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Kim: COMING UP ON "KIM OF QUEENS"...
WHAT DO YOU WANT THE JUDGES
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU THROUGH YOUR TALENT?
WHAT'S THE HOOK GONNA BE?
I CHALLENGED THE GIRLS TO FIND
A NEW TALENT FOR THIS WEEK'S PAGEANT.
NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING.
NO NEW TALENT, NO PAGEANT.
WELL, LOOK WHO IT IS.
I GOT A CALL FROM STEVE, LAUREN'S DAD.
SHE'S SINGING IN SOME BARS
THAT I WOULD NOT EVER LET HER GO INTO.
SO IT'S A KIM 911 -- KIM TO THE RESCUE.
GET INTO IT LIKE YOU DID AT THE PAGEANT.
MOM, I'M NOT AT THE PAGEANT. YOU KNOW HOW I GET ON STAGE.
YOU GIVE ME A STAGE, PUT ME IN A DRESS, I'M A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON.
[ LAUGHING ]
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE YOU MAKING FUN OF MY CHILD.
YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, SISTER.
Kim: WHEN I WALKED INTO THAT BAR, LAUREN WAS SINGING.
A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WERE GOING, "THAT GIRL CAN SING."
I WENT TO COLLEGE, AND I JUST GREW UP.
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE PREACHER'S KID?
IT'S WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.
I'M KIM GRAVEL,
- 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 ♪
♪♪
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HEY, HOW Y'ALL DOING? Y'ALL LOOK GOOD.
OKAY, HAVE A SEAT. EVERYBODY, JUST HAVE A SEAT.
I WANT TO TALK TO Y'ALL ABOUT THIS WEEK.
I'VE HAD THIS INSPIRATION
THAT HAS COME TO ME IN THE WEIRDEST WAY --
IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH A GIRL WHO DID POGO STICKS.
Y'ALL KNOW WHAT A POGO STICK --
OH, I DO THAT REALLY GOOD.
YOU DO? WELL, YOU'RE A GYMNAST. YOU WOULD.
THIS LITTLE GIRL WAS JUST SO GOOD AT IT,
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WITH SOME OF YOU,
THE TALENTS ARE REALLY, REALLY CLEAR.
OTHERS OF YOU, IT'S AN IFFY THING.
SO WE'VE GOT TO GET THE TALENTS DOWN.
IF YOU WANT TO GET TO THE TOP, YOU'VE GOT TO STAND OUT.
THIS GIRL INSPIRED ME ON A POGO STICK TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX.
I MEAN, I'VE SEEN PEOPLE DO TAHITIAN DANCING,
ROLLER SKATING, ARCHERY, KNITTING.
THESE JUDGES SEE SO MANY TALENT ACTS,
YOU'VE ALL GOT TO SLAP THEM IN THE FACE
SO THEY UNDERSTAND, "I'M HERE!"
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SONG?
Addison: THE STORY BEHIND IT.
I LIKE IT. KEEP TALKING.
EACH SONG HAS A MESSAGE.
OOH, ADDISON, I'M LIKING THIS.
ADDY! WOW!
SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT THE JUDGES
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU THROUGH YOUR TALENT?
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE,
OR, WHAT I LIKE TO CALL WHEN I DO MY SONGWRITING IS,
WHAT'S THE HOOK GONNA BE?
TALENT IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THAT IS REALLY WHAT WON ME THE CROWN,
WAS MY TALENT AND MY MOUTH.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
I SANG OPERA.
I HAD A BIG HEADBAND, HEADDRESS. OH, YES.
I HAD A CAPE THAT I SEWED
WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS WITH A SEWING MACHINE.
AND I CAME OFF, AND I DID MY CAPE,
AND I SANG, AND IT WAS A MOMENT.
IT WAS A HOOK.
I WANT EACH OF Y'ALL TO HAVE A HOOK IN YOUR TALENT.
ADDISON, YOU ARE AN ENTERTAINER, BABY.
YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH, AND THE WORDS COME OUT,
AND IT'S FUNNY, AND IT'S ENTERTAINING.
THINK HOW YOU CAN DEVELOP A TALENT WITH THAT.
ANS, LOVE YOU TO DEATH, BUT YOUR TALENT'S A LITTLE "EH."
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
♪ THERE'S ANOTHER MORNING ♪
I NEED WORK, BUT...
Kim: YEAH.
ANSLEE WON THE LAST PAGEANT BY THE SKIN OF HER TEETH.
HER SINGING AIN'T GONNA WORK ANYMORE.
I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE A HOG IN HEAT.
SO SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO TURN THINGS AROUND,
OR SHE'S JUST GONNA BE A WASHED-UP, USED-UP,
HAS-BEEN, WANNABE PAGEANT GIRL.
MARAH, YOUR HOOK IS YOUR FEET.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOUR TALENT. IT'S THE BOMB.
BUT YOU'VE DONE IT, AND I'VE SEEN IT, SO I'M BORED.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M TRYING TO TAKE YOU TO ANOTHER LEVEL.
I WANT YOU TO WORK THESE KINKS OUT NOW AND NOT GO THROUGH IT
WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING IN THE BIG-TIME.
I'M TRYING TO TEACH Y'ALL THAT THIS IS WORK.
IT AIN'T ABOUT DRESSING UP LIKE A DOLL
AND BEING ON DISPLAY, DEBBIE.
HANNAH, I LOVE YOU, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE'VE NAILED YOU.
HANNAH'S A SWEETHEART, BUT WHEN I SEE HANNAH,
ALL I SEE IS A LITTLE MINI DEB,
AND THAT AIN'T GONNA WORK, HONEY.
THE '80s WERE OVER HOW MANY DECADES AGO?
IT'S TIME FOR HANNAH TO GROW UP. I KNOW SHE'S MY YOUNGEST.
SHE'S NEVER DONE A TALENT IN A PAGEANT BEFORE,
BUT SHE IS REALLY GONNA HAVE TO COME OUT OF HER SHELL,
GET A LITTLE BIT LOUDER AND PROUDER,
AND COME TO ME WITH A REALLY STRONG TALENT
IF SHE WANTS TO WIN.
NOW, LOOK.
THIS PAGEANT WE'RE GOING TO THIS WEEK
IS A SMALL, TALENT-DRIVEN PAGEANT.
AND NOT EVERYBODY'S GOING.
Woman: REALLY?
WHO'S NOT DOING IT?
I DON'T KNOW YET, Y'ALL.
IT'S UP TO Y'ALL TO DEVELOP A TALENT.
I WANT TO SEE WHO COMES TO THE TABLE
WITH SOMETHING FRESH, SOMETHING INTERESTING,
AND I NEED THE MOTHERS TO BE A PART OF THAT AS WELL.
THAT'S RIGHT. I WANT SOME NEW TALENTS.
I WANT TO SEE A TALENT THAT POPS. LISTEN.
