE HOT PINK.
MAYBE WE GO WITH THE BABY PINK,
AND THEN WITH THE TANKINI.
NO BRAS.
NO BRAS! NO BRAS.
JoI AGREE WITH THEM. I AGREE WITH THEM.
I LIKE THAT. CAN WE SEE THIS ON?
THAT'S BETTER. I WILL LET HER TRY THAT ON.
Kim: IT'S NOT THAT I'M GONNA STICK ERIN ON THE STREET
WITH ALL THAT STUFF.
IT'S JUST FOR ONE PAGEANT, FOR ONE HOUR,
ONE DAY, TO GET EXPOSURE.
OR WHAT? YOU'RE GONNA STAND IN A KARAOKE BAR?
Allisyn: OH, I LOVE IT.
SHE LOOKS LIKE A BARBIE THAT HAD A LONG NIGHT.
IF KIM HAD NOT IMPRESSED ME UP TO THIS POINT
BY WHAT SHE DID WITH THE VOCALS,
I WOULD HAVE WALKED OUT THAT DOOR.
I WAS JUST NOT HAPPY.
THE HAIR, THE MAKEUP, AND THE DRESS
DOES NOT GO TOGETHER.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOSING MELINDA AND ERIN HERE,
AND THAT'S THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO,
SO IF IT'S ABOUT AN OUTFIT, I CAN CHANGE THE OUTFIT.
THIS PAGEANT IS ABOUT HER TALENT,
SO WHATEVER'S GONNA MAKE HER FEEL COMFORTABLE, FINE.
WE'LL DO IT.
THERE'S A LOT TO WORK WITH HERE.
THERE'S SOME WE CAN KEEP, SOME THINGS WE CAN THROW AWAY.
WE WILL COME UP WITH A PLAN, A GREAT PLAN.
I'VE ALREADY GOT SOME IDEAS COOKING.
WE'LL MAKE IT WORK, OKAY? IT'S GONNA BE FANTASTIC.
TRUST ME.
DON'T MAKE ME WEAR A BRA.
OKAY, JUNIOR.
[ LAUGHS ]
HEY, Y'ALL.
HEY.
HOW ARE YOU?
Kim: I TALKED TO THE DIRECTOR,
AND I GOT A SCORE SHEET FOR THIS PAGEANT.
IT'S PAGEANT DAY, AND I'M STILL
A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT ANSLEE.
SHE'S BEEN ON KIND OF A LOSING STREAK,
AND I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED
THAT ANSLEE IS GOING TO COMPARE HERSELF TO ERIN.
I WANT HER TO STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT SHE CAN DO
AND QUIT LOOKING TO THE LEFT AND LOOKING TO THE RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE
THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED LAST PAGEANT
HAPPEN THIS PAGEANT.
I'M GONNA KNOW WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR.
I GOT THE JUDGES' SCORING SHEET,
AND I WANTED TO WALK HER, STEP BY STEP,
SO THAT SHE UNDERSTANDS WHAT SHE'S GOT TO DO TO WIN.
NUMBER ONE IS OVERALL FIRST IMPRESSION.
WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU LOOK LIKE
THAT BREATH OF FRESH AIR, THAT OVERALL [GASPS]
[ GASPS ]
DOES SHE -- RIGHT.
THE GASP IN THE ROOM.
BUT DOES SHE TAKE MY BREATH?
I KNOW YOU TAKE MY BREATH ALL THE TIME.
SO, WE JUST GOT TO TRANSLATE THAT ONTO THE STAGE.
Kim: I KNOW ANSLEE.
I KNOW SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE VOICE THAT ERIN HAS,
BUT WHAT SHE DOES HAVE IS THE GRACE AND THE POISE
AND THE ELEGANCE TO BE A QUEEN.
THAT'S WHERE SHE SHINES.
WE NEED TO GET HER THROUGH TALENT, 'CAUSE THAT'S ONLY
A SMALL PART OF THE COMPETITION, Y'ALL.
IT'S A SMALL PART.
WE GOT TO GET HER THROUGH TALENT AND GET HER SHINING IN BEAUTY.
THIS IS WHERE IT'S ALL ON YOU, BOO.
I'VE SEEN YOUR LITTLE SPIRIT GET WOUNDED,
AND I SEE IT KIND OF GOING INTERNAL.
MM-HMM.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I SEE THIS CRAZY DETERMINATION.
YOU'RE MY ONLY GIRL THAT KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR PERFECTION. I'M LOOKING FOR DETERMINATION.
