Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
- 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 ♪
♪♪
OLD?
I DON'T LIKE ANYTHING THAT EMPHASIZES
THE BREAST AREA ON A YOUNG GIRL.
THIS WEEK, WE'VE GOT A BIG PAGEANT,
SO I ASKED ALL THE MOTHERS TO BRING IN THEIR DAUGHTERS' PAGEANT GOWNS
SO I CAN SEE IF ANY OF THOSE DRESSES THAT THEY HAVE WILL WORK.
I DON'T LIKE THIS.
FOR ANSLEE, I SEE GRACE, I SEE CLASS.
I DON'T SEE THIS.
GOWNS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN PAGEANTS.
A GOWN SHOULD BE CLASSIC, IT SHOULD BE TIMELESS,
IT SHOULD STATE YOUR PERSONALITY.
LIKE, IF YOU LOOK AT MY GOWN FOR MISS GEORGIA,
IT'S STILL RELEVANT TODAY OTHER THAN THE LARGE SHOULDER PADS.
I COULT IT ON TODAY AND GO WIN.
THAT'S WHAT A GOWN SHOULD BE.
[ GASPS ]
I THINK IT'S THE WORST DRESS HANGING UP HERE.
IT WAS LIKE A MORTGAGE PAYMENT.
WELL, Y'ALL NEED TO GO AHEAD
AND JUST DON'T MORTGAGE YOUR HOME ANYMORE,
BECAUSE THIS AIN'T GONNA CUT IT.
ALLISYN, DO YOU LIKE THIS?
I LOVE THE COLOR. WHAT I DON'T LIKE IS THE TOP.
THE GOWN IS LIKE THE TAJ MAHAL OF THE PAGEANT WORLD.
YOU'RE CROWNED IN THIS DRESS, SO IT BECOMES A TRADEMARK FOR YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT YOU TO BE ELEGANT.
THIS IS A BIG PAGEANT FOR YOU. IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME SINGING.
IT'S NOT ANSLEE'S FIRST BIG PAGEANT,
BUT IT'S HER FIRST BIG PAGEANT DOING TALENT.
AND I FEEL THAT IS OUR BIGGEST WEAKNESS.
SO SHE BETTER HAVE AN AMAZING DRESS.
NONE OF THESE DRESSES ARE GONNA WORK FOR THIS PAGEANT. NONE OF THEM.
IF THESE GIRLS ARE GONNA MAKE ANY KIND OF IMPACT,
THEY NEED TO UPDATE THEIR LOOKS, THEIR GOWNS.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOWN THAT'S POLISHED
AND SOMETHING THAT SHOWS A LOT OF TASTE AND CLASS,
WHICH THESE MOTHERS DO NOT HAVE.
SO, AS USUAL, I'VE GOT TO STEP IN AND STEER THE BOAT.
GIRL, YOU AIN'T GOT BUT A COUPLE OF DAYS.
I GOT AN IDEA. I GOT AN IDEA.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. I'M GONNA CALL IN A FAVOR.
HEY, THIS IS KIM FROM THE PAGEANT PLACE. HOW ARE YOU?
ONE OF THE BEST DRESS SHOPS IN OUR AREA IS GIRLI GIRL,
AND MY FRIEND TRACY WHO OWNS IT HAS IMPECCABLE TASTE.
WE NEED NEW GOWNS, GIRL, FOR THIS PAGEANT. CAN YOU HOOK US UP?
SHE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES. SHE DRESSES A LOT OF WINNERS.
I CALLED TRACY.
AND I GOT MY FAVOR.
YOU ALL ARE GOING TO PICK OUT DRESSES.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I CAN'T GO DRESS SHOPPING WITH Y'ALL.
ALLISYN, I WANT THINGS THAT ARE CLASSY.
WHITE IS FOR WINNERS.
I DON'T LIKE THE DRESS, BUT HOT PINK FOR HANNAH.
OKAY.
MOMS, I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS ADVENTURE WITH Y'ALL.
WHOO!
Kim: I SENT ALLISYN SHOPPING WITH THE GIRLS AND THE MOMS
BECAUSE I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A GIRL
I'M LAUREN.
AND I HAVE HEARD SHE IS AN AMAZING SINGER,
BUT I GOT TO HEAR THAT FOR MYSELF.
[ GUITAR PLAYS ]
♪ I'M TIRED OF SEEING YOU EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
♪ I JUST WANT YOU GONE, AWAY FROM ME ♪
I'M LOOKING FOR THE NEXT MISS GEORGIA,
SO I'M LOOKING FOR THE GIRL THAT I CAN TRAIN AND GROOM
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE A TALENT.
YOU CAN MAKE A HAIRPIECE. YOU CAN SLAP SOME LIPSTICK ON HER.
BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HER HAVE TALENT, AND SHE CLEARLY HAS IT.
♪ CAN'T YOU JUST GO ♪
♪ LEAVE ME ALONE ♪
♪ GET OUT OF MY HEAD ♪
♪ MY TEARS ARE ALL SHED ♪
♪ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT ♪
♪ SO JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪
♪ AND WALK AWAY ♪
♪ WALK AWAY ♪
I LIKE IT.
GOOD. I'M GLAD.
I'M NOT A PAGEANT GIRL.
I'M NOT GOOD AT WALKING IN HEELS.
I'M PIGEON-TOED.
BUT I REALLY -- I WANT TO SING.
THAT'S MY MAIN THING. I JUST WANT TO SING.
AND I NEED YOUR HELP.
I NEED THIS TO BE A STEP FOR ME TO GET EXPOSURE
AND I NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE WITH THIS.
WELL, I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU.
WHEN YOU WALKED IN, I THOUGHT,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS JUST CROSSED MY DOOR?"
AND THEN WHEN YOU OPENED YOUR MOUTH TO SING, I GOT IT.
AND THAT'S THE VERY REASON I DID PAGEANTS WAS TO SING.
SO, I THINK YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
WELCOME TO THE PAGEANT PLACE.
BEFORE LAUREN WALKED IN THE DOOR,
I'VE NEVER HAD A GIRL SAY TO ME, "KIM, I WANT YOU TO TRAIN ME."
THE MOTHERS CALL ME TO TRAIN THEM.
I'VE NEVER HAD A DAUGHTER REACH OUT TO TRAIN HER.
I WAS BEGGING, BORROWING, STEALING.
I WAS DOING EVERYTHING I COULD -- I DIDN'T STEAL.
JUST BEGGING PEOPLE TO HEAR ME.
"PLEASE HEAR ME SING. HELP ME!"
SO I CAN TOTALLY RELATE TO LAUREN.