I'M NOT EXPECTING FIREWORKS TO SHOOT OUT THEIR BUTT, OKAY?
BUT IF THEY DON'T BRING ME SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING FRESH,
SOMETHING THAT SAYS, "WOW," THEN THEY'RE OUT.
THEY'RE NOT DOING THIS PAGEANT.
SO, I'M GONNA LEAVE Y'ALL HERE TO WORK ON IT.
I GOT AN APPOINTMENT.
PUT IT TOGETHER, MAKE IT SHARP,
MAKE IT DIFFERENT, MAKE IT UNIQUE.
MAKE IT HAVE A...
All: HOOK!
Kim: THAT'S IT. HOOK.
WELL, LOOK WHO IT IS.
HEY, KIM.
HEY! HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I GOT A CALL OUT OF THE BLUE FROM STEVE,
ONE OF MY CLIENTS' DADS, WHO SAID HE NEEDED TO TALK WITH ME.
HAVE A SEAT. WHAT CAN I DO YOU FOR?
THANKS FOR MAKING SOME TIME FOR ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW LAUREN IS ONE OF MY FAVES.
LAUREN, WHO I TRAINED A WHILE BACK,
WHO WAS SO TALENTED AND GIFTED, HAS JUST GONE OFF TO COLLEGE.
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
BETTER.
HER FATHER PAYING ME A VISIT WAS A BIG SURPRISE
BECAUSE WHEN I MET HIM A FEW MONTHS AGO,
HE WAS NOT A BIG FAN OF PAGEANTRY.
I CALLED HER, BUT SHE'S NOT RESPONDING.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY I'M HERE TODAY.
SHE'S ALWAYS HAD A REALLY GOOD, STRONG SENSE OF IDENTITY.
BUT SHE'S GOTTEN AWAY TO SCHOOL.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT FIRST FRESHMAN SEMESTER
ALWAYS KIND OF GETS YOU A LITTLE BIT.
SHE'S NOT DOING VERY WELL IN HER GRADES.
SHE'S FLUNKING ONE OF HER CLASSES.
SHE'S NOT SINGING IN CHURCH THESE DAYS.
SHE'S NOT CONNECTING BACK TO WHO SHE'S SUPPOSED TO BE.
MY LITTLE GIRL, SHE'S SINGING IN SOME BARS
THAT I WOULD NOT NORMALLY EVER LET HER GO INTO.
AND I'M JUST WORRIED SICK ABOUT HER.
WHY IS SHE SINGING TO DRUNK PEOPLE IN A BAR?
KIM, I -- I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D HEAR ME SAY THIS.
BUT I REALLY LIKED WHO SHE WAS
WHEN SHE WAS WITH YOU IN THE PAGEANTS.
THAT'S WHERE SHE REALLY SHINED,
AND THAT'S WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE.
SO CAN YOU HELP HER?
I HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF THIS DAY.
I JUST NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FOR THIS REASON.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE LORD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS.
YEAH. I'M IN.
THE BEST DECISION SHE COULD EVER MAKE IS TO COME BACK HERE
AND WIN MISS GEORGIA, BECAUSE I BELIEVE SHE CAN.
I LOVE LITTLE LAUREN, AND I WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR THAT KID,
AND I THINK SHE NEEDS ME, PERSONALLY.
BUT TO BE A LITTLE HONEST WITH YOU,
WITH TALENT BEING THE NAME OF THE GAME THIS WEEK,
I'M GONNA NEED AN OLDER GIRL LIKE LAUREN WITH SOME CHOPS
THAT CAN LAND ME THIS CROWN.
OH, DID I SAY ME? I MEANT HER.
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
WHAT? SAY THAT AGAIN.
[ LAUGHS ]
HELLO? COME AGAIN?
♪♪
WHAT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL BUT DIFFERENT?
[ IMITATES ELECTRIC GUITAR ]
WE COULD DO A LYRICAL DANCE.
WE COULD DO TAP, COMEDY, JOKES AND STUFF.
I WANT TO HEAR SOME GOOD IDEAS. LEE, BE THINKING.
KIM HAS ASKED THE GIRLS TO WORK ON NEW TALENTS.
AND I'VE KIND OF REALLY PUT IT BACK ON THE MOMS A LITTLE BIT
AND SAID "EVERYBODY PAIR UP WITH YOUR KID,
"HELP YOUR CHILD FIND WHAT THEY'RE GOOD AT,
AND HELP THEM BE GOOD AT IT."
WE HAVE SOME GREAT IDEAS.
I HAVE AN ELECTRIC GUITAR.
UH, CAN YOU PLAY THE GUITAR?
NO.
NO. NEGATIVE.
OKAY, WE GOT SEVERAL DAYS, Y'ALL.
YEAH, OKAY, AND THE NEXT THING.
I HAVE BATON TWIRLING WITH FIRE.
AND WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS SAFETY.
IF YOU DROP THE BATON
AND THE BATON LIGHTS THE JUDGES' TABLE ON FIRE,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA WIN.
Allisyn: THIS IS HANNAH'S FIRST TIME DOING TALENT IN A PAGEANT.
I'M HOPING THAT BY FINDING HANNAH A TALENT,
THAT SHE'LL GET TO SHED SOME OF THAT DEB
AND WE'LL FINALLY GET TO SEE A LITTLE HANNAH.
GO WITH WHAT YOU KNOW, LIKE GYMNASTICS BUT ZHUZHED UP.
NO FIRE BATONS. GOD, HELP ME.
I'M AT A LOSS. I MEAN, I TRULY AM.
SO, WHAT DID Y'ALL COME UP WITH?
SHE SAID HULA-HOOPING.
OH, NO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
BELLY DANCING?
I HAVE NO BELLY TO... YEAH.
SOME KIND OF LITTLE JIG, DANCE, WHATEVER.
YOU WANT ME TO GET LAUGHED AT?
NO, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET LAUGHED AT.
EVERY GIRL WANTS THE CROWN.
NOT EVERY GIRL WANTS TO WORK FOR THE CROWN.
I DON'T SEE ANSLEE BEING THE "WORKAHOLIC"
TO GET HER TALENT RIGHT.
YOU DID SIGN LANGUAGE.
I DON'T KNOW IT WELL ENOUGH.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU -- SHE BETTER GET IT TOGETHER,
'CAUSE IF SHE DOESN'T, KIM IS NOT GONNA BE A HAPPY CAMPER.
Y'ALL SIT.
♪♪
Man: Y'ALL, PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR LAUREN.
[ GUITAR PLAYING ]
♪ I'M TIRED OF ♪
Kim: AFTER TALKING TO LAUREN'S DAD,
I WENT TO THE BAR TO TALK SOME SENSE INTO HER.
WHEN I WALKED INTO THAT BAR, I THOUGHT,
GOOD LORD, WHAT IS A P.K. KID --
AND THAT'S A "PREACHER'S KID" --
DOING IN A PLACE LIKE THIS?
