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Kim: THE PAGEANT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS WEEK
IS THE RODEO THEME.
I'M JUST NOT SO SURE THIS IS THE PAGEANT FOR YOU.
Angie: KIM THINKS MARAH DOESN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO WIN THIS RODEO PAGEANT, BUT WE DO,
AND WE'RE GONNA PROVE KIM WRONG.
OH, NO. WHAT IF SHE KICKS US OUT?
ANGIE IS A FREAK.
I WANT TO WIN EVERY PAGEANT.
SHE IS A CROWN HOG.
KIM IS GOING TO LOSE IT.
- 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 ♪
Kim: WHOO!
YEE-HAW!
CRANK IT UP!
HERE WE GO! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
AND TURN!
AND TURN!
BEAUTY PAGEANTS AND THEMES GO HAND IN HAND.
AND THE PAGEANT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THIS WEEK
IS THE RODEO THEME.
I'VE GOT ONE SPOT FOR THESE GIRLS TO GO BE IN THE RODEO.
THAT'S WHAT I'M PICKING TODAY. WHO'S IT GONNA BE?
IS IT GONNA BE ADDISON? IS IT GONNA BE MAKAYLA?
IS IT GONNA BE HANNAH? IS IT GONNA BE ANSLEE?
IS IT GONNA BE MARAH?
Girl: OW! MY FINGER!
HANNAH, PICK IT UP.
HANNAH DID NOT MOVE HER FEET.
HANNAH, MOVE YOUR FEET.
Hannah: IT'S TOO HARD.
Allisyn: I AIN'T GOT ALL DAY TO TEACH THIS DANCE.
I'VE GOT TO EAT LUNCH AT SOME POINT.
WHATEVER.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
I WASN'T FEELING ANY EXCITEMENT FROM THE GIRLS ABOUT DOING THIS.
THEY'RE LOOKING BORED, WHICH CONCERNS ME.
TO THE RIGHT. TO THE LEFT.
Lee: MAKAYLA DON'T KNOW HER RIGHT FROM HER LEFT.
OH, MY GOSH.
TO THE RIGHT.
THEY ALL WE'RE LIKE VERY AWKWARD
AND VERY POLLY PRINCESS, LIKE, "I DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THAT."
ANSLEE, THAT IS THE WORST.
ARE YOU GONNA ROPE AN ANT OR A ROACH WITH THAT?
OH!
MOMS WANT ME TO HELP THEIR KIDS WIN,
BUT THE KIDS GOT TO WANT IT FOR THEMSELVES.
THIS AIN'T WORKING.
AND I'M NOT SEEING THAT A LOT IN THESE GIRLS.
PBHT! [ LAUGHS ]
LISTEN, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS ANYWAY.
REALLY?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME IN 1991?
MY YEAR AT MISS AMERICA IN ATLANTIC CITY WAS A RODEO THEME.
IS "BANE" RIGHT? IS "BANE" THE RIGHT WORD?
SINCE THEN, RODEO PAGEANTS HAVE BEEN THE BANE OF MY EXISTENCE.
GIRL, I WAS ON STAGE AT MISS AMERICA
FRONT AND CENTER IN THE OPENING NUMBER,
AND THE WHOLE THEME WAS RODEO. REMEMBER?
[ HUMMING UPBEAT MUSIC ]
I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.
YEAH, I WAS JUST LIKE THAT.
ME AND RODEO -- THAT IS LIKE ME WALKING IN FLATS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET OLD SCHOOL
AND GO FIND A COWGIRL WHERE SHE IS AT.
I HAVE SOME IDEAS ON WHERE WE MIGHT COULD FIND A FEW.
IN A SHORT, SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, IT'S GONNA BE HARD
TO TAKE SOME OF THAT RODEO-NESS OUT OF A RODEO GIRL
AND GET HER INTO A PAIR OF HEELS AND LOOKING FABULOUS.
I DON'T KNOW, KIM.
I THINK I CAN DO IT.
I BET YOU A SPRAY TAN YOU CAN'T.
LET'S DO IT.
I WILL.
LISTEN, YOU GUYS ARE MY PAGEANT PROS.
I LOVE YOU. I TRAIN YOU.
YOU'RE TALENTED.
YOU'RE GIFTED. YOU DID GOOD.