SHE REMINDS ME OF ME, AND I LIKE HER.
OKAY.
I GOT TO GET YOUR MOM AND DAD INVOLVED.
GOT TO GET THEM TO SIGN THE PAPERWORK FOR THE PAGEANT.
WE GOT TO GET YOU TO START TRAINING.
OOH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
MY DAD IS NOT -- I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PAGEANT.
MY DAD.
DADS ARE AFRAID IN GENERAL
OF THEIR DAUGHTERS HAVING SEX.
OKAY? ONE.
NUMBER TWO, THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT HER
BEING TOO SEXY, TOO GROWN, TOO SOON.
I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT DADS ARE THINKING BECAUSE DADS WERE THOSE DUDES.
HE'S JUST VERY CONSERVATIVE. HE'S A PREACHER.
[ SIGHS ]
YEAH, HE'S A PREACHER.
HOW DOES HE FEEL ABOUT PUSH-UP BRAS?
YESTERDAY I HAD A PAIR OF SHORTS ON
AND HE TOLD ME NEVER TO WEAR THEM AGAIN BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO SHORT.
RIGHT.
I TOTALLY GET ALL THE DADDY DO'S AND DON'TS.
THEN LET'S ADD PREACHING TO THE MIX
AND YOU REALLY GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DO'S AND DON'TS.
I REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH YOU AND I WANT YOU TO WORK WITH ME,
BUT I DON'T WANT TO TELL MY DAD.
GIRL, WE HAVE TO TELL YOUR DAD.
WE HAVE TO GET HIS BLESSING. I CAN TALK TO YOUR DAD.
OKAY.
♪♪
I ASKED LAUREN TO CALL HER DAD SO THAT HE CAN MEET US IN TOWN
SO I COULD TALK HIM INTO LETTING ME WORK WITH HIS DAUGHTER.
I'VE NEVER MET A PARENT THAT DIDN'T LIKE ME
OR DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO IT.
YOU JUST GOT TO LET HIM BE RIGHT.
YOU GOT TO LET ANYTHING HE SAYS --
I CAN'T LET HIM BE RIGHT IF HE'S WRONG.
JUST GO ALONG WITH HIM.
NO, HE NEEDS TO GO ALONG WITH ME 'CAUSE I'M RIGHT.
MY DAD IS VERY INTIMIDATING.
HE CAN MAKE SOMEONE CRY IF HE WANTS TO.
SO I WAS JUST TRYING TO LET HER KNOW AHEAD OF TIME
THAT HE MIGHT BE A LITTLE SCARY.
YOU NEED TO DO THIS. YOU WANT TO DO THIS.
Kim: I SEE THE FEAR IN HER EYES.
AND HIM SAYING NO IS LIKE GOD SAYING NO.
WHEN GOD SAYS NO, THAT'S PRETTY DEFINITE.
I GOT A FEELING THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUGH ONE.
HEY, DAD.
KIM. I'M STEVE.
GOOD TO MEET YOU, TOO.
SURPRISINGLY, THE MAN'S KIND OF HANDSOME.
HE WASN'T HOLDING A BIBLE OR NOTHING. HE SEEMED NORMAL.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT, "OKAY, WELL,
"HE SEEMS TO BE A MODERN CAT THAT I CAN KIND OF...
TALK TO A LITTLE BIT."
LAUREN, SHE'S GOT AN AMAZING TALENT.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
SHE IS. SHE'S GIFTED.
I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH HER
AND YOU'VE DONE GOOD, DAD. YOU AND MOM DID REAL GOOD.
AND I THINK SHE'S A CONTENDER TO BE MISS GEORGIA.
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT ABOUT THE PAGEANT WORLD,
AND I'M WANTING TO HEAR YOUR SIDE OF IT.
WELL, KIM,
MY PERSPECTIVE ON THAT WHOLE PAGEANT THING --
WHILE IT'S NOT NEGATIVE FOR WHAT IT IS,
I JUST DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT THAT'S HER DESTINY
BECAUSE THEY FOCUS ON A LOT OF THE EXTERNALS.
YOU KNOW? THEY FOCUS ON WHAT'S ON THE OUTSIDE.
WE WANT LAUREN TO BE BEAUTIFUL FOR WHO GOD HAS MADE HER TO BE,
NOT FOR WHAT THE WORLD THINKS SHE OUGHT TO BE.
WHAT THE HECK DOES HE WANT HER TO DO?
DOES HE WANT HER TO GO SING IN CLUBS? REALLY THAT'S THE ONLY OTHER THING YOU COULD DO.
AS A SINGER/SONGWRITER, YOU GO SING IN CLUBS OR YOU DO PAGEANTS.
BUT PAGEANTS ARE A SAFE HAVEN. IT'S ALL CHICKS.
MM-HMM.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK YOU'RE WRONG.
HMM.
WELL, KIM, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.
BUT DON'T COME IN HERE AND TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG
ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT MY DAUGHTER.
IF ANYTHING, THAT'S JUST GONNA SEAL THE DEAL
IN MY MIND, IN MY HEART, THAT THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.
I DON'T THINK THIS GUY GETS THE POTENTIAL OF HIS DAUGHTER
AND THE TALENT LEVEL SHE HAS TO BE A MISS GEORGIA.
I DON'T WANT HIM TO STEP IN AND SQUASH HER DREAMS.
♪♪
I NEED Y'ALL TO LISTEN TO ME. I WANT YOU TO LOOK AROUND.
UNDERSTAND THAT I'M THINKING OUT OF THE BOX.
WHEN I HOLLER AT YOU, COME SEE ME 'CAUSE I FOUND A DRESS FOR YOU.
GO. LOOK AROUND. LOOK AROUND, MOMS.
KIM HAS SENT ME DRESS SHOPPING WITH ALL THESE GIRLS AND THEIR MOMS.
WE'VE GOT AN UPCOMING PAGEANT AND, HONEY, THEY NEED SOME NEW LOOKS.
Anslee: NO, I LIKE THIS ONE.
LOOK AT THAT. IS THAT FEATHERS?
UNH-UNH.
OKAY.
Lee: KIM IS WANTING ANSLEE TO CHANGE UP HER STYLE.
SHE'S WANTING HER TO HAVE THIS OLD HOLLYWOOD GLAM LOOK,
VERY GRACE KELLY.
AND ANSLEE'S READY FOR A CHANGE,
SO MAYBE A CHANGE WILL BE GOOD.
ANSLEE!
COME HERE. LEE AND ANSLEE, PLEASE.
I WANT YOU TO TRY THIS ON.