♪ LEAVE ME ALONE ♪
Kim: IT'S SMOKY, IT'S DARK, IT'S DIRTY.
IT'S A BAR.
♪ I CAN'T TAKE THIS PAIN OF THE MEMORIES ♪
Kim: IT'S LIKE I'M IN A NIGHTMARE.
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO LAUREN?
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE PREACHER'S KID?
IT'S WORSE THAN I THOUGHT.
♪ CAN'T YOU JUST GO? ♪
OKAY, HANNAH, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON YOUR ROUTIN
OKAY, HANNAH, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON YOUR ROUTIN
Lauren: ♪ NOTHING LEFT ♪
♪ SO JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH AND WALK AWAY ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
WE ARE GONNA TAKE A QUICK BREAK, SO STICK AROUND.
Kim: WHILE MY OTHER GIRLS ARE WORKING ON THEIR TALENT,
I'M OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
WHERE GOD LOST HIS LEFT SHOE,
TRYING TO GET LAUREN BACK INTO THE PAGEANT FOLD.
EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU.
KIM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HEY, GIRL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN A BAR?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN A BAR?
LAUREN GOES AND STARTS WORKING THE CLUBS AND THE BARS.
SHE CAN THROW AWAY ALL HER GIFTS AND TALENTS,
AND THAT I CAN'T HAVE ON MY SHOULDERS.
SO IT'S A KIM 911 -- KIM TO THE RESCUE.
WHY THE HECK ARE YOU SINGING IN A BAR?
I DON'T HAVE, LIKE, A JOB JOB, SO THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING.
I'VE JUST BEEN SINGING, MAKING TIPS AND STUFF.
YOU'RE SINGING FOR TIPS?
THEY GIVE ME MONEY, AND THEN I ALSO DO TIPS.
TIPS IN A BAR?
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, HOW MUCH MONEY CAN SHE BE MAKING?
I'M NOT SEEING A LOT OF BIG SPENDERS IN THIS ROOM --
I CAN TELL YOU THAT, HONEY.
LAUREN, THIS IS NOT THE WAY YOU SHOULD BE GOING, HONEY.
YOU ARE GOING DOWN A ROAD THAT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
THE LAST THING YOU NEED TO DO IS HAVE ALL THESE GUYS BACK HERE
WHOOPING AND HOLLERING OVER YOUR LITTLE HOT SELF.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR?
SOMEBODY TO GO HOME WITH.
IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S NOT LIKE THAT.
IT WILL BE THAT.
SEE, YOU SAY IT'S NOT THAT NOW. IT WILL BE THAT.
EVERYBODY SAYS, "OH, IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME.
THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN TO ME."
IT WILL. I'VE SEEN A THOUSAND LIKE YOU.
LISTEN, KIM'S BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK A TIME OR TWO.
I KNOW WHAT GOES DOWN IN A BAR.
GO FIND ME A WOMAN THAT'S 42 YEARS OLD LIKE I AM
THAT HAS BEEN WORKING THE CLUBS AND THE BARS
FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS.
TELL ME WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE.
DEMI LOVATO.
I LOVE HER.
BEYONCé, BRITNEY SPEARS -- ALL OF THEM PAGEANT GIRLS.
NO.
YEAH.
YOU'RE PRETTY INSIDE AND OUT, LAUREN.
I DO THINK YOU CAN BE MISS GEORGIA.
I MEAN, I REALLY THINK THAT YOU'VE GOT IT IN YOU.
I CAN'T WIN THAT, KIM.
WHY DO YOU THINK YOU CAN'T WIN THAT?
KIM, I TRIPPED ON THE STAGE.
SO WHAT? WE'LL TEACH YOU HOW TO WALK.
IT LOOKS LIKE LAUREN HAS LOST HER CONFIDENCE,
AND SHE'S GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A REBELLIOUS STREAK.
BUT THIS IS JUST SAD, Y'ALL.
HER SPIRIT NEEDS LIFTING. AND I NEED HER TALENT.
I'M OFFERING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SHOWCASE YOUR TALENT AND YOUR BEAUTY
THAT'S GONNA GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO IN YOUR DREAM.
SELL THE JUDGES INSTEAD OF GUYS IN A BAR.
I HAVE THE PERFECT PAGEANT FOR YOU THIS WEEKEND. PERFECT.
YOU ASKED ME TO WORK WITH YOU BEFORE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO WORK WITH ME NOW.
THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS PAY ME THE SAME DIGNITY AND RESPECT
THAT I GAVE YOU WHEN YOU ASKED ME.
I'M GIVING MY BEST SALES PITCH HERE.
BUT HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW. IT COULD GO EITHER WAY.
♪♪
[ TAPPING ]
HEY.
HEY, Y'ALL. Y'ALL PRACTICING?
YEAH, GIRL.
COME ON OVER, LEE, ANSLEE.
COME AROUND.
GOOD JOB.
SO, WHILE KIM'S OUT TRYING TO GET LAUREN STRAIGHT,
I'M HERE AT THE STUDIO WORKING ON TALENTS.
AND OF COURSE, THE FIRST PEOPLE I WANT TO GO TO,
'CAUSE I KNOW THEY NEED THE MOST HELP -- LEE AND ANSLEE.
I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING, Y'ALL.
EVERYBODY'S GOT A TALENT. WE GOT TO FIND YOUR TALENT.
ANSLEE KEEPS SAYING SHE WANTS TO SING.
AND THAT GIRL CANNOT SING.
I CAN TRY TO TEACH HER... SOME DANCE MOVES.
[ LAUGHS ]
ANSLEE MIGHT BE LAUGHING, BUT THAT'S NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA.
SEE, ANGIE HAS A DANCE SCHOOL. SHE TEACHES DANCE.
AND WHO BETTER TO HELP HER THAN ANGIE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CAN'T NEVER COULD IF YOU DON'T TRY.
AND I AGREE WITH THAT.
I MEAN, SHE'S GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SHOW KIM
WHEN SHE COMES BACK IN HERE.
I'LL TRY.
Lee: I KNOW. I KNOW.
ANGIE TEACHING MY ANSLEE HOW TO DANCE?
IT'S PROBABLY THE WORST EVER IDEA.
BUT ANSLEE'S GOT TO HAVE A TALENT.
SHE'S GOT TO GO TO THIS PAGEANT.
WHAT CHOICE DO I HAVE?
OKAY, SO, LET'S DO THE STEP-TOE.
TWIST AND DOWN, TWIST AND DOWN,
PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH.
YOU HAVE TO MOVE YOUR BODY PARTS.
Allisyn: COME ON, ANSLEE.
[ LAUGHS ] I CAN'T.
DO IT. DO THE MOVES.
I THINK ANSLEE LIKES
PRANCING ACROSS THE STAGE IN A LITTLE CROWN.