YOU GOT GOOD EFFORT, BUT I'M JUST NOT SO SURE
THIS IS THE PAGEANT FOR YOU, OKAY?
I WILL TELL MY GIRLS, "SIT OUT A FEW PAGEANTS."
SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO BE MISSED.
THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING FRESH, TOO.
THEY SEE THESE SAME OLD GIRLS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AT LEAST YOU COULD GIVE THEM A CHANCE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
Angie: YOU GUYS, GO CHANGE,
AND WE'LL BE READY TO LEAVE WHEN Y'ALL GET OUT, OKAY?
Lee: AND WHEN YOU CHANGE,
ANSLEE, YOU CHANGE THAT ATTITUDE, TOO.
WE ALL KNOW THAT I'M HERE TO WIN,
AND I WANT TO WIN EVERY PAGEANT.
MARAH WILL WIN, AND SHE CAN'T WIN WITHOUT COMPETING,
SO MIGHT JUST HAVE TO TAKE MATTERS INTO MY OWN HANDS.
JUST LETTING YOU ALL KNOW.
JUST BECAUSE KIM WAS MISS GEORGIA IN 1991,
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SHE'S RIGHT ALL THE TIME.
AND WE'RE GONNA PROVE KIM WRONG.
Kim: I GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT ME THAT'S COUNTRY.
SIR, WE'RE HERE FOR THE RODEO.
I KNOW THAT'S RIGHT.
I LOVE SPAS, AND I LOVE MASSAGES,
AND I LOVE TO EXFOLIATE.
I LIKE TO COME TO DRINK THE BEER AND HANG OUT.
I WANTED TO TAKE ALLISYN WITH ME, TRYING TO FIND MY RODEO GIRL
BECAUSE ALLISYN KNOWS REAL RODEO.
OH, MY GOD.
COW CRAP, HORSE CRAP, ANYTHING LIKE THAT
IS NOT GONNA BE SOMETHING SHE'S CONDUCIVE TO.
ALLISYN, I CAN'T COME OUT HERE THROUGH THIS.
[ GAGS ]
THE ODOR WAS SO PUNGENT.
[ GAGGING ] OH, GOD. HELP ME, JESUS.
AND ALLISYN, OF COURSE, WAS UNFAZED.
SHE WAS LIKE, "GIRL, THIS IS GREAT. I LOVE IT.
OH, THESE IS MY KIND OF PEOPLE. LET ME GET SOME BOILED PEANUTS."
YOU KNOW, I'M SITTING THERE THINKING, "OH, GOD.
I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE."
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
GORGEOUS.
Allisyn: WHAT KIM DOESN'T REALIZE
IS THAT A RODEO IS A LOT LIKE A PAGEANT.
THANK YOU.
SOME OF THESE GIRLS ON THE HORSES --
THEY HAD, LIKE, SEQUINS ON, AND THEY WERE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE,
ALL BANNERED UP WITH THEIR BIG FLAGS, YOU KNOW?
I DO, TOO.
SO I HAD HOPE WHEN I WENT TO THE RODEO
BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME GOOD-LOOKING CHICKS THERE.
SIR, YOU, CUTIE IN THE PINK, CAN YOU ROPE THIS HEIFER?
I'M GONNA KICK YOUR BUTT.
GOD, HE WAS HOT.
WELL, THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GIR--
GOD, THE SMELL'S GETTING WORSE, SO HELP ME GOD.
GOD, KIM, WHY DON'T WE GET YOU SOME FARM BOOTS?
THEY'VE GOT BUCKLES ON THEM.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT THEY WERE COUNTRY.
WELL, GIRL, THAT IS SO BACKWARDS.
I PUSHED THROUGH THE ODOR,
PUSHED THROUGH THE SMELL TO GET MY GIRL.
LOOK AT THE GIRL RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT THE GIRL RIGHT THERE.
[ GASPS ] SHE'S BEDAZZLED.
SHE'S BEDAZZLED.
THESE GIRLS PROBABLY HAVE NEVER WORE HEELS.
THEY'VE PROBABLY NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
THOSE GIRLS ARE BLANK CANVASES TO ME.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
ASHLEY?
Allisyn: THE GIRL WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WAS DEFINITELY GOING TO BE A COUNTRY GIRL...