WOW. THAT'S OUT OF THE BOX.
Allisyn: I THINK ANSLEE IS DEFINITELY THE GRACE KELLY, HOLLYWOOD LOOK.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DIFFERENCE IN OPINION WITH KIM SOMETIMES.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANSLEE PICK SOMETHING
THAT'S A LITTLE MORE EDGY.
TO ME, SHE'S A LITTLE BORING SOMETIMES.
Angie: HECK NO.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A FREAKING BUMBLEBEE. NO.
LISTEN. NO, LISTEN.
THEY ACTUALLY WERE QUESTIONING MY JUDGEMENT ON SOME OF THESE DRESSES.
KIM WOULDN'T EVEN LET MARAH WEAR AN OPEN-ENDED INTERVIEW SUIT.
I UNDERSTAND. BUT THIS IS ALLISYN DAY.
THIS IS ALLISYN DAY.
MAKAYLA. MAKAYLA, I WANT YOU TO PUT IT ON.
GIRL, COME STRUTTING IT OUT.
ANSLEE, NOW, LOOK.
I WAS THINKING -- SLEEK, SHORT, FEATHERS.
OKAY. NEED YOU TO --
ALLISYN, YOU HAVE LOST YOUR FREAKING MIND.
I CAN'T WEAR THIS TO COMPETE IN.
HONEY, YOU CAN WEAR WHATEVER I TELL YOU TO WEAR.
Lee: NOW, I KNOW THERE WAS NO WAY
THAT FLAPPER DRESS IS GONNA WORK ON ANSLEE.
KIM SENT ME TO DO A JOB. I'M DOING A JOB. TRY THE DRESS ON. THANK YOU.
WHERE'S MY PHONE? I GOT TO CALL KIM. Y'ALL ARE CRAZY.
THANK GOD ANGIE'S HERE.
♪♪
LAUREN, CAN YOU RUN OUT REAL QUICK
AND JUST LET ME TALK TO YOUR DAD FOR A MINUTE?
THE GREAT THING ABOUT LAUREN IS SHE WRITES, SINGS,
PLAYS HER OWN MUSIC.
DO YOU KNOW HOW RARE IT IS TO FIND TALENT?
I'VE GOT TO GET HER DADDY TO SAY YES.
ALL RIGHT, DAD,
DO YOU SEE THE FACT THAT SHE IS WANTING TO DO THIS?
DO YOU SEE THAT?
THE FACT THAT SHE'S WANTING TO SPREAD HER WINGS,
SHE'S WANTING TO BRANCH OUT A LITTLE BIT, YOU KNOW?
SHE WANTS TO EXPAND AND SHE WANTS TO GROW,
BUT I THINK THAT YOU'RE SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.
OH, HECK YEAH, I AM. ABSOLUTELY.
LAUREN DOESN'T LIKE TO ADMIT IT, BUT SHE'S KIND OF A SMALL-TOWN GIRL.
SHE'S GOT BIG VISIONS FOR HERSELF TO BE
PART OF THE BIG-CITY LIFE AND FAME AND FORTUNE,
BUT SHE DOESN'T REALLY FULLY KNOW WHAT THAT ALL MEANS YET
AND SHE DOESN'T KNOW THERE'S A COST TO ALL THAT.
YOU'RE A MAN OF GOD. YOU WERE CALLED OF GOD TO DO WHAT YOU DO.
BUT I'M PROPHETIC IN MY OWN RIGHT. I HAVE THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT.
I SEE THIS KID BEING LARGER THAN LIFE.
AND I DON'T WANT HER TO LOSE HER FOUNDATION, EITHER -- TRUST ME.
I WANT YOUR BLESSING.
DO I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION TO TRAIN LAUREN
AND ENTER HER IN A PAGEANT?
[ SIGHS ]
♪♪
Lauren: SO, I'M JUST SITTING OUT THERE ALL ALONE.
I'M FREAKING OUT.
THERE WERE SO MANY SCENARIOS GOING THROUGH MY HEAD.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
HOW DID IT GO?
[ SIGHS ]
WELL, YOUR DAD'S A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK.
AND...
...HE SAID NO.
I KNOW. I KNOW.
I WANT YOU TO. I THINK YOU GOT A LOT OF TALENT.
I GET SO EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THESE KIDS.
I'M BEING HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M BACK IN MY TEENAGE YEARS
TRYING TO GET SOMEWHERE AND BE SOMEBODY.
I WANT YOU TO TRAIN ME. I NEED THIS.
I CANNOT GO AGAINST YOUR PARENTS.
I HAVE TO GET TO THE NEXT STEP. THIS CAN'T BE IT FOR ME.
PLEASE, KIM.
JUST...
WHAT KIND OF MOM WOULD I BE IF THE ROLES WERE REVERSED
AND MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE SAME SITUATION?
JUST PLEASE, KIM.
MORE THAN ANYTHING EVER IN THE WORLD, I NEED THIS.
[ SIGHS ]
I SEE A LOT OF POTENTIAL IN LAUREN,
AND I SEE SOMETHING I REALLY WANT HER DAD TO SEE.
YOU KNOW, TALK IS CHEAP.
BUT IF I CAN SHOW DAD WHAT LAUREN HAS,
HE MIGHT COME AROUND.
ALL RIGHT. BUT YOU BETTER DO EVERYTHING I SAY.
I WILL DO EVERYTHING. I WILL NOT ARGUE. I WILL NOT --
EVERY LITTLE NUGGET I TELL YOU,
EVERYTHING I TELL YOU TO SAY AND WALK AND DO.
OH, GOD, GIRL.
SO, AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT,
I DECIDE TO COMMIT TO TRAINING LAUREN ANYWAY.
WE'LL SEE IF I GO TO HELL OR NOT.
WE'RE NOT SURE. THANK GOD I'M SAVED.
AND I BELIEVE ONCE SAVED, ALWAYS SAVED.
[ GROANS ] IF YOU WEREN'T SO TALENTED...
[ CHUCKLES ]
♪♪
OH, NO, NO! OH, GOD, NO.
DEBBIE, THIS IS IT.
OH, LORD. I'M GONNA HAVE A HEART ATTACK.
SOMETIMES WE GOT TO GET OUT OF THE BOX. COME ON.
I NEED TO SEE THESE DRESSES ON HANNAH.
ANGIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
OH, MY GOSH.
ANGIE PICKED UP THAT PHONE AND CALLED MY SISTER.
I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA LOST MY CRAP.
ANGIE, DO NOT BE CALLING KIM BEHIND MY BACK.