I THINK SHE'S BEEN TOLD ALL HER LIFE
THAT SHE'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE BEAUTY QUEEN
AND SHE ALWAYS WILL BE AND SHE'S THE PRINCESS.
BUT DO I THINK SHE LIKES THE WORK TO COMPETE? NO.
OKAY, HANNAH, WE'RE GONNA WORK ON YOUR ROUTINE NOW.
THE PROBLEM IS I DON'T HAVE A ROUTINE.
KIM IS TELLING US WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A TALENT ROUTINE
FOR THIS WEEKEND'S PAGEANT.
TALENT'S NOT REALLY A BIG PART OF PAGEANTS WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER,
SO HANNAH HASN'T REALLY DEVELOPED THAT YET.
5, 6, 7, 8.
DON'T DO THAT.
OKAY. SORRY.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT, BABY.
WHOA.
SO GOOD, HANNAH.
MAYBE WE CAN MAKE THE GYMNASTICS PART
LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE GRACEFUL.
HANNAH HAS BEEN DOING GYMNASTICS ALL HER LIFE,
AND SHE IS INCREDIBLE AT IT.
I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT TALENT IS GONNA WORK FOR A PAGEANT.
FLIPPING AND JUMPING AROUND -- I JUST DON'T WANT THAT
TO DISTRACT FROM HOW BEAUTIFUL AND PERFECT SHE IS.
COULD I DO, LIKE, DANCE MOVES IN IT?
YES.
LET'S DON'T DO THAT, OKAY?
NO, NO, NO. WE WANT KIM TO LOVE IT.
[ Laughing ] OH, THAT HURT.
NOW, HOW AM I GONNA CHANGE THIS TO GRACEFUL?
NO, NO, NOT THAT, HANNAH. OH, MY GOD.
WHILE ANGIE IS HELPING ANSLEE WITH HER DANCING,
I DECIDED I WAS GONNA WORK WITH MARAH ON HER TALENT.
MARAH, I DO WANT YOU TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
ARE YOU WILLING TO TRY?
MM-HMM.
WELL, GOD, WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF THE BALLGAME
THAN OTHER PEOPLE IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TRY.
I KNOW SHE CAN DANCE. BUT CAN SHE SING?
♪ DANCE LIKE THERE'S NOBODY WATCHIN' ♪
♪ DANCE LIKE THERE'S NOBODY WATCHIN' ♪
♪ SING LIKE THERE'S NOBODY LISTENIN' ♪
♪ SING LIKE THERE'S NOBODY LIS-- ♪
♪ SI-I-I-NG ♪
♪ SING ♪
♪ SING ♪
I WANT YOU TO -- HERE'S MY NOTE.
♪ SI-I-NG ♪
♪ SI-I-NG ♪
YOU HEAR IT NOW? OKAY.
MAYBE SHE'S NOT ALL THE WAY THERE YET.
BUT SHE WANTS TO LEARN.
SHE'S TRYING, AND I CAN WORK WITH THAT.
GO. SIDE, SIDE, SIDE.
ROCK. BACK.
[ SCOFFS ]
ROCK BACK. COME ON.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
COME ON!
STEP-TOE, STEP-TOE, STEP-TOE.
MY FOOT HURTS.
YOU WON'T TRY, BABY. TRY.
Anslee: I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I CAN'T SING.
I MEAN, THE LAST TIME I SANG, I WON THE PAGEANT.
AND MAYBE I'M NOT THE BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD,
BUT I SURE AS HECK AIN'T NO DANCER.
CAN YOU DO A SPLIT?
NO.
[ SIGHS ]
DON'T CRY.
I CAN'T DANCE.
Angie: WELL, I DEFINITELY CAN'T TEACH
SOMEONE THAT DOESN'T WANT TO LEARN.
♪♪
[ CHOIR SINGING ]
MY GIRL LAUREN -- SHE'S LOST HER WAY.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE HER BACK TO CHURCH
AND LET HER HEAR A GOOD OLD GOSPEL CHOIR
AND REMIND HER THAT MUSIC COMES FROM THE SOUL.
IT COMES FROM YOUR SPIRIT, NOT IN A DINGY BAR
GETTING PENNIES ON THE DOLLARS FOR A TIP.
[ ALL CHEER ]
I'M ALSO GONNA LURE HER BACK INTO THE PAGEANT WORLD
WHERE SHE BELONGS -- WITH ME.
I'M GLAD Y'ALL LET US, LIKE, SNEAK IN
ON THIS CHOIR REHEARSAL A LITTLE BIT.
I BROUGHT MY FRIEND LAUREN HERE.
HEY, LAUREN. HOW ARE YOU?
MEET LIGHT OF THE WORLD CHOIR.
THAT WAS AWESOME. THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND LAUREN IS A SINGER.
OH!
NOT LIKE THAT.
AND SHE'S ALSO A PREACHER'S DAUGHTER.
OH!
BUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO WITH LAUREN
IS NOT ONLY, LIKE, BUILD HER CHOPS,
BUT I WANT HER TO BUILD HER VOICE.
THE VOICE IS THE MESSAGE.
YES.
I'M GET-- I'M GETTING EMOTIONAL.
WIPE IT UP, WIPE IT UP, WIPE IT UP.
HALLELUJAH.
CAN WE SING SOMETHING?
YEAH. YEAH.
LET'S DO "OH HAPPY DAY."
YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.
[ LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE ]
YOU'RE GONNA SING WITH ME, BABY.
I CAN'T COMPARE. I CAN'T COMPETE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
OH, YEAH, OH, YEAH.
I THOUGHT I COULD SING PRETTY WELL,
AND THEN I HEARD THEM, AND I'M GOING, "I GOT TO FOLLOW THAT?"
OH, NO.
OH, YEAH.
OH, LORD. LORD, HELP ME.
Kim: DON'T BE AFRAID.
YOU GOT IT.
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
DON'T START CHANGING THE KEY ON ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
DO IT ONE MORE TIME. SORRY.
♪ OH ♪
♪ HAPPY DAY ♪
♪ HAPPY DAY ♪
YOU SEE HOW SHE'S HOLDING BACK?
YEAH.
TELL HER WHAT SHE NEEDS TO BE DOING.
IS THIS A HAPPY DAY FOR YOU?
THIS IS A HAPPY DAY FOR ME.
WHY IS IT A HAPPY DAY FOR YOU?
'CAUSE I'M HERE WITH YOU GUYS.
AND...
AND JESUS WASHED MY SINS AWAY.
THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH!
YOU GOT IT. NOW SING IT LIKE THAT.
YEAH. SING IT LIKE THAT. YEAH.
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
COME ON, FEEL IT. COME ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
♪ WHEN JESUS WASHED ♪
THERE YOU GO, BABY. WHOO!
♪ WHEN JESUS WASHED ♪
♪ WHEN JESUS WASHED ♪
♪ WHEN JESUS WASHED ♪
♪ MY SINS AWAY ♪
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
COME ON, GIRL.