[ GROANS ]
...BUT MAYBE SOMEBODY
THAT YOU COULD SEE POTENTIAL TO GET HER POLISHED QUICKLY.
ASHLEY'S 29, SO THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK OUT.
OH, YOU'RE 29 YEARS OLD? YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 12.
OR 13, 14, 17, 18.
YOU GOT GOOD GENES, GIRL.
WE DIDN'T FIND A LOT OF YOUNG GIRLS THAT STOOD OUT.
THE FLAGS! THE FLAGS! SHOULD WE BE SALUTING?
IT'S OVER THE --
OH, WRONG HAND.
TO THE FLAG...
OF AMERICA...
AND TO THE REPUBLIC...
ON WHICH IT STANDS...
UNDER GOD...
INDIVISIBLE...
AND JUSTICE...
Both: FOR ALL.
COME ON, GIRL.
♪♪
WHOO!
I LOVE IT!
IS HE RIDING THAT BULL, OR IS THAT BULL RIDING HIM?
Announcer: HERE WE GO WITH THE COWGIRL'S GOAT TIME.
IF YOU'LL TURN YOUR ATTENTION DOWN TO THAT CENTER ARENA,
PLEASE MAKE WELCOME YOUR COWGIRL OUT OF GEORGIA,
GIVE IT UP -- IT'S HOPE!
HOW MANY OF Y'ALL HAD A GOOD TIME OUT HERE TONIGHT?
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YEAH!
THERE SHE IS.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALLISYN AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER,
AND WE COMPLETELY 100% AGREED.
OH, YEAH, GIRL. OH, YEAH.
THIS IS OUR RODEO GIRL.
NOW, THAT CHICK I CAN DO SOMETHING WITH HER.
JUST THINK OF ME LIKE A BASEBALL SCOUT.
I'LL GO ANYWHERE TO FIND GOOD TALENT.
THIS COULD BE REALLY LIFE-CHANGING.
HERE SHE COMES. HERE SHE COMES.
MA'AM.
HEY.
I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU.
I LOVED HOW YOU GOT DOWN AND YOU ROPED THAT GOAT.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO ALL THAT.
IT'S HARD.
THIS IS SILKY.
SILKY.
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THAT STUFF?
I HAVE A PERSON THAT HELPS ME.
YES, MA'AM.
OKAY, GOOD.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TALKING TO YOU.
WE SAW YOU RIDE, AND WE SAW YOUR TALENT,
AND WE HAVE A PAGEANT-COACHING BUSINESS
CALLED THE PAGEANT PLACE.
CAN YOU TAKE YOUR HAT OFF? I WANT TO SEE YOU REAL GOOD.
NO, IT'S NOT.
LET ME SEE THE BACK OF YOUR HAIR.
IT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.
IT'S WORKABLE. IT'S SO WORKABLE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN RIDING?
HOW LONG YOU BEEN ROPING?
STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO, ABOUT 4th GRADE.
I LOVE IT.
YOU'RE A NATURAL.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU
TO ENTER A RODEO BEAUTY PAGEANT.
AND WE THINK YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES.
ABSOLUTELY.
NOT AT ALL.
NOT AT ALL.
NEVER.
GOWN? EVENING GOWN?
A SLEEPING GOWN THAT YOU SLEEP IN.
AND THEN HER MOM JOINS US.
HI, KIM.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE PAGEANT PLACE.
AND SHE WAS A HARD SELL.
JUST LET ME BOTTOM-LINE IT FOR YOU.
WE HAVE A PAGEANT COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
WE SAW HOPE.
I THINK SHE'D BE A PERFECT ENTRY INTO THE PAGEANT.
Hope: I REALLY WANTED TO DO IT,
BUT MY MOM IS, LIKE, THE ANTI-PAGEANT MOM.
SHE DON'T LIKE PAGEANTS.
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE MORE GIRLY?
YEAH, I'VE WANTED TO BE MORE GIRLY. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW.
THAT'S MY JOB.
ADDING HAIR, ADDING MAKEUP, ADDING EYELASHES,
ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY SEEM TO DO TO CHILDREN --
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I LIKE TO SAY, WE BUILD BEAUTY FROM THE OUTSIDE IN
'CAUSE I BELIEVE A YOUNG GIRL
WHO LOOKS THE PART ON THE OUTSIDE
FEELS BETTER ABOUT HER INSIDE.