SHE HAS LEFT THIS TASK UP TO ME. I AM VERY CAPABLE OF DOING THIS.
PERSONALLY, I LIKE IT.
BUT IT'S NOT ME.
IT'S NOT FOR MARAH, BUT I LIKE THE DRESS.
Deborah: SHE HAS NO TORSO FOR THAT.
I LOVE IT. I LOVE THE COLOR. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
Angie: I LIKE THE COLOR, BUT IT'S A LITTLE --
OKAY, TRY ON THE COPPER.
I WANT TO SEE THE COPPER BEFORE I MAKE A DECISION ABOUT THAT.
OH!
HANNAH, I AM HURT.
LOOK.
THAT IS WHAT KIM WILL LIKE. I'M TELLING YOU.
HOLD IT IN. TURN TO THE SIDE, ANSLEE. LOOK.
[ WHISTLES ]
THAT IS.
Lee: AFTER SEEING WHAT ALL ALLISYN WAS PICKING OUT,
ANGIE AND I GO AND FIND ANSLEE A GOWN.
THIS IS THE THIRD DRESS I'VE EVER EVEN TRIED ON -- EVER.
Anslee: I THINK I LOOKED REALLY GOOD IN IT BECAUSE
WHEN I FIRST STEPPED INTO IT, IT, LIKE, FIT PERFECTLY,
SO MAYBE IT WAS MEANT FOR ME TO HAVE.
I KNOW. BUT LISTEN.
YOU'RE OUT OF THE BOX.
I JUST DON'T THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO BRING
YOUR FASHION SENSE INTO THE ELEGANT SIDE.
WE'RE TAKING SOME OF MY DRESSES, ANGIE
WHETHER Y'ALL LIKE IT OR NOT, OKAY?
SO, YOU WILL TAKE THE DRESS THAT I SAID
AND YOU CAN TAKE THE OTHER ONE YOU LIKE,
BUT YOU'RE TAKING THAT ONE, TOO!
Woman: ANGIE, OKAY.
♪♪
HI, KIM.
THIS IS LAUREN.
HOW ARE YOU?
Kim: I SENT ALLISYN TO GET THESE NEW GOWNS FOR THE GIRLS
INCLUDING LAUREN -- SPICE IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU IN WARDROBE.
I PICKED IT OUT MYSELF. I WANT YOU TO GO CHECK IT OUT. ALL RIGHT, GO.
AND SO, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE'S PICKED OUT.
ALL RIGHT, ANSLEE. LET'S SHOW HER.
Jo: [ LAUGHING ]
AND TWO, THINK OUT OF THE BOX.
A LEOPARD-SKIN DRESS?
REALLY, AL? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA PICK OUT?
AND CUT DOWN TO HERE FOR A 15-YEAR-OLD?
LISTEN. AND WE'RE GONNA PULL THIS.
IT'S AN UGLY COLOR.
COME ON! THIS IS A BIG PAGEANT FOR HER.
I SAID I WANTED ANSLEE IN SOMETHING
REALLY CLASSY AND GRACE KELLY.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.
LET'S PULL HANNAH OUT.
HANNAH, BRING IT, BABY.
SHOW HER.
OH...
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
NOW, KIM, YOU SAID PINK. I BROUGHT YOU PINK.
AND THEN HANNAH LOOKED LIKE A LITTLE BUBBLEGUM,
CANDY-COTTON LITTLE LICKING-STICK THING.
WHAT HAS SHE GOT ON THESE KIDS?
MY GOSH, I WORE THAT IN THE 1989 PROM I WENT TO!
KIM, I CAN'T ARGUE WITH YOU AND ALL THESE MOMS
AND ALL THESE DAUGHTERS ABOUT DRESSES -- YOU SENT ME TO DO A JOB.
THIS IS WORSE THAN THE PURPLE DRESS SHE COMPETES IN NOW WITH.
YES!
Jo: SHE CAN'T HELP SHE AIN'T GOT NO TASTE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TASTE.
LOOK AT YOU RIGHT NOW, HONEY.
TURN AROUND.
OH, MY GOSH. YOUR DADDY IS GONNA KILL ME.
I'M STARTING TO GET SO FREAKED OUT I CAN'T EVEN SEE STRAIGHT.
I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS GIRL TO WALK OUT THERE LIKE THAT.
THAT PINK ONE?
NO. THIS ONE.
WHY DON'T YOU GO PUT THIS ON?
ANSLEE, BLESS HER HEART, HER LITTLE FACE --
THIS IS YOUR DRESS.
KIM HAD NO IDEA IT WAS ANSLEE'S GOWN.
I FEEL HORRIBLE.
I SENT YOU. I TRUSTED YOU.
Y'ALL COME BACK WITH ONE DRESS THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.
IT'S A DISASTER.
ANSLEE, I DIDN'T GIVE YOUR DRESS AWAY. I'M SO SORRY THAT HAPPENED.
WE JUST DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE. OUR TASTE IS DIFFERENT.
WE'LL FIX IT. I PROMISE.
ANSLEE HAD FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THAT DRESS. I GOT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.
Anslee: I'M NOT GONNA BE HAPPY UNLESS I HAVE THAT WHITE DRESS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM'S GOING TO SAY?
I KNOW YOU WILL.
WHAT IF SHE WINS IN THAT DRESS?
I'M GONNA BE REALLY MAD.
♪♪
Lauren: OKAY.
JUST GIVE ME A WALK.
OKAY.
COME ON BACK.
I DON'T HATE IT.
I DON'T HATE IT. I DON'T HATE IT.
NO, HONEY. WE'RE GONNA FIX IT.
LAUREN HAS THE FIGURE FOR PAGEANTRY, FOR SURE.
YOU LOOK DOWN ALL THE TIME?
SHE DOESN'T HAVE THE POLISH.
SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO WALK HER PAGEANTS.
ARE YOU GONNA SMILE OR ARE YOU JUST GONNA HAVE THE ROCKER SNARL?
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE WITH LITTLE LAUREN.
I LOOK LIKE A FLAMINGO.
NO, YOU DON'T.
IS THIS HOW I STAND RIGHT?
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, LAUREN.
I CAN'T -- I'M NOT PAGEANTY.
WHAT IS PAGEANTY?
I DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN DO THE WALK.
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN USED TO BEING
A BIG FISH IN A LITTLE POND.
AT DADDY'S CHURCH, YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
AND NOW YOU'VE COME TO ATLANTA, AND WE'RE
EXPOSING YOU TO THINGS YOU'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH.
BUT INSTEAD OF FACING THAT FEAR
AND SAYING, "I'M GONNA DO THIS THING,"
YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF JUDGEMENT TOWARDS "PAGEANTS."