♪ MY SINS AWAY ♪
♪ OH, HAPPY DAY ♪
Lauren: I KNOW KIM IS TRYING TO HELP ME RIGHT NOW,
BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I THOUGHT PAGEANTS WAS A LITTLE-GIRL THING,
BUT KATY PERRY AND BRITNEY SPEARS?
I DON'T KNOW. I'M -- I'M JUST ALL OVER THE PLACE RIGHT NOW.
OUR WORDS TO YOU AND MY WORDS TO YOU IS,
WHATEVER YOU DO GOING FORWARD, THAT YOU TAKE THIS WITH YOU,
THIS HEART AND THIS SOUL,
THESE PRAYERS AND THIS LOVE, ALL THESE PEOPLE HERE
THAT ARE SUPPORTING YOU 'CAUSE IT IS A HAPPY DAY.
Kim: MUSIC COMES FROM THE HEART AND SOUL, AND LAUREN KNOWS THAT.
SHE'S STUBBORN.
SHE'S NOT GONNA LISTEN TO HER DADDY, AND RIGHT NOW,
I'M NOT SO SURE SHE'S GONNA LISTEN TO ME.
BUT I'M HOPING THAT OUR LITTLE FIELD TRIP
REMINDED HER WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.
LOVE YOU, GIRL.
FOR SURE.
[ ALL CHEER ]
♪♪
OKAY, SO, I DUMPED A CHALLENGE ON YOU TO FIND NEW TALENTS.
HOW'S THAT COMING?
IN PREPARATION FOR THIS WEEK'S PAGEANT,
I ASKED THE GIRLS TO GO AWAY AND DEVELOP A TALENT
AND COME BACK TO ME AND SHOW ME AND PROVE TO ME
THAT THEY HAVE ENOUGH HOOK,
ENOUGH MESSAGE, TO DO THIS PAGEANT.
TALK TO ME. WHAT YOU GOT?
WELL, I'M DOING STAND-UP COMEDY.
Jo: FOR A PAGEANT?
MM-HMM.
YOU'VE GOT COMEDIC SKILLS?
OH, I SURE DO.
WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE COMEDIC SKILLS FROM?
THE GOOD LORD ABOVE.
WITH ADDISON, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.
SHE'S JUST LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES.
HEY, Y'ALL! HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING THIS EVENING?
DOING GOOD.
OKAY. WELL, I HAVE A FEW JOKES FOR Y'ALL.
OKAY.
OKAY, SO, I TOLD A CHEMISTRY JOKE,
BUT THERE WAS NO REACTION TO IT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
L-O-L. YEAH.
WERE WE SUPPOSED TO LAUGH?
NO, JUST LISTEN.
I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT ELSE IS COMING OUT.
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE WALKED IN THE ROOM,
AND IT WAS SO TENSE.
WOW.
AND Y'ALL KNOW WHAT "TACO CAT" SPELLED BACKWARDS IS?
WHAT?
"TACO CAT."
IS THIS WHAT YOU'VE GOT FOR THE COMEDY?
I SURE DO.
IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE?
IT'S NOT FUNNY.
OKAY.
I LOVE MY DAUGHTER TO DEATH, BUT LUCILLE BALL SHE IS NOT.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE?
[ Laughing ] ADDISON IS SO RAW.
IF YOU'RE THAT RAW, SOMETIMES, LIKE A PIECE OF A RAW MEAT,
IT'S GONNA START STINKING IF YOU DON'T COOK IT.
WE GOT TO COOK HER. WE GOT TO GET HER GOING.
♪♪
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE WALKED IN THE ROOM,
AND IT WAS SO TENSE.
YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO LAUGH. I KNOW YOU DO.
Kim: THIS WEEK'S PAGEANT IS TALENT-DRIVEN,
SO I TOLD MY GIRLS TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING NEW,
SOMETHING FRESH, THAT WILL IMPRESS THE JUDGES.
BUT FIRST, THEY'VE GOT TO IMPRESS ME.
NO NEW TALENT, NO PAGEANT.
AND RIGHT NOW, ADDISON'S SHOWING ME HER "COMEDY ROUTINE."
LET'S GO BACK TO WHAT YOU KNOW.
YOU'VE DANCED.
HOW CAN WE INCORPORATE "FUNNY" INTO DANCE?
I COULD DO A NERD ROUTINE OR SOMETHING.
LIKE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
NOW, THERE IS YOUR HOOK. THAT'S A COMEDY ROUTINE.
HELLO?
I'M NOT SAYING YES, YOU'RE GOING TO THE PAGEANT,
BUT I DO WANT TO SEE THAT DANCE.
IF YOU CAN GET IT TOGETHER AND SHOW ME BEFORE,
I MIGHT GO WITH IT -- I MIGHT GO WITH YOU.
OKAY. THANK Y'ALL.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT YOU GOT, PEANUT?
SHOW ME THE TALENT THAT YOU'VE COME UP WITH.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HANNAH'S TALENT.
SHE'S NEVER DONE A TALENT IN A PAGEANT BEFORE,
AND I JUST THINK THIS MIGHT BE THE THING SHE NEEDS
TO GET THIS LITTLE PEANUT OUT OF HER SHELL.
[ GASPS ]
IS IT LYRICAL OR GYMNASTICS?
THIS IS A COMBO.
COMBO -- WE SLOWED IT DOWN TO MAKE IT MORE...
ELEGANT?
YES.
HANNAH DID EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD HER TO.
SHE DID SOMETHING FRESH, SOMETHING UNIQUE.
SHE'S GOT MY ATTENTION.
THERE MIGHT BE A WINNER IN HER AFTER ALL, Y'ALL.
HANNAH AND DEB, Y'ALL ARE DEFINITELY IN.
I LOVE THE GYMNASTICS.
OH, YEAH! I LOVE YOU. [ SMOOCHES ]
MARAH, YOU'RE UP. WHAT DID YOU WORK ON?
WE WORKED ON A SONG.
START OUT SLOW. GO.
♪ DANCE LIKE THERE'S NOBODY WATCHIN' ♪
♪ LOVE LIKE YOU'LL NEVER GET HURT ♪
♪ SING LIKE THERE'S NOBODY LIS-- ♪
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY, MARAH, HAVE A SEAT.
I DON'T THINK SINGING'S GONNA WORK, NOT FOR THIS PAGEANT.
BUT, MARAH, I -- I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE EFFORT,
AND I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR TRYING.
YOU GOT THERE, AND YOU DUG IN, AND YOU JUST DID IT.
I'M JUST NOT READY FOR THE SINGING.
CAN YOU JUST TAP? CAN YOU DO IT TO THAT SONG?
MARAH'S TALENT IS EXCEPTIONAL,
SO I DON'T WANT TO SIT MARAH OUT OF THIS PAGEANT.