I JUST WANT TO SEE THE STAGE PRESENCE OF THE OLD ANS, OKAY?
TRUST ME. YOU WILL WIN AGAIN.
YOU GOT IT IN YOU.
[ Chuckling ] OKAY.
Erin: HEY!
HEY! HEY, GIRLS!
ARE Y'ALL EXCITED?
HEY, BABY.
A LITTLE NERVOUS.
DON'T BE NERVOUS. DON'T BE NERVOUS.
LET'S ALL GET ALL HANDS ON DECK.
IT'S PAGEANT DAY. WE'VE GOT A LOT TO DO.
Kim: IT'S ERIN'S FIRST PAGEANT.
SHE DOESN'T LIKE COUNTRY MUSIC, SHE DOESN'T LIKE MAKEUP,
BUT THE JUDGES DO.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS PAGEANT'S ALL ABOUT,
SO I'M HOPING ERIN, INSTEAD OF BEING THIS SOUL SINGER,
BECOMES POSSESSED BY SOMEBODY LIKE DOLLY PARTON
SINGING A LINDA RONSTADT SONG.
HALLELUJAH!
Allisyn: LEE, DO YOU HAVE SOME TISSUE?
OW. THAT'S HOT.
OH, NO.
WHAT ARE YOU NERVOUS ABOUT?
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LOOK CUCKOO CRAZY.
I'M DOING NO FAKE EYELASHES.
YOU NEED FAKE EYELASHES FOR THE PAGEANT,
BUT WE'RE NOT DOING THEM TODAY.
WHEW.
Kim: NORMALLY, A LITTLE MAKEUP MAKES A WOMAN MORE CONFIDENT,
BUT NOT IN ERIN'S CASE.
OF COURSE, THAT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FACT
THAT SHE'S 9 YEARS OLD AND SHE'S NOT A WOMAN YET.
RIGHT. I'M GIVING YOU SOME PINK LIPSTICK.
IT MAKES YOUR LIPS LOOK NATURAL.
THEY MAKE IT LOOK VERY, VERY PINK, OKAY?
YOU THINK IT'S TOO MUCH ON THE EYELASHES A LITTLE?
NO.
OKAY. I'M JUST ASKING.
I MEAN, I COULDN'T DO THE GLAM MAKEUP, SO I'VE GOT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING.
OKAY. WELL --
Y'ALL, COME ON! FOR REAL!
DOES IT LOOK BETTER POUFY OR NO?
I CAN'T TELL.
Kim: FIVE MINUTES. LET'S GO!
OH, NO.
WE'VE GOT LAUREN OVER THERE OVER CURLING HER HAIR.
I'VE GOT ERIN OVER THERE THAT'S NOT DRESSED.
Erin: WE NEED TO GO. COME ON. LET'S GO! LET'S GO!
TURN TO THE SIDE. TURN TO THE SIDE. HONEY, TURN AROUND.
YOU DON'T WANT YOUR CHILD TO BE SO NERVOUS
THAT SHE STARTS CRYING.
I AM ABSOLUTELY HAVING DOUBTS
THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING FOR ERIN.
LET'S GO.
UH, WHERE'S MY NUMBER?
JUNIOR MISS, COME LINE UP. WE'RE STARTING.
OH, MY GOSH. PUT IT ON. PUT IT ON.
[ Voice breaking ] PUT THE NUMBER ON!
Shh. STOP. STOP.
ERIN, YOU CANNOT CRY.
AH! CALM.
Melinda: CALM THAT DOWN.
OH, MY GOSH. PUT IT ON. PUT IT ON.
Shh. STOP. STOP.
ERIN, YOU CANNOT CRY.
HEY. CALM THAT DOWN.
THIS PAGEANT'S ABOUT TO START,
AND ERIN IS STRESSING OUT.
THAT'S STRESSING ME OUT.
TALENT'S AT THE END OF THE PAGEANT,
SO WE GOT TO PULL IT TOGETHER.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE GLOSS -- A LITTLE BIT MORE GLOSS.
EVERYBODY'S OUT. WE NEED TO GO.
KEEP IT TOGETHER. KEEP IT TOGETHER.
DON'T GET NERVOUS. DON'T GET SCARED.
I'VE GOT YOUR BACK!
Allisyn: I'M SEEING DEFINITELY
THAT ERIN IS FEELING A LITTLE OVERWHELMED AT THIS POINT.
LISTEN TO ME. ERIN, REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU.