WHAT IS YOUR MOTIVATION FOR DOING THIS?
SINGING.
THEN KEEP THAT AT THE VERY END OF THIS RUNWAY
AND YOU'RE WALKING TOWARDS YOUR SINGING CAREER
AS YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE RUNWAY.
KIM IS RIGHT. YOU KNOW, I CAME HERE TO SING,
AND I CAN'T LET THESE LITTLE THINGS GET IN MY WAY.
I GOT TO PROVE IT TO HER AND MY DAD THAT I CAN DO THIS.
WALK PURPOSEFUL.
SMILE!
TURN.
IS THAT RIGHT?
CLOSE.
WE STILL GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO WITH LAUREN.
BUT IF YOU CANNOT SKILLFULLY WALK IN A PAIR OF HEELS,
THE JUDGES ARE GONNA SEE THAT.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
♪♪
Kim: ♪ NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY NAY ♪
OKAY, GIRLS. IT'S VOCAL LESSON TIME.
VOCALIZATION IS HUGE, ESPECIALLY FOR MY SINGERS,
'CAUSE IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE WALK AND THE TALK
AND THE CUTE LITTLE WAVE AND THE CROWN.
WE DO WEEKLY VOICE LESSONS
BECAUSE THESE GIRLS HAVE TO PUBLIC SPEAK, TOO.
SO YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO USE YOUR VOICE, THAT INSTRUMENT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT SCREAMING. IT'S ABOUT CONTROL.
[ NOTE PLAYS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
[ NOTE PLAYS ]
Anslee: OH, MY GOD.
COME ON. COME ON. FOCUS, FOCUS.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN ANSLEE GETS NERVOUS, SHE GIGGLES.
FOCUS. THIS IS HELPING WITH YOUR VOICE.
TRUST ME. DO IT, ANS.
IT'S FRUSTRATING -- YOU KNOW, KIM'S WORKED SO HARD
TO GET ANSLEE COMFORTABLE WITH HER SINGING.
YOU CAN. GO.
♪ HOO, HOO, HOO, HOO ♪
♪ GET ON PITCH ♪
IT STILL NEEDS SOME WORK.
WE'LL SAY IT NEEDS SOME TUNING, BUT WE ARE GETTING THERE.
LAUREN, YOU DO IT. GO.
♪ HOO, HOO, HOO, HOO ♪
EXCELLENT.
ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO, TOO, TO WARM YOURSELF UP
IS JUST KIND OF GET CRAZY, GET LOOSE.
LET'S GO. JUST GET, LIKE, LITTLE BIT, LIKE, JUST KIND OF JUST --
DO IT LIKE YOU'RE RIDING A HORSE. COME ON. YOU GOT BOOTS ON. LET'S GO.
I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
WHY? YOU TOO COOL FOR THAT?
YOU LOOK LIKE A MONKEY.
DO YOU WANT TO SOUND LIKE A MONKEY?
LAUREN, SO HELP ME GOD,
SHE HAS A SNOTTY LOOK ON HER FACE.
I JUST WENT OUT ON A LIMB FOR YOU HERE, GIRL.
I'M TAKING YOU AGAINST YOUR FATHER'S BLESSING,
WAIT A MINUTE.
OH, I GOT RHYTHM.
OH, YOU GOT RHYTHM? OKAY. COME ON UP HERE, LAUREN.
LAUREN'S GOT RHYTHM, AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR LAUREN'S RHYTHM.
COME ON, LAUREN. GIVE ME "AMAZING GRACE".
I MEAN, SHE'S SO COCKY. SHE THINKS SHE CAN SING.
LET'S GO, GIRL. SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I DID NOT EXPECT HER TO PUT ME ON THE SPOT.
SHE'S LOOKING AT ME. EVERYONE'S LOOKING AT ME.
SINGING ON THE SPOT, IT'S HARD TO DO THAT.
Both: [ VOCALIZING ]
♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪
♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪
I'M LISTENING.
♪ THAT SAVED A WRETCH ♪
♪ LIKE ME ♪
OKAY. C-C-C-COOL.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOUL.
MOST OF THE TIME WHEN THESE GIRLS
AND WHEN ANYBODY HAS THIS KIND OF LITTLE ATTITUDE --
"THIS IS SILLY" OR "I KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN YOU" --
9 TIMES OUT OF 10 IT'S 'CAUSE THEY'RE SCARED TO DEATH
TO BE OPEN, REAL, AND TRANSPARENT.
SOMETIMES WITH THESE KIDS YOU JUST GOT TO SHOW THEM.
♪ AMAZING GRACE ♪
♪ HOW SWEET THE SOUND ♪
I'M NOT TRYING TO TOOT MY OWN HORN, BUT TOOT TOOT. OKAY?
♪ ...A WRETCH ♪ AH, AH, AH, AH, AH.
♪ LIKE ME-E-E-E ♪
WHEN YOU CAN GET CONTROL LIKE THAT
IS WHEN YOU CAN STOP DANCING LIKE A MONKEY.
IF WE HAVE ANY HOPE OF CONVINCING LAUREN'S DAD
THAT PAGEANTS ARE PART OF HER DESTINY,
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET THIS LITTLE GIRL TO SING LIKE SHE FEELS IT.
AND SINCE I PLAN TO INVITE HER DADDY TO THIS PAGEANT TO SHOW HIM,
SHE BETTER FEEL IT.
YOU'RE CLOSE.
YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE SOUL.
IN PAGEANT WORLD, IT'S ALL ABOUT CREATING A MOMENT.
CREATE A MOMENT WITH THE SONG.
Kim: I'VE GOT TO DO SOME ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING WITH LAUREN
TO GO OVER HER SONG AND GET HER READY FOR THE PAGEANT
BECAUSE WHEN SHE'S PERFORMING OR SINGING IN THIS PAGEANT,
I WANT HER SOUL TO BE EXPOSED TO PEOPLE.
I WANT HER TO LAY IT OUT FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE --
ESPECIALLY HER DAD.
♪ TIRED OF SEEING YOU ♪
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
ALL RIGHT, RIGHT THERE.
IF THIS WAS FROM A BREAKUP,
YOU ARE NOT MAKING ME FEEL THAT.
I'M HEARING, ♪ I JUST LIKE TO... ♪
I WANT TO FEEL THE PAIN.
I WANT TO FEEL THE ANGST.
OKAY.
♪ I'M TIRED OF SEEING YOU ♪
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
BETTER. LITTLE CHILL, LITTLE CHILL.