AT LEAST SHE TRIED. YOU'VE GOT TO REWARD HER FOR TRYING.
MARAH, YOU ARE IN. ALL RIGHT, ANS, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I'M GONNA DANCE.
OKAY, SO SHOW ME YOUR DANCE.
OKAY, I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY BAD, BUT I'M WORKING ON IT.
DON'T SAY THAT. DON'T PREFACE. JUST DO.
YOU CAN DO THIS, ANS.
THAT'S ALL I GOT.
HOW MANY MINUTES WAS THAT?
[ LAUGHING ]
[ IMITATES LAUGH ] REALLY, ANGIE?
IT'S NOT LIKE MARAH WAS UP THERE ON BROADWAY OR SOMETHING.
ANSLEE NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT, NOT SOME OLD LOUDMOUTH STAGE MOM
UP THERE MAKING FUN OF HER.
DO IT LIKE YOU DID IT LAST NIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE THE MUSIC, AND IT'S THROWING ME OFF.
ANSLEE, PLEASE, JUST TRY YOUR BEST.
WELL, I'M TRYING!
WAIT. HAVE A SEAT. HAVE A SEAT. HAVE A SEAT. HAVE A SEAT.
LEE, ARE YOU OKAY? TALK TO ME.
YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE YOU FEEL LIKE I'M BACKING YOU INTO A CORNER,
AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
I WANT TO PUT YOU IN A CORNER. WHAT YOU GONNA DO?
'CAUSE YOU BACK MY TAIL IN A CORNER,
AND I'M GONNA SCRATCH YOUR EYES OUT TO GET OUT OF THAT CORNER.
I NEED TO SEE THE SCRATCH. DO Y'ALL SEE WHAT I'M SAYING?
YOU EITHER WANT TO DO THIS OR YOU DON'T.
ANSLEE AND LEE, I WANT TO TALK Y'ALL.
SO IF Y'ALL HANG BACK.
I WAS HOPING ANSLEE WOULD HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH THIS WEEK.
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SHE JUST CAN'T FIND HER WAY.
SO MAYBE SOME ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH ME WILL HELP.
I KNOW YOU'RE STRUGGLING.
NOW, IT'S MY JOB, AND I CARE ABOUT YOU ENOUGH TO COME --
LET'S GO ONE-ON-ONE AND LET'S REALLY DO THIS THING AND DIG IT OUT.
SO I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY TRY TO PUSH THROUGH THIS.
IF I GET TO DO THE PAGEANT, IS THERE ANY WAY I COULD SING?
I FEEL LIKE I AM DRAGGING A SACK OF BRICKS UPHILL WITH ANSLEE.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
ALREADY NOW, YOUR BODY LANGUAGE IS SAYING,
"I'M NOT CONFIDENT. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS."
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A LIGHT ON ♪
KEEP GOING.
♪ THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY BACK HOME ♪
♪ THERE'S ANOTHER MORNING ♪
[ SIGHS ]
WHY DO YOU DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
START OVER.
GET INTO IT LIKE YOU DID AT THE PAGEANT.
MOM, I'M NOT AT THE PAGEANT. YOU KNOW HOW I GET ON STAGE.
I'M LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON.
YOU GIVE ME A STAGE, YOU PUT ME IN A DRESS,
I'M A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON, AND YOU KNOW THAT.
[ SIGHS ]
ONE MORE TIME.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, THIS IS THE THING.
I'M NASALLY.
THIS IS MY HEART TALKING. I'M TALKING TO YOU.
I'M TALKING TO YOU, PAGEANT GIRL TO PAGEANT GIRL,
'CAUSE I LOVE YOU AND I KNOW YOU ARE
ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRLS I'VE EVER KNOWN.
THANK YOU.
I'M QUESTIONING, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO THIS?
DO WHAT?
DO PAGEANTS.
YES.
I'M AFRAID I KEEP ENTERING YOU IN THESE PAGEANTS
AND YOU KEEP NOT WINNING, AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST --
IT'S KILLING YOU.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S KILLING YOUR CONFIDENCE,
IT'S KILLING YOUR SPIRIT,
AND I DON'T WANT TO BREAK YOUR SPIRIT.
I KNOW.
I PERSONALLY THINK YOU'RE BURNED OUT.
I THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE A COUPLE WEEKS OFF.
♪♪
WHAT'S WRONG?
YOU TELL ME.
JUST TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
KIM'S DECIDED THAT ANSLEE'S OUT
AND SHE'S ON A BREAK FROM PAGEANT PLACE.
I'M SO DEVASTATED, AND HER SELF-ESTEEM IS RUINED NOW.
I AIN'T POINTING ANY FINGERS, BUT, ANGIE, THAT ONE'S ON YOU.
EVERY TIME ANSLEE GETS UP,
ANGIE LETS OUT THAT BELCHING LAUGH.
THAT'S ALL I GOT.
[ LAUGHING ]
THAT'S NOT CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.
RIGHT.
IT'S A FORM OF BULLYING.
HOW WOULD SHE LIKE IT IF I DID THAT TO HER KID?
SHE'D HAVE ME IN A DADGUM FREAKING BOXING RING.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WELL, I HAVE A FAVOR.
ANYTIME THAT ANSLEE GETS UP THERE
AND SHE'S GOING TO DO HER TALENT,
DON'T LET OUT YOUR LAUGH AT HER.
[ IMITATES LAUGH ] "HERE SHE GOES."
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE YOU MAKING FUN OF MY CHILD.
I HAVE NOT MADE FUN OF YOUR CHILD.
YOU MADE FUN OF HER AND TOLD HER,
WHEN YOU WERE TRYING TO TEACH HER TO DANCE, NOT TO BE CRYING.
I SAID THERE'S NOTHING TO CRY ABOUT, HONEY.
THE PROBLEM IS SHE DIDN'T WANT TO TRY, LEE.
SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DANCE.
WELL, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING.
YOU'RE WANTING TO BLAME EVERYBODY ELSE ON IT.
IT AIN'T MY FAULT.
YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE, SISTER.
YOU'RE BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE MAKING FUN OF MY KID.
OKAY, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WE ARE LIKE A FAMILY, AND WE'RE ALL LIKE SISTERS,
AND Y'ALL ARE IN A SISTER FIGHT.
BULL CRAP!
WELL, IN MY HEART, WE'RE A FAMILY.
I AM NOT AFRAID FOR ONE SECOND TO TELL LEE THE TRUTH,
NOT SITTING OVER THERE JUST BECAUSE SHE MEMORIZED THE WORDS
AND GOING, "OH, MY GOD,
YOU'RE GONNA BE THE NEXT BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD."
I MEAN, YOU CAN'T LIVE IN LA-LA LAND.
WORRY ABOUT YOU AND WHAT YOUR CHILD IS DOING
INSTEAD OF SITTING THERE SAYING, "MY FOOT HURTS,"
"MY TOENAIL FELL OFF,"
"MY VOICE HURTS," "I GOT TO PEE-PEE."
SHE'S 16 YEARS OLD, FOR GOD'S SAKE!
I DON'T MAKE FUN OF THAT CHILD.
IT SURE COMES ACROSS THAT WAY.
WELL, I APOLOGIZE. I APOLOGIZE WITH ALL SINCERITY.
OKAY.
OKAY. THEN DO ME A FAVOR.
SHE'S HAD HER SPIRIT BROKEN TODAY, RIGHT?
OH, YEAH.
OKAY, THEN FIX IT.
YOU'RE HER MAMA. YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE THAT CAN FIX IT.
BUILD HER SPIRIT BACK UP, MAKE HER LOVE WHO SHE IS,
MAKE HER PROUD OF WHO SHE IS
AND COME BACK AND DESERVE SOME PRAISE,
AND I PROMISE YOU YOU'LL GET IT.
♪♪
HEY, ANGIE.
IT'S THAT DAY! HEY!
PAGEANT DAY, PAGEANT DAY. LOVE IT!
HEY, GIRL. OH, I LIKE YOUR MAKEUP.
IT LOOKS GOOD. WAY TO GO, DEB.
OKAY, EVERYBODY GET BUSY. GET BUSY.
IT'S PAGEANT DAY, AND LAUREN'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND SINCE THE CHURCH.
WHERE IS LAUREN? MOM, TEXT LAUREN.
I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS IN IT.
SHE BETTER BE HERE.
SO, ANSLEE'S OUT AND ADDISON BEING A WILD CARD,
I NEED LAUREN'S TALENT HERE TODAY AT THIS PAGEANT.
HEY, PEEPS.
HEY, ADDY, KELLY, LET ME TALK TO Y'ALL.
HOW DID THE NUMBER GO?
HOW DID THE NERD NUMBER GO?
GOOD.
ADDISON'S GOT TO SHOW ME HER TALENT HERE TODAY,
AND IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH, SHE'S IN,
AND IF IT'S NOT, SHE'S GONNA SIT THE BENCH.
[ HUMS ]
SO YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING, "I'M A NERD, BUT I'M A COOL NERD."
THAT'S THE STORY.
REMEMBER I SAID, "WHAT'S YOUR HOOK, WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE?"
I GET THE HOOK. IT'S A NERD.
WHAT'S THE MESSAGE?
I'M COOL.
IN SPITE OF...
BEING A NERD.
A NERD IS SOMEBODY WHO...
I DON'T WANT TO OFFEND THE NERDS IN THE WORLD.
[ HUMMING ]
YOU'RE A COUNTRY REDNECK NERD. I LOVE IT.
Kim: AT LEAST SHE'S GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING.
CAN'T PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT, BUT THERE'S SOMETHING THERE.
IT'S INTRIGUING. I'M INTRIGUED.
YOU SOLD ME. YOU'RE IN. BOO-YAH!
COME ON!
12 MINUTES, 12 MINUTES.
I'M GOING. I'M GOING.
WELCOME, AND THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ]
MARAH, WHEN YOU GO TO TURN THAT TRAIN, TURN THAT TRAIN.
YES.
NOW LET ME INTRODUCE THE JUDGES.
THE PAGEANT'S STARTING, AND FIRST UP IS EVENING GOWN.
♪♪
HANNAH, EYE CONTACT.
I GOT A GREAT FEELING ABOUT TONIGHT
BECAUSE UP UNTIL NOW, HANNAH'S BEEN KIND OF IN THE BACKGROUND,
AND SHE'S KIND OF BEEN HELD HOSTAGE
TO DEB'S OBSESSION WITH FARRAH AND BARBIE.
BUT FINDING HER TALENT, I THINK, IS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING HANNAH.
IT'S ALL IN HERE.
OKAY.
OKAY?
CAN YOU PRAY WITH ME?
YEAH.
OKAY.
I GOT TO GO. KNOCK THEM DEAD.
I CAN'T TAKE THAT.
SHE JUST TOUCHED MY HEART SO MUCH. Y'ALL DON'T KNOW.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT'S AMAZING TO SEE
SUCH WISDOM AND SUCH SPIRIT IN SUCH A TINY PACKAGE.
AS MUCH AS I GIVE DEB A HARD TIME,
BENEATH ALL THAT HAIR SPRAY AND HOT-PINK LIPSTICK,
THAT IS ONE AMAZING WOMAN RAISING ONE AMAZING KID.
[ Voice breaking ] THAT WAS JUST THE SWEETEST THING.
I CAN'T TAKE IT. THESE KIDS ARE JUST MY HEART.
Woman: PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE CONTESTANT NUMBER 15, HANNAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Allisyn: GET IT, GIRL!
Deborah: YAY, BABY.
GO, HANNAH!
THIS PORTION OF THE PAGEANT COUNTS FOR 40% OF THEIR SCORE.
WHERE IS LAUREN? GIVE ME MY PHONE.
Allisyn: I'M LOOKING.
I'M CALLING HER RIGHT NOW.
LAUREN'S AGE GROUP IS STARTING SOON.
LAUREN'S NOT HERE, AND HER DADDY IS.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
[ Ringing ]
I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S NOT HERE.
I'M GONNA KILL THIS KID.
Hi. You've reached Lauren.
Sorry I can't get to the phone right now,
but if you leave me a message, I'll call you back.
SHE JUST SENT YOU TO VOICEMAIL.
Thanks. Have a blessed day.
LET'S WELCOME CONTESTANT NUMBER 14.
WHERE IS LAUREN? THAT KID.
19, THE LAST ONE HERE.
WE ARE 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM LAUREN'S AGE GROUP.
I'VE CALLED HER. SHE HAS NOT CALLED ME BACK.
HER DAD'S SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE,
AND I'M GETTING READY TO FLIP MY WIG.
HELLO!
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU ARE 25 MINUTES LATE.
WHAT?
"WHAT? I'M AN IRRESPONSIBLE COLLEGE GIRL? WHAT?"
PUT IT DOWN. PUT YOUR STUFF DOWN.
HALLELUJAH. I AM SO GLAD SHE'S HERE.
BUT WE HAVE GOT A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND A LOT TO DO.
I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING HAIR, MAKEUP, WARDROBE.
FOR ONCE, I JUST WISH I DRANK.
LAUREN, EMPTY CHAIR WAITING ON YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR HAIR DONE. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MAKEUP ON.
DO WE EVEN HAVE FOUNDATION ON THIS KID?
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START.
HONESTLY, I STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER I WANT TO BE HERE TODAY.
I MEAN, LAST TIME I WAS IN A PAGEANT,
I ALMOST FELL ON MY FACE.
Woman: GO, LAUREN!
OH, MY GOD.
BUT I DO LOVE KIM,
AND I TRUST HER, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE.
OH, MY GOSH. I LOVE IT.
LAUREN'S EVENING GOWN, I LOVE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS CONSERVATIVE,
I THOUGHT IT WAS CLASSY, I THOUGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
THAT DRESS IS STUNNING.
LET'S FIX THE UNDERLINING AND GO. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
Woman: PLEASE WELCOME OUT OUR JUNIOR-TEEN DIVISION.
MARAH! WHOO!
LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO, LET'S GO.
LET ME SEE HER HAIR.
ALL RIGHT, LAUREN, TAKE YOUR TIME.
Woman: PLEASE WELCOME TO THE STAGE
CONTESTANT NUMBER 31, LAUREN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COME ON, LAUREN.
I'M JUST THINKING, "DON'T FALL. DON'T FALL.
DEAR LORD, PLEASE DON'T FALL."
SHE'S DOING IT. SHE'S DOING IT.
Woman: THIS IS CONTESTANT NUMBER 31, LAUREN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Steve: THAT'S THE LAUREN THAT I REMEMBER.
THAT'S THE LAUREN THAT I KNOW.
I MEAN, SHE'S JUST BEAUTIFUL.
SHUT UP!
I DID IT! I DIDN'T TRIP!
SHE DID THIS. SHE WENT LIKE THIS. SHE WENT...
SHE PULLED IT OFF.
THANK YOU, JESUS.
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET.
IT'S TIME FOR TALENT, AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THERE IS SO MUCH COMPETITION.
IT'S TOUGH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
I'M JUST GONNA TELL Y'ALL RIGHT NOW,
IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO BEAT A HARPIST.
I'M JUST TELLING YOU.
Woman: CONTESTANT NUMBER 15, HANNAH.
Woman: GO, HANNAH!
WHOO! GO, GIRL!
GO, HANNAH!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Kim: IT'S HANNAH'S FIRST TIME FOR DOING TALENT,
AND HANNAH FLAT-COLD BROUGHT IT.
I'M LIKE, "BYE-BYE, BARBIE, AND HELLO, HANNAH."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ BELL RINGS ]
[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
DID YOU KNOW SHE WAS DOING THAT?
NO. HAD NO IDEA.
Allisyn: WE HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS GONNA STAND ON THE TABLE.
OH, MY GOD.
OH, GOD.
Kim: ADDISON GOT A LITTLE HOOCHIE THERE.
I MEAN, ADDISON ALWAYS GOES TO THAT --
WHEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SHE GIVES A LITTLE --
[ GRUNTS ] YOU KNOW, SHE GETS
A LITTLE QUESTIONABLE WITH HER TASTE LEVEL.
WHERE DOES SHE LEARN THAT?
[ BELL RINGS ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOU BELONG HERE.
YOU'RE GETTING READY TO MAKE THIS STAGE COOL.
Woman: OUR NEXT CONTESTANT IS LAUREN DUSEK.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Kim: LAUREN NEEDS DIRECTION.
LAUREN IS LIKE A LITTLE WINDUP DOLL,
AND IF YOU DON'T POINT HER IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION,
SHE'S AT A CROSSROADS AND IS GONNA MAKE A MISTAKE,
AND A BAR AIN'T THE WAY TO GO.
SHE IS WASTING HER TALENT. SHE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? I SEE IT EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T.
♪ I'M TIRED OF SEEING YOU ♪
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO ♪
♪ BUT YOU'RE LIKE GLUE ♪
♪ YOU'RE STUCK ON MY MIND ♪
♪ 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 ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU.
Kim: LAUREN BLEW ME AWAY.
I THINK THAT HER GOING BACK TO HER ROOTS
AND GOING BACK TO THE CHURCH AND SINGING
REALLY UPLIFTED HER SPIRIT,
AND EVERY PERSON IN THAT AUDIENCE,
ESPECIALLY HER DADDY, WAS UPLIFTED.
I WAS PROUD.
FANTASTIC. I GOT CHILLS.
IT'S TIME FOR CROWNING, AND I LOVE IT.
GET IN LINE. GET IN LINE. GO.
OW!
OUR GIRLS REALLY CAME AND REPRESENTED.
THEY WERE INDIVIDUAL,
THEY WERE UNIQUE, NEW TALENTS.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
Woman: WE ARE GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR YOUNG MISS DIVISION.
OUR FIRST RUNNER-UP...
...IS MISS MAXINE ALLEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
COME ON.
YOUR NEW MISS -- YOUNG MISS WINTER 2013...
...IS MISS HANNAH STARK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S MY BABY! YES!
IT'S THE PRAYER. THE PRAYER DID IT.
I'M GONNA CRY.
DON'T CRY.
I'M GONNA CRY.
STOP.
Kim: HANNAH DID IT.
HANNAH FOUND HER TALENT, AND SHE'S FINDING HERSELF.
AND WHEN SHE WON...
I WAS PROUD.
HANNAH-BANNA, I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YAY!
THAT'S MY LITTLE HANNAH.
I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW. MY HEART IS JUMPING OUT OF MY CHEST.
SHE SO DESERVED IT.
Woman: IN OUR MISS DIVISION --
PRETTIEST SMILE, PRETTIEST HAIR, BEST FASHION, PHOTOGENIC --
AND OUR WINNER...
...IS MISS LAUREN DUSEK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THAT'S MY GIRL RIGHT THERE!
I WON!
NOT JUST FOR TALENT
BUT THE WHOLE PAGEANT.
IT WAS, LIKE, THE GREATEST FEELING EVER.
HEY, DAD.
I GOT TO GIVE YOU A HUG. COME ON.
WHEN THEY CALLED HER NAME AS THE WINNER, MY HEART JUST MELTED,
AND I KNEW THAT SHE'S MOVING IN GOOD DIRECTIONS.
DADDY ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT'S BEST.
BUT I GOT TO ADMIT, KIM IS A CLOSE SECOND.
I'M PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU.
DIDN'T SHE ROCK IT?
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
OKAY, NOW, LISTEN.
ME AND YOU, WE'RE A TEAM, OKAY?
AND ME.
BEST FRIENDS FOR--
[ LAUGHS ] YES.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, STEVE.
YEAH?
I THINK SHE'S READY TO GO ON TO A PRELIMINARY TO MISS GEORGIA.
THE NEXT PAGEANT I'VE GOT,
I JUST THINK SHE'D BE PERFECT FOR.
YEAH.
BUT IT'S GOT SWIMSUIT.
SWIMSUIT?
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT WHOLE TEAM THING AFTER ALL.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHY DO YOU GOT TO THROW THAT IN THERE WITH ALL THIS?
BEST OF LUCK. I'M PROUD OF YOU, BABY.
I'M GOING TO GET ME SOMETHING TO EAT.
SO SHE SAYS ALL THE GOOD STUFF, THEN SHE THROWS THAT IN.
THAT IS NOT FAIR AT ALL.