AND I KNOW THAT KIM HAS THIS WAY OF JUST COMING AT PEOPLE.
YOU CAN TELL SHE WAS TRYING TO RESERVE IT A LITTLE BIT,
BUT IT'S SO HARD FOR HER TO DO THAT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LAUREN'S UP. OKAY.
LAUREN'S WALKING WAY TOO FAST. SLOW DOWN.
SLOW DOWN. TAKE YOUR TIME.
Announcer: THIS IS LAUREN.
WHOO!
GO, LAUREN!
OH, MY GOD. SHE ALMOST FELL.
LAUREN IS AN AMAZING TALENT. NOT A PAGEANT GIRL SO MUCH.
BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
Announcer: PLEASE WELCOME NUMBER 29, CALLAN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
CONTESTANT NUMBER 30, DANIELLE.
MAXINE.
CONTESTANT NUMBER 39, ANSLEE.
GO ANSLEE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S MY BABY!
WHEN SHE WALKED OUT IN GOWN, ANSLEE SHOWED ANSLEE.
SHE TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
Announcer: SHE HAS BLOND HAIR
AND HAZEL EYES.
WORK IT, GIRL.
ANSLEE HAS THE MAJORITY
OF WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN THIS PAGEANT.
I KNOW SHE'S NERVOUS ABOUT SINGING,
BUT TALENT IS JUST ONE CATEGORY.
THAT DRESS IS SO PRETTY.
ALL SHE'S GOT TO DO IS JUST SING THE SONG AND GET THROUGH IT.
AND I BELIEVE ANSLEE CAN WIN AGAIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU ROCKED IT.
ERIN, YOU'RE MADE TO BE A PERFORMER.
PERFORM.
Announcer: PLEASE WELCOME CONTESTANT 37, ERIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: I DIDN'T KNOW IF SHE WAS GONNA BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT,
HANDLE THE PRESSURE, AND TO PERFORM.
Melinda: GORGEOUS, ERIN!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
EVERYBODY GET INTO YOUR TALENT OUTFITS NOW!
Erin: I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST PAGEANT,
AND MISS KIM INSISTED THAT I SING COUNTRY.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANT TO DO THIS.
LAUREN, LET ME TALK TO YOU.
LISTEN. ERIN'S NERVOUS.
OKAY.
I WANT TO EASE HER NERVES, SO I'VE GOT A FAVOR.
OKAY.
WILL GO ONSTAGE AND SING A DUET WITH HER TODAY?
WITH MY GUITAR?
Kim: LAUREN HAD PRACTICED THE SONG A FEW TIMES WITH ERIN,
SO I KNEW THEY COULD DO IT
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF COACHING.
YOU WANT ME TO SING WITH HER?
YES.
SO, YEAH. I'LL HELP HER OUT.
LOVE YOU. THANK YOU, GIRL.
AND BY THE WAY, THIS DRESS IS BACK IN.
I FEEL LIKE A BIRD.
MY FIRST PAGEANT, IT WAS SO DIFFICULT FOR ME.
I COULDN'T EVEN IMAGINE HOW IT WOULD BE FOR ERIN.
SHE'S 9.
I'D LOVE TO HELP ERIN OUT.
I WANT HER TO DO THIS.
LISTEN, I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE COUNTRY,
BUT WE GOT TO DO IT FOR THE PAGEANT,
AND I'VE ASKED LAUREN TO HELP US, OKAY?
I WANT YOU GUYS TO HAVE FUN,
AND I WANT YOUR VOICE TO BE SHOWCASED.
I DON'T WANT A LITTLE ROBOTIC PERFORMANCE WITH A TRACK.
I WANT YOU TO PLAY THE GUITAR,
AND I WANT YOU TWO TO COME TOGETHER.
YOU GUYS ARE LIKE -- YOU'RE SISTERS.
YOU'RE PAGEANT SISTERS NOW.
SO, I WANT YOU GUYS TO COME TOGETHER,
AND I WANT YOU TO REALLY WORK THIS SONG OUT.
LET'S PLAY IT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.
[ GUITAR CHORD PLAYS ]
YES.
♪ I ♪ YEAH. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.
ERIN IS SINGING AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE --
A LINDA RONSTADT SONG, "WHEN WILL I BE LOVED."
IT'S GONNA BE EASIER ON HER VOICE
IF SHE'S NOT GONNA HAVE TO SING AS BIG.
SHE CAN SING MORE CONTROLLED.
THAT'S MY GOAL WITH HER.