OKAY, SO, LOOK.
YOU GOT TO SING IT LIKE YOU CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN.
♪ CAN'T TAKE THIS PAIN, MEMORIES ♪
Lauren: KIM IS CONSISTENTLY TRYING TO PULL OUT SOUL.
ANYTHING SHE SINGS, SHE SINGS IT FROM THE BOTTOM OF HER HEART.
SHE REALLY WAS TRYING TO MAKE ME FEEL THE SONG,
FEEL MY LYRICS BECAUSE THEY'RE MY LYRICS,
AND SO OF COURSE I NEED TO FEEL THEM.
♪ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT ♪
GO FOR IT. GAH, GAH, GAH, GAH, GAH!
♪ LEFT ♪
I MEAN, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A ROCKER, RIGHT?
WHEN YOU GO UP FOR THOSE TOP NOTES,
GIVE ME A LITTLE [GROWLS] YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
OKAY.
♪ CAN'T YOU JUST GO ♪
♪ LEAVE ME ALONE ♪
♪ GET OUT OF MY HEAD ♪
♪ MY TEARS ARE ALL SHED ♪
♪ I HAVE NOTHING LEFT ♪
♪ SO JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH ♪
♪ AND WALK AWAY ♪
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
FINALLY I GET A LICK FROM THE CHICK.
AND THE JUDGES WILL EAT THIS UP.
I'M TELLING YOU, PEOPLE WILL FEEL WHAT YOU'RE SINGING.
THE JUDGES WILL FEEL IT. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO THAT SONG FOR THE PAGEANT.
I'VE NEVER PERFORMED THAT SONG. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN --
LAUREN, THAT IS AN AMAZING SONG.
I'VE GOT ANOTHER SONG I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
I THINK IT CAN BLOW YOU AWAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
A LOT?
IT'S A SONG I WANT TO SING FOR MY DAD IF HE COMES.
ALL RIGHT. IT'S ON YOU, BOO.
I'M INVITING HIM.
I WAS SCARED. HER SONG CHOICE SCARED ME.
BUT BOTTOM LINE IS, I WANTED HER TO REPRESENT HERSELF
SO THAT HER FATHER COULD SEE LAUREN,
NOT A PAGEANT GIRL.
AND THAT'S HER CHOICE, NOT MINE.
IT'S SUPER AWESOME AND IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
♪♪
HI, EVERYONE.
GOOD MORNING!
DON'T Y'ALL LOOK GOOD?
Kim: PAGEANT DAY IS HERE, Y'ALL.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S EXCITING EVERY TIME.
IT'S LAUREN'S FIRST PAGEANT
AND IT'S ANSLEE'S FIRST TIME SINGING.
SO I'VE GOT TWO SINGERS COMPETING TODAY.
WE HAVE A SITUATION WITH OLD DADDY-O.
OH, GOD.
I CALLED HIM. I HOPE HE SHOWS.
BUT HE REALLY DON'T WANT HER TO DO THIS PAGEANT.
SO, I CALLED LAUREN'S DAD LAST NIGHT
AND TOLD HIM THE TRUTH, THAT I'VE BEEN TRAINING LAUREN,
AND I INVITED HIM TO SEE THE PAGEANT.
AND I'M HOPING HE SEES HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS
AND HOW TALENTED SHE IS IN PAGEANTRY.
Woman: HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?
COME ON IN, HONEY. THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO TAN.
I KNOW, BUT I --
I SAID EXFOLIATE AND TAN, EXFOLIATE AND TAN. WHY DIDN'T YOU TAN?
COME ON, GIRL.
WE GOT TO GET STARTED. WE GOT LOTS TO DO.
ROLL HER GOOD NOW, KIM. GET IT EVEN, GIRL.
YOU PROBABLY ARE NOT USED TO WEARING MUCH MAKEUP.
FOR STAGE, WE'RE GONNA ZHUZH YOU UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GLAM HER UP SOME
'CAUSE SHE'S JUST A SIMPLE GIRL -- SHE'S KIND OF A GRANOLA GIRL.
THERE'S THREE B's YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT.
YOUR BRA, YOUR BIBLE, AND YOUR BROWS.
NOW, YOUR DADDY HAS TO LIKE THAT, SURELY.
THE ONLY THING LAUREN IS IN THIS FOR IS TO SING.
AND I'VE GOT TO LET HER GET THROUGH A PAGEANT
TO GET HER HOOKED IN PAGEANTRY.
SHE'S GOT TO LIKE THEM TO WIN THEM.
AND WITH HER TALENT, SHE CAN GO ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
OPEN UP REAL SLOW.
IT'S TRYING.
OH!
I'M GOOD.
[ SLOW-TEMPO POP MUSIC PLAYS ]
♪ HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MOMENT ♪
Lee: PAGEANT DAY IS NERVE-WRACKING,
AND I FEEL ANSLEE NEEDS ALL THE PRACTICE SHE CAN GET.
♪ LIFE PASSED BEFORE YOUR EYES ♪
♪ EVERYTHING YOU HAD IS GONE ♪
♪ YOU'RE LEFT -- ♪ I CAN'T DO THIS. IT'S TOO LOW.
CLOSE YOUR EYES IF YOU HAVE TO.
I CAN'T.
THE SONG WAS A GREAT SONG.
IT WAS JUST I'VE NEVER HAD TO SING IN TALENT,
SO I WAS FREAKING OUT.
I CAN'T.
DON'T CR
DON'T CRY. PLEASE DON'T CRY.
Lee: ANSLEE IS HAVING A MELTDOWN.
IT'S HER FIRST BIG PAGEANT DOING TALENT,
AND LAUREN IS SINGING.
ANSLEE'S INTIMIDATED.
I NEED KIM AND I NEED KIM RIGHT NOW.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Kim: SO, I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF GETTING LAUREN READY,
AND I LEARN THAT ANSLEE HAS HAD A MELTDOWN.
Lee: TELL HER.
IT'S NOT ME THAT WON'T SING IT. IT'S YOU.
OH, MY GOSH.
ANS, DON'T.
WHAT'S GOING ON? TALK TO ME.
I DON'T SOUND GOOD.
YOU DO. IF YOU DIDN'T, I WOULD TELL YOU.
YOU HAVE GOT TO FACE THIS FEAR.
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.
WHAT ARE YOU REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS ABOUT?
I DON'T WANT TO GET MADE FUN OF.
IF THEY MAKE FUN OF YOU, SO WHAT?
SO ANSLEE'S SCARED ABOUT SINGING,
AND LAUREN SINGS OFF THE CHAIN.