GIVE ME A CALL. LET ME KNOW.
OKAY. WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
BUT THERE IS PRESSURE BECAUSE IT'S IN A WEEK.
SO WE GOT TO GET STARTED.
♪♪
ROBIN SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE FENCE
WHETHER SHE'S GONNA LET HOPE DO THIS PAGEANT OR NOT.
SO WE'RE REALLY NOT 100% SURE THAT ROBIN IS ON BOARD WITH US
WORKING WITH HOPE THIS WEEK.
ARE YOU SCARED?
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
A LOT OF BIT.
Robin: WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, WE WERE VERY NOT-PAGEANT PEOPLE.
MY DAD'S THEORY WAS
IF IT WOULDN'T GET YOU FURTHER IN LIFE,
THERE'S NO SENSE TO DO IT.
THAT'S JUST NOT THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE DO.
IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.
I JUST LOOK AT PAGEANTS AND GO, "REALLY? WHY?"
I DON'T EVEN HARDLY WEAR DRESSES,
SO I'M KIND OF NERVOUS ABOUT THAT.
I'M NERVOUS ABOUT WEARING HIGH HEELS.
I'VE NEVER DONE A PAGEANT, BUT WHEN MY FRIENDS DO PAGEANTS,
THEY GET ALL DRESSED UP, AND THEY GET ALL GIRLY.
I NEVER REALLY GET TO DO THAT.
COULD BE YOUR ONLY PAGEANT.
BUT MAYBE NOT.
Kim: HOPE AND HER MOM WALK IN,
AND I THINK THEY WERE A BIT OVERWHELMED
'CAUSE IT IS, YOU KNOW, A FEMININE ENVIRONMENT.
I WANT TO HEAR WHY YOU WANT THIS.
I KNOW I CAN RIDE A HORSE,
BUT I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT MY APPEARANCE.
Kim: SHE'S GOT A SWEET PERSONALITY,
AND SHE'S A REAL SMART GIRL.
SHE JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE SELF-ESTEEM.
ALL YOU NEED IS A LITTLE HELP, AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO CONVINCE MOM AND MAKE HOPE FEEL BEAUTIFUL
IS TO PUT HER IN A REAL PRETTY FRILLY DRESS.
I GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU. YOU'RE GONNA FREAK.
Robin: HOPE IS NOT A GIRLY GIRL IN ANY WAY.
ALL THE WAY TO THE DRESSING ROOM.
HER ATTIRE CONSISTS OF COWBOY HAT, BOOTS, JEANS, SPURS.
HOPE, YOU CAN SADDLE A HORSE
FASTER THAN YOU CAN PUT THIS DRESS ON. COME ON.
I'M NOT GONNA LAUGH.
WHY WOULD YOU PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A DRESS
THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY ONLY GOING TO WEAR ONCE?
[ GASPS ]
All: OH!
THIS IS SO PRETTY.
Kim: I THOUGHT, "OH, LORD, HONEY.
"WE GOT TO GET YOU OUT OF THE BOOTS.
WE GOT TO GET YOUR HAIR COMBED AND THAT HAT GONE."
GOD BLESS AMERICA. HOPE, GIVE ME THAT HAT.
AND THE SHOES ARE -- AND THE DUCK SOCKS.
THE LUCKY DUCKY SOCKS.
OH, THOSE ARE YOUR LUCKY DUCKY SOCKS?
THOSE ARE MY LUCKY DUCKY SOCKS.
YOU GOT TO HAVE THOSE TO WIN?
THEY DON'T GOT TO BE ON, BUT THEY GOT TO BE NEAR.
TAKE THE BOOTS OFF. ALLISYN, GO GET THE HEELS.
CAN YOU TAKE TWO STEPS FOR ME?
I CAN TAKE TWO STEPS. THEY'RE GONNA BE BABY STEPS.
Hope: BEFORE I CAME, I HAD NEVER WORN HEELS BEFORE.
I MAY HAVE, LIKE, LITTLE TINY ONES THAT I WORE TO CHURCH,
BUT THAT WAS ABOUT IT.
LISTEN, IF YOU CAN RIDE A HORSE,
YOU CAN RIDE A PAIR OF HEELS, HONEY.
I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT.
THIS FEELS WEIRD.