OKAY. JUST -- JUST --
THAT DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT.
JUST TRY IT.
♪ I BEEN PUT DOWN ♪
CAN YOU TRY IT?
NO. IT'S TOO HIGH.
THAT'S GOOD. NO.
I CAN'T DO IT LIKE THAT.
ONCE.
[ Flatly ] ♪ I'VE BEEN CHEATED ♪
REALLY?
OKAY. I AIN'T DOING THAT.
I'M NOT GONNA HELP YOU IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA TRY HARD.
LET'S DO IT.
LOOK.
YOU ARE ONE OF THE BEST SINGERS HERE.
AND IF -- IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA DO IT,
THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST LEAVE.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN AWESOME TALENT,
AND IF YOU DON'T SHOW IT WITH ANY SONG,
THEN PEOPLE ARE GONNA THINK YOU CAN JUST DO ONE TYPE OF MUSIC.
[ GASPS ] SHE'S SO RIGHT.
LAUREN, BRILLIANT.
I KNOW, RIGHT? BEEN WITH HER TOO LONG.
SO, WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
YOU GONNA LET EVERYBODY ELSE SHOW YOU UP,
OR ARE YOU GONNA TRY TO SING THIS COUNTRY SONG?
I'M GONNA TRY TO SING IT, BUT IT'S TOO HIGH FOR MY VOICE.
CAN YOU TRY IT?
DO THE CHORUS.
[ GUITAR PLAYING ]
♪ I'VE FOUND A NEW -- ♪
THAT'S NOT --
♪ I WANT FOR MINE ♪
♪ IT ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART IN TWO ♪
♪ AND IT HAPPENS EVERY -- ♪ THAT'S THE KEY.
[ GUITAR PLAYING CONTINUES ]
♪ OOH, YEAH ♪
THANK YOU.
♪ I BEEN CHEATED ♪
♪ BEEN MISTREATED ♪
♪ WHEN WILL I-I BE LOVED? ♪
♪ WHEN I FIND A NEW MAN ♪
♪ I WANT FOR MI-I-INE ♪
♪ HE ALWAYS BREAKS MY HEART IN TWO ♪
♪ IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪ I'VE BEEN CHEATED ♪
♪ BEEN MISTREATED ♪
♪ WHEN WILL I-I BE LOVED? ♪
TELL ME.
♪ WHEN WILL I-I BE LOVED? ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: THE CROWD WENT NUTS. I'M GOING NUTS.
MY LITTLE SMALL COUNTRY SONG GOT REAL BIG AT THE END.
I MEAN, SHE DOES NEED TO TONE IT DOWN SOME,
BUT IT IS CLEAR SHE CAN SING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU GO, BABY GIRL!
IT WAS AWESOME. I'M ABSOLUTELY TICKLED.
EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE HAIR,
THE MAKEUP, AND STUFF, I THINK SHE WAS GOOD.
OKAY. ANSLEE, DO IT.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS IS GONNA GO.
I MEAN, ANSLEE HAS NEVER SUNG IN A PAGEANT BEFORE.
WE'LL SEE. IT'S ALL UP TO HER.
GO BRING IT HOME, GIRL.
Announcer: NEXT UP, SINGING "THE WAY HOME," IS ANSLEE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS COULD EITHER BE A REDEMPTION MOMENT
OR THIS COULD BE A MELTDOWN MOMENT.
AND I'M NOT SURE I CAN HANDLE IF IT'S ANOTHER MELTDOWN.
♪ HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT ♪
I WANT TO SHOW KIM THAT I CAN DO IT,
SO I'M NOT GONNA FREAK OUT.
ALTHOUGH I AM NERVOUS, I'M NOT GONNA FREAK OUT
AND GIVE UP LIKE I DID LAST TIME.
I'M GONNA DO THIS.
♪ THAT'S THE WAY, THE LIGHT HOME ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY, THE WAY BACK HOME ♪
♪ THERE'S ANOTHER MORNING ♪
Kim: ANSLEE IS NOT THE BEST SINGER, BUT SHE DID IT,
AND THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES -- THAT PERSEVERANCE,
THAT DOING IT AFRAID.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE, IT'S GONNA COME ♪
♪ FIND ITS WAY HOME AGA-A-A-IN ♪
THANK YOU.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU!
I THINK I CRIED HARDER SEEING HER SING ONSTAGE
THAN I DID ANYTIME THAT SHE EVER WINS.
YOU DID IT!
YOU DID IT! REMEMBER THE LAST ONE?
YOU WERE LIKE, [High-pitched] I CAN'T DO IT.
I CAN'T DO IT. I CAN'T DO IT."
NO TEARS.
[ LAUGHS ]
Announcer: ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS LAUREN.
GO, LAUREN!
GO, LAUREN!
AND SHE WILL BE SINGING A SONG THAT SHE WROTE.
OKAY, LAUR-LAUR.
[ GUITAR PLAYS ]
♪ I'M TIRED OF SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
Lauren: THIS PAGEANT WAS TOTALLY DIFFERENT
FROM THE FIRST PAGEANT, BECAUSE I GOT TO SING MY WORDS
AND MY SONG AND SING FROM MY HEART.
THAT'S WHAT I'M MADE TO DO.
♪ AND WALK AWA-A-A-Y ♪
♪ WALK AWAY ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
Announcer: THAT WAS LAUREN.
Kim: LAUREN DID FABULOUS IN TALENT -- ALL MY GIRLS DID,
AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR CROWNING, AND MY STOMACH IS TURNING.
Announcer: ALL RIGHT. WE ARE READY FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK YOUR CONTESTANTS.
FOR ERIN, LAUREN, AND FOR ANSLEE,
IT'S A TOUGH COMPETITION.
I CAN'T STAND THIS.
Announcer: YOUR TALENT AWARDS.
FIRST RUNNER UP FOR TALENT IS...
MISS LAUREN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Allisyn: GO, LAUREN!
I ALWAYS SAY THAT PAGEANTS ARE NOT A TEAM SPORT,
BUT TODAY, THAT CHANGED.
WHEN SHE AGREED TO SING A DUET WITH ERIN,
SHE SHOWED ME SHE'S GOT
EXACTLY WHAT IT TAKES TO BE MISS GEORGIA.
SHE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK.
OR A LOT MORE WORK ON HER WALKING.
BUT, Y'ALL, PAGEANT GIRLS AREN'T MADE OVERNIGHT.
Announcer: AND YOUR TALENT WINNER GOES TO...
MISS ERIN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Melinda: THAT WAS PHENOMENAL
THAT A LITTLE KID COULD GO OUT THERE
AND WIN TALENT AGAINST OLDER GIRLS.
Announcer: NOW FOR FIRST RUNNER UP
FOR MISS GEORGIA GRACE IS CONTESTANT NUMBER...
44, JERANNE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU...
YOUR MISS GEORGIA GRACE...
IS CONTESTANT NUMBER 39, ANSLEE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WAIT TO GO, ANS!
YES! YES!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, MY GOSH.
Lee: ANSLEE DID AMAZING TODAY.
ANSLEE FIGURED OUT THAT SHE CAN DO IT,
I MEAN, SHE PUT THAT FEAR BEHIND HER.
AND SHE SHINED LIKE AN AMAZING BEAUTY QUEEN DOES.
Announcer: ONCE AGAIN, ANSLEE.
Anslee: I WAS VERY HAPPY TO WIN,
BECAUSE I FELT LIKE I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG.
KIM TAUGHT ME SOME TIMES MIGHT BE HARD
AND YOU MIGHT GO FROM WINNING TO LOSING.
JUST ALWAYS HAVE TO STAY POSITIVE
AND NEVER GIVE UP ON MYSELF.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WOW. WHAT A GOOD WIN.
AN EASY WIN IS FUN, BUT A HARD-EARNED, GOOD WIN --
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT.
OH, MY GOSH.
[ SQUEALS ]
SO PROUD OF YOU.
HONESTLY, I COULD HAVE CARED LESS IF YOU WON.
YOU WENT AND YOU DID TALENT, AND YOU BROUGHT IT,
AND YOU KEPT ON, AND YOU PERSEVERED.
WHAT'S INSIDE IS BEING WORKED THROUGH YOU,
AND IT'S GONNA COME OUT,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.
YOU WORKED FOR THAT CROWN.
AND THAT'S ONE OF MANY MORE
IN YOUR FUTURE, MY FRIEND.
YOU DID IT.
ANSLEE --
SHE GOT HER PAGEANT MOJO BACK.
IT'S TIME FOR ALLISYN AND I
TO TAKE CARE OF SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
ON YOUR MARK...
NO!
...SET.
YOU DON'T CALL IT.
I'M THE BOSS. GO!
AAH!
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOSH!
[ Laughing ] ALLISYN, COME HELP ME!
OH, GOSH! HOLD ON! COME BACK!