BUT ANSLEE NEEDS TO STOP COMPARING HERSELF
AND PUSH PAST THIS FEAR.
IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GROW, ANSLEE.
I THINK ONCE SHE DOES THAT, SHE CAN WIN THE WHOLE THING.
WINNING MISS GEORGIA WAS FANTASTIC.
BUT LOSING MISS AMERICA TAUGHT ME MORE.
IT'S THE FAILURES THAT MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE,
NOT THE WINS.
AND YOU DON'T LIKE TO FAIL.
YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE.
IT'S TRUE.
NOW, I'M HOLDING YOUR FEET TO THE FIRE
AND I'M CHALLENGING YOU AS ONE OF MY GIRLS
TO RISE TO THE OCCASION
AND STEP UP THERE AND SING ANYWAY.
I'LL BBACK THERE CHEERING YOU ON THE ENTIRE WAY.
I DON'T CARE IF YOU START BAWLING, BUT YOU HAVE DONE IT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
♪♪
NOW, I'M HOLDING YOUR FEET TO THE FIRE
AND I'M CHALLENGING YOU AS ONE OF MY GIRLS
TO RISE TO THE OCCASION
AND STEPP THERE AND SING ANYWAY.
I'M JUST NOT READY.
AFTER THAT PEP TALK, SHE'S STILL NOT GONNA SING?
REALLY?
OH, CHILD.
YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER, BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK.
I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.
Jo: WE'RE SHORT ON TIME.
Kim: WE'VE GOT FIVE MINUTES AND YOU'RE ON.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL, HANNAH.
OH, MY GOSH. LOOK HOW SHORT THIS THING IS.
OKAY, STAND UP. THIS IS YOUR TALENT DRESS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WENT A LITTLE EDGY WITH HER TALENT.
I WANTED HER TO KEEP HER HARDER ROCK EDGE.
I WANTED TO SHOW OFF HER LEGS
AND I KNEW THE GUITAR WOULD COVER JUST ENOUGH.
I THINK MOM THOUGHT IT WAS A LITTLE SHORT,
BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DEAD-ON.
IT'S LIKE A DISCO BALL.
IT'S CUTE, BUT IT'S, LIKE, SO SHORT.
Lauren: AND I'M FREAKING OUT
'CAUSE DAD ALREADY DOESN'T WANT ME TO BE HERE, AND THAT'S A SHORT DRESS.
BUT I HOPE MY DAD REALIZES THAT I'M NOT A LITTLE GIRL ANYMORE.
MOM, HER DAD'S GONNA KILL ME FOR THAT SHORT DRESS.
HE IS? IS IT TOO SHORT?
'CAUSE THAT -- IT'S GONNA COME TO HERE.
LAUREN, KEEP YOUR DRAWERS ON.
♪♪
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.
WHOO!
WELCOME TO THE 2013 U.S. UNITED PAGEANT.
ALL RIGHT.
AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT'S TIME TO MEET OUR JUNIOR MISS CONTESTANTS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS ]
GO, BABY!
Kim: THIS PAGEANT IS STARTING OFF WITH TALENT.
ANSLEE'S NOT SINGING
AND MARAH NOW IS MY ONLY OTHER CONTESTANT
COMPETING FOR TALENT OTHER THAN LAUREN, OBVIOUSLY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ SLOW-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
THERE HE IS -- LAUREN'S DAD.
PART OF ME IS LIKE, "YAY! HE CAME."
PART OF ME'S LIKE, "OH, MY GOD. HE CAME."
I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED TO FIND OUT
THAT KIM AND LAUREN WENT BEHIND MY BACK THE WAY THEY DID.
I WAS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILLING FOR THEM TO DO THIS,
AND THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID IT ANYWAY WITHOUT MY CONSENT.
[ HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS ]
OKAY.
Lauren: I'M REALLY GLAD HE SHOWED UP
'CAUSE I WANT TO SHOW MY DAD I'M READY FOR THE NEXT STEP.
I AM GETTING OLDER.
I'M READY TO SING MY HEART OUT
TO EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO HEAR.
ANSLEE. LISTEN, I WANT TO TALK TO Y'ALL.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THE WHITE DRESS SCREW-UP.
SO, IN AN EFFORT TO RIGHT MY WRONG,
I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE THAT I'VE PICKED OUT FOR ANSLEE.
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.
ALLISYN EXPECTS ANSLEE TO WALK IN THIS GOWN
AND I'VE SEEN ALLISYN'S TASTE.
LET'S GET THIS ZIPPER.
SO, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD AND JUST TAKE A LITTLE PEEK.
SEE, LET'S PULL IT OUT THE BAG, LEE.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
IS THAT NOT BEAUTIFUL?
I'M SO HAPPY.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANSLEE SMILE SO BIG,
WHICH BLESSED MY HEART.
AND THEN I'M LIKE, "SEE, KIM?
"YOU CAN TRUST ME WITH THESE TASKS.
I CAN GET THE JOB DONE."
OKAY. LET'S GO.
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO REALLY SHINE, OKAY?
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.
SING FROM YOUR HEART.
OKAY.
OKAY.
MAKE HIM NOT REGRET COMING TONIGHT
AND MAKE ME NOT REGRET TRAINING YOU.
OKAY?
LET'S DO THIS. GO.
IT'S ALL ON YOU, LAUREN.
MY HOPE FOR LAUREN IS THAT SHE WILL
SING HER SONG WITH SUCH SOUL AND SUCH PASSION
THAT THE AUDIENCE FEELS EVERY WORD THAT SHE'S SINGING.
IT'S A MAKE-OR-BREAK MOMENT.
I JUST HOPE LAUREN'S SONG CHOICE IS GOOD ENOUGH
TO SHOW HER DADDY WHAT SHE REALLY CAN DO.
[ GUITAR PLAYS ]
♪ I MET A DEVIL MAN ♪
♪ HE TOOK MY HEART AWAY ♪
Steve: SHE CAME OUT ALL MADE-UP AND DRESSED UP
AND SHE SANG A SONG I HAD NEVER HEARD HER SING BEFORE.
♪ HE SAID ANY LOVE IS GOOD LOVE ♪
♪ SO I TOOK WHAT I COULD GET ♪
♪ I TOOK WHAT I COULD GET ♪
♪ YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET ♪
♪ BABY, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET ♪
MY SONG CHOICE WAS REALLY TRUTH.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I'M GONNA DO AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT,
BUT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING YET.
♪ YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET ♪
♪ BABY, YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
Emcee: THANK YOU, LAUREN.