HOW WEIRD DOES IT FEEL? OH, GOD.
I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT HOPE FALLING OFF THE SHOES
AND KILLING HERSELF.
Jo: KIM!
I GOT HER! I GOT HER!
Kim: SHE WAS WALKING, AND IT WAS AWKWARD,
AND SHE WASN'T COMFORTABLE.
IT WAS ROCKY.
BUT HEELS -- WE CAN WORK ON.
BUT WE HAVE GOT TO FIND THE PERFECT HAIRSTYLE FOR THIS GIRL
BECAUSE IT'S THE FIRST THING THE JUDGES SEE.
OKAY, WHAT I'M THINKING IS THE HALF-UP, HALF-DOWN.
WE USED TO DO THIS BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN, LOOK, YOU KIND OF PUT IT OUT LIKE A PINEAPPLE.
I LOVE THAT.
Kim: THE PROBLEM WITH WORKING WITH TWO OTHER WOMEN
IS AGREEING ON A HAIRSTYLE.
IT'S A LITTLE FLASHBACK,
BUT, GIRL, NOBODY'S DOING THIS ANYMORE.
WONDER WHY.
I THINK IT'S 4-H CLUB.
NO OFFENSE, ROBIN.
MOVE OVER. WATCH THIS.
Allisyn: YOU'RE GONNA RUIN IT ALL, ALL MY WORK.
I SAY WE TAKE IT ALL THE WAY UP.
THIS IS A NATURAL PAGEANT, KIM.
IT'S GRACE KELLY.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THIS?
THAT'S THE UGLIEST PIECE OF --
IT'S FRENCH TWIST.
KIM, YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD NO HAIR TO DO A FRENCH TWIST.
HOW THE CRAP DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO A FRENCH TWIST?
GRACE KELLY WAS NOT 15.
THEY ARGUED ALL THE TIME.
I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF,
"OH, GOODNESS, WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO?"
Kim: ALL RIGHT, MOM. HAVE AT IT.
Jo: I CAN TELL YOU YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HAIR.
Kim: ARE YOU CRAZY?
ALL THIS NEEDS TO BE FULL BACK HERE.
WE DON'T DO HAIR AND MAKEUP.
AS LONG AS YOUR HORSE LOOKS GOOD
AND YOU MAKE IT LOOK GOOD IN THE RAIN,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE COWGIRL BARBIE.
WE NEED TO COME BACK HERE, AND WE NEED TO DO THIS.
KIM! YOU'RE MESSING MY CURLS UP!
IT'S NOT TIME TO TEASE! STOP!
Jo: IF HOPE'S HAIR IS GOING TO LOOK HALFWAY DECENT,
I'M THE ONE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT -- NOT THOSE TWO.
THEY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HAIR.
JUST LOOK AT THEIRS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I AM IN SHOCK AND AWE.
Robin: HOPE WAS BEAUTIFUL, BUT I DO LIKE MY TOMBOY,
AND I DON'T WANT HER TO SWING TO THE OTHER END OF THE PENDULUM
AND BE PRISSY,
BECAUSE WE KIND OF LIKE HER THE WAY SHE IS.
I AM TELLING YOU. WHAT IS UP, BUTTERCUP?
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
I LIKE IT. I LOVE IT.
I JUST WANT TO PUT MY HANDS IN IT.
UNH!
Kim: SHE WAS RIGHT.
IT'S THE PERFECT HAIR FOR HOPE.
Deborah: COME IN, BEAUTIFUL MARAH.
IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, I KNOW.
I NEED HELP, GIRL, BECAUSE KIM DID NOT PICK MARAH
TO BE IN THE PAGEANT AFTER ALL THAT.
WELL, SHE DIDN'T PICK HANNAH EITHER.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
I'M GONNA TAKE HER TO THE PAGEANT ANYWAY.
OH, NO. ARE YOU CRAY-CRAY?
WHY WOULD YOU NOT SEND YOUR BEST PAGEANT GIRL
TO THE PAGEANT?
LOOK, WE'VE GOT TO STAY LOYAL TO KIM.
ANGIE ALWAYS TRIES TO SUCK ME IN.
SHE'S OUR PAGEANT COACH.
ARE YOU GONNA HELP ME OR NOT?
OH, I GOT TO PRAY ABOUT THIS.
SHE WAS REALLY TRYING TO PULL ME.
SHE'S LIKE, "DEBORAH, LET'S GO."
AND BECAUSE I LOVE AND SUPPORT ANGIE, I WAS VERY ON THE FENCE.
KIM DID NOT SAY WE COULDN'T COMPETE.
SHE JUST SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T PICK THEM!
I WAS LIKE, "OH, LORD. HERE WE GO ON THE CRAZY TRAIN."
WHAT IF SHE KICKS US OUT?
SHE CAN'T TELL US WHAT WE CAN DO!
BUT THEN, WHAT IF THEY WIN?
YEAH!
I LOVE ANGIE.
PERSONALLY, SHE'S ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
BUT MY LOYALTY IS DEFINITELY TO KIM.
SO IT'S VERY HARD.
I JUST KIND OF HAVE TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.
THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I'M DOING AT THIS TIME.
Marah: MAMA, I DON'T WANT KIM TO BE MAD AT ME.
BUT I WANT TO PROVE TO HER THAT WE CAN SHINE ON STAGE
NO MATTER WHAT THE THEME IS.
YOU KNOW HOW SHE ALWAYS SAYS, "I HATE CLOGGING.
I HATE CLOGGING, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH."
WELL, THIS IS THE PAGEANT TO CLOG.
KIM IS GOING TO BE EATING HER WORDS WHEN WE GET THERE.
AND SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO LOOK AT ME FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND SAY, "GUESS WHAT. YOU WERE RIGHT, AND I WAS WRONG."
AND I'M GONNA MAKE HER DO THAT.
CAN YOU THINK OF HOW GREAT YOU'LL FEEL
WHEN YOU GET THERE THAT DAY AND YOU WALK OUT ON THAT STAGE
AND YOU SUCCEED IN SOMETHING
THAT SHE THOUGHT THAT YOU COULDN'T DO?
I DO WHEN I HAVE A FEELING I DID GREAT.
SO I'M TRYING TO GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S ALL.
I'M STILL FEELING A LOT OF HESITATION FROM HOPE'S MOTHER,
SO I NEED TO GET ROBIN'S BLESSING
BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER.
ROBIN, YESTERDAY I FELT RESISTANCE.
I THINK MY PERSONAL OPINION IS, YOU'RE SCARED.
THERE WAS A FEAR IN ROBIN THAT I SENSED ABOUT HOPE DOING THIS.
OH, I DEFINITELY AM SCARED
BECAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT OUR WORLD,
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP HER IN THAT WORLD.
MM.
AND I KNEW I'D HAVE TO GET INSIDE OF HER PSYCHE
AND REALIZE WHERE SHE'S COMING FROM
BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD WITH HOPE.
DOES HOPE FEEL BEAUTIFUL?
I HOPE SHE DOES.
OKAY.
I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU FEEL UNATTRACTIVE?
I MEAN, I WAKE UP STILL, LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND GO,
"I'M THE UGLIEST, FATTEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN."
WELL, I EVEN LOOK AT HER NOW AND GO,
"IF I HAD REALIZED I LOOKED LIKE THAT AT HER AGE,"
YOU KNOW, BUT YOU DON'T REALIZE THOSE THINGS.
YOU DON'T REALIZE THOSE.
BEAUTY IS NOT ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT FOR WOMEN, UNLESS YOU SEE IT PHYSICALLY ON THE OUTSIDE,
YOU CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO BELIEVE IT ON THE INSIDE.
THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S WHAT TOOK ME 35 YEARS OF MY LIFE TO RECOGNIZE.
YOU KNOW, "DAGGOMIT!
"I AM BEAUTIFUL, AND I AM SPECIAL,
"AND IT AIN'T MY LIP GLOSS, AND IT AIN'T MY HAIR.
IT'S ME. AND I LIKE ME."
THAT TOOK ME 35 YEARS TO GET THERE, ROBIN.
LET'S NOT DO THAT FOR HER.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GIVE HER THAT NOW, YOU KNOW?
I WANT HER TO WAKE UP AND SAY,
"I'M BEAUTIFUL, AND I ROPE AND RIDE."
YOU KNOW?
SO, I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS,
DO I HAVE YOUR BLESSING TO WORK WITH HOPE
AT LEAST THROUGH THIS PAGEANT?
THIS PAGEANT IS WAY OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE...
...BUT I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO HELP HOPE.
WELL, GIRL, I'M OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE OUT HERE,
AND THAT'S HOW YOU ROLL.
WE CAN DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
DEAL.
GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THAT?
TALENT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE PAGEANT,
'CAUSE I WASN'T, LIKE, ALL THIS BACK IN THE DAY.
YES, MA'AM.
YOU KNOW, IN MY PAGEANT DAYS, IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT LOOKS.
YOU HAD TO HAVE A TALENT.
I MEAN, YOU NEED A TALENT, AND THAT IS STILL TRUE TODAY.
YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH DANCING?
WHAT YOU GOT?
DO THAT.
Both: HEEL, HEEL. TOE, TOE.
IN, OUT.
YOU WANT TO COUNT TO THREE?
I'LL COUNT TO THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE.
HEEL, HEEL.
TOE, TOE. HEEL, TOE.
IN, OUT. UNH, UNH.
UNH, UNH. UNH, UNH.
DO YOU LIKE THE MOUTH OPEN AND THE TONGUE?
OH, YEAH, AND ALL THIS. IT'S JUST "HAH! SAH!
SASSY, SAUCY. I AM FABULOUS!"
I AM FABULOUS!
I AM FABULOUS!
I AM FABULOUS!
ALL RIGHT, DO IT. DO IT. ONE, TWO, THREE.
HEEL, HEEL. TOE, TOE. HEEL, TOE. IN, OUT.
♪♪
YEE-HAW!
I'M TRYING.
WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE, HOPE.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT? YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE?
WELL, I CAN DO A BACKFLIP OFF A DIVING BOARD.
NO POOL.
TOO SEXY.
TOO JUVENILE.
I HAVE A DOG.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH A DOG?
SHE DOES TRICKS.
WELL, SHOW ME A TRICK.
LUCY, GET UP.
GOOD GIRL.
THIS IS LUCY.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TALENT,
GO FOR SOMETHING THAT'S ORIGINAL
THAT'S GONNA GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION.
FIRE BATONS AND LIVE ANIMALS
WILL ALWAYS MAKE YOU AT LEAST TOP 10.
WE'RE NOT GOING FIRE BATONS ON YOU,
ESPECIALLY NOT IN THIS BARN WITH ALL THIS WOOD.
I'M EXCITED.
THIS IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE
AND WILL DEFINITELY GET THE JUDGES' ATTENTION.
IF I CAN CATCH THIS DOG, YOU CAN WIN THAT PAGEANT.
ALL RIGHT?
LUCY, COME ON!
COME ON!
[ LAUGHS ] YOU GOT HER!
LUCY...
THAT'S A GOOD LUCY!
...THE SAVIOR OF MY TALENT RODEO PAGEANT.
HAH!
BUT SHE HAS TO PRACTICE WITH THOSE HEELS.
Angie: MARAH, I GOT TO GET FINISHED STONING THESE BOOTS,
OR THEY'RE NEVER GONNA DRY.
OH, THAT'S CUTE. YOU PICKED OUT THAT?
YEAH.
KIM THINKS MARAH DOESN'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO WIN THIS RODEO PAGEANT, BUT WE DO.
MARAH'S A BETTER PAGEANT GIRL
THAN ANYBODY KIM CAN GO DIG UP SOMEWHERE.
FAST SHUFFLES. READY?
HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.
THAT'S NOT IN CLOGGING.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT IN THE CLOGGING SHOES.
THESE FREAKIN' JUDGES AIN'T GONNA KNOW.
WELL, SO?
KIM DOESN'T KNOW THAT MARAH CAN CLOG,
WHICH IS PERFECT FOR THE THEME IN A WESTERN RODEO OUTFIT.
YES, YOU ARE.
NO.
LISTEN.
IT'S SHOWY, IT'S GOOD, AND IT WINS.
IT'S TAP.
NOW, DO IT!
I'M GONNA COUNT TO THREE, AND I'M TAKING YOUR PHONE.
ONE...
OKAY, WHATEVER.
...TWO...
OKAY, READY?
HOW ABOUT THAT?
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT TO PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS, GOOD,
AND THEN DOUBLE-STEP UP.
YOU CAN'T CLOMP LIKE A HORSE.
WELL, I CAN'T HELP THAT I HAVE BIG FEET.
GO AFTER IT, MARAH, LIKE, DOUBLE-STEP,
TOE UP, THEN SWING!
I CAN ONLY TAKE HOPE SO FAR.
LUCKILY, SHE KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A REAL COMPETITOR.
IT TAKES A LOT OF PRACTICE.
Hope: MY FEET HURT.
ESPECIALLY WALKING IN THOSE HEELS.
Hope: I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO PRACTICE A LOT
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE HARD.
BUT WHATEVER KIM TELLS ME TO DO, I'M GONNA DO IT.
IF SHE SAYS, "JUMP." I'M GONNA SAY, "HOW HIGH?"
CLAP LIKE YOU MEAN IT, NOT LIKE A WIMP.
WE'RE GONNA GET TO THE PAGEANT, AND WE'RE GONNA PROVE KIM WRONG.
MAKE IT STING!
GOOD.
♪♪
Hope: I'M VERY COMPETITIVE, AND I WANT TO DO THE BEST I CAN DO.
AND IF THE BEST I CAN DO IS WIN, THEN I DO WANT TO WIN.
JUMP! YEAH.
I'M TELLING YOU, WHEN YOU GET OUT THERE,
YOU BETTER ROCK IT DOWN LIKE I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
I'M GONNA TAKE MARAH TO THE RODEO PAGEANT.
KIM'S PROBABLY GONNA PITCH A FIT.
OH, WELL. IT WON'T BE THE FIRST FIT SHE'S EVER PITCHED,
AND IT PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST.
HEY, BEAUTIFUL!
OH, I'M SO GLAD YOU CAME!
I HAD TO COME SUPPORT MY BEST FRIEND.
IT'S SO, SO NICE FOR HER TO COME,
SHOW HER SUPPORT FOR MARAH AT THE PAGEANT.
Kim: WHERE'S A DRESSING ROOM?
OKAY. FINALLY, A DRESSING ROOM.
I GO INTO THE DRESSING ROOM,
AND THERE SITS THE DARK, BLACK ANGEL -- ANGIE.
TURNED THE CORNER. I THOUGHT KIM WAS GONNA DIE.
GOOD MORNING!
I WAS SPEECHLESS, WHICH IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME
'CAUSE I CAN TALK THE HAIR OFF A MONKEY'S BUTT,
BUT I HAD NO WORDS.
HI, MARAH.
HOW ARE YOU, BABY?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU KNOW, YOU HEAR RUMORS, YOU KNOW.
DEBBIE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS COMING,
EVEN THOUGH I ASKED ANGIE NOT TO COME.
IT'S A FREE WORLD.
WE CAN GO AND DO WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO.
BUT WHEN I SAW ANGIE, IT JUST BECAME REAL.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE OTHER DRESSING ROOM.
I JUST KNEW I COULDN'T GET HOPE READY IN THAT ENVIRONMENT,
SO WE JUST HAD TO GO TO THE OTHER DRESSING ROOM.
GUESS SHE'S MAD.
THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN GO OUT THERE WITH A JHERI CURL.
YOU KNOW IT'LL RELAX, RIGHT?
THAT AIN'T GONNA RELAX!
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WORK SO HARD TO LOOK SO CHEAP.
Woman: IS THAT HAIR EXTENSIONS?
Angie: WHAT?
IS THAT HAIR EXTENSIONS THAT SHE HAS IN?
NO, THAT'S A FALL.
WELL, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE HAIR EXTENSIONS, THOUGH, RIGHT?
KIND OF. OKAY. IT'S A NATURAL PAGEANT,
SO THEY CAN'T HAVE ANY OF THAT, YOU KNOW, GLITZY-TYPE MAKEUP.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO A LOT OF PAGEANTS.
OH, I'VE BEEN TO QUITE A FEW.
OKAY.
WHEN A DIRECTOR TELLS ME THAT YOU CAN'T WEAR THIS,
YOU CAN'T WEAR THAT, SOMETIMES I FOLLOW THE RULES,
AND MOST OF THE TIME, I DON'T.
SO, I MEAN, IF SHE'S GONNA COMPETE,
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO TONE IT DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
YOU CALL THAT HEAVY?
YEAH, I CALL IT REAL HEAVY.
Deborah: MARAH'S A NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL CHILD.
SHE DOESN