Kim: LAUREN DID FABULOUS IN TALENT.
I'M JUST HOPING SHE CAN TRANSLATE THAT
INTO EVENING GOWN WITH HER WALKING
'CAUSE IT'S WAY OUT OF HER COMFORT ZONE.
AND HER DAD NOT BEING A BIG FAN OF PAGEANTRY --
OH, LORD, I'M WORRIED.
OKAY. OKAY. SO, BEAUTY WALK.
TEETH, TAKE YOUR TIME, MILK IT, DON'T GET TOO IN A HURRY.
YOU LOOK SCARED. WHAT'S UP?
ARE YOU?
TALK IT THROUGH. TALK IT THROUGH.
YES.
ALWAYS LOOK AT YOUR JUDGES. LOOK AT YOUR JUDGES, LOOK AT YOUR JUDGES.
YES.
KIM'S JUST SAYING, "LOOK HERE. LOOK HERE. SPIN HERE.
YOU HAVE TO DO IT WITH THIS PART OF YOUR FOOT."
AND IT'S TAKING ALL OF MY BEING NOT TO JUST RUN OUT CRYING.
OH, LAUREN. THAT'S CRAZY GORGEOUS.
I DON'T EVEN FEEL LIKE MYSELF.
YOU WERE A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK.
SHE HAD AN ATTITUDE, COMING AT ME WITH ATTITUDE.
"BUT THIS IS SILLY.
THIS IS STUPID. I FEEL WEIRD."
HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW?
YEAH.
AND YOU ARE, INSIDE AND OUT.
Kim: THE WHITE DRESS LOOKED FANTASTIC ON LAUREN.
IT WAS CLASSIC, IT WAS CONSERVATIVE,
IT WAS THE PERFECT DRESS FOR LAUREN FOR HER FIRST PAGEANT
WITH HER DAD IN THE AUDIENCE NOT APPROVING.
Lee: THAT WHOLE ZIPPER JUST BROKE.
I'M FOR REAL.
LIKE, IT'S AMAZE-BALLS TO HER BUTT.
OH, MY GOSH.
ARE YOU FLIPPING KIDDING ME?
I SWEAR, I FEEL LIKE I CAN NEVER WIN.
I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS.
YOU'VE GOT -- HOW IN THE WORLD ARE WE GONNA DO THIS?
Jo: WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO UNDO IT FROM THE TOP.
I'M AFRAID IF I UNDO IT FROM THE TOP, THIS THING IS GONNA POP.
I'VE GOT TO GET ON THE FLOOR.
WHO'S GOT A NEEDLE AND THREAD?
OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOSH.
YES, I DO.
AWW, NO.
GO PUT THE WHITE ONE ON. GO. THIS IS TOO MUCH.
GO PUT THE WHITE DRESS ON. GOD ALMIGHTY.
THIS SUCKS.
Allisyn: NO WAY THE DRESS COULD BE WORN.
AND TO STITCH IT AT THAT POINT, SHE WOULD HAVE LOST POINTS
FOR NOT MAKING IT ON STAGE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
SO ANSLEE HAD TO WEAR HER OLD DRESS --
THE ONE DRESS SHE DIDN'T WANT TO WEAR.
SHE'S GOT THE WHITE ONE. IT'S A SAVING GRACE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Angie: GO, BABY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Man: WHOO!
WHOO, ANSLEE!
[ APPLAUSE ]
ANSLEE'S VERY COMFORTABLE WALKING IN HEELS
IN AN EVENING GOWN AND LOOKING REAL PRETTY.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT GONNA WIN YOU
THE CROWN OF MISS GEORGIA, AND THAT'S HER GOAL.
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO STEP IT UP.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Steve: SEEING HER IN THAT WHITE GOWN KIND OF
PUT A LITTLE BIT OF A LUMP IN MY THROAT, I'M NOT GONNA LIE.
KIND OF MADE ME SEE HER IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT.
BUT I MAY HAVE TO BURN THAT GOLD DRESS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: I LOOKED OUT AND HER DAD HAD THIS HALF-SMILE,
AND I WAS LIKE, [SIGHS] YOU KNOW, AND I'M, LIKE, DOING ALL THIS, YOU KNOW?
Emcee: ARE WE READY FOR SOME CROWNING?
Kim: I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT I WOULD CHOOSE.
I MEAN, THE FACT THE GIRL PLAYS HER OWN INSTRUMENTS
AND SINGS WITH HEART -- YOU NEVER KNOW.
Emcee: THE ADULT TALENT WINNER IS...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD.
IT WAS HARD TO SIT THERE AND WATCH LAUREN COMPETE
IN THE GOWN THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY MADE FOR MY DAUGHTER.
AND THEN SEEING HER WIN IN IT -- MM, NOT SO HAPPY.
Kim: GO, BABY, GO!
WONDER WHAT DADDY'S THINKING NOW.
GO, LAUREN! WHOO!
GETTING THE TROPHY WAS AWESOME.
I FELT SO ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE
IT'S SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
Lauren: WE DID IT!
WHEN THEY SAID YOUR NAME,
YEAH, I DID, TOO.
YOU HAD THE SOUL, AND IT WON.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I MEAN, I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT THE SONG. I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT ALL OF IT.
DAD.
DAD!
OH, YAY!
[ CHUCKLES ]
WHAT I SAW TONIGHT IS WHO YOU REALLY ARE.
IT WASN'T A BIG ACT AND A BIG PLASTIC-Y FAKE THING.
Kim: MM!
AND THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS.
YOU ARE WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING,
AND I'M JUST REALLY PROUD OF YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN DO ANYTHING
AND I CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING I WANT TO DO.
AND NOW I'M GONNA GO OUT AND I'M GONNA SING
AND I'M GONNA WIN THE WORLD OVER,
STARTING WITH MY DAD.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
I THINK LAUREN'S TRANSFORMATION WAS MORE ON THE INSIDE.
IT'S HER HEART AND HER SOUL.
I THINK SHE'S FIGURING OUT WHO SHE IS
AND WHAT HER MESSAGE SHOULD BE.
AND IF I'VE HELPED PLANT THAT SEED,
THEN I'VE DONE MY JOB.
OKAY.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER PAGEANT COMING UP. CAN SHE DO IT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT I WAS SO GOOD.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HANDLE ALL THIS STUFF.
I'M WILLING TO SAY
I COULD HAVE BEEN WRONG ABOUT THIS WHOLE PAGEANT THING.
YES.
CAN YOU LOOK ME IN MY EYE AND SAY THAT?
NOPE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'LL TAKE IT. I'LL TAKE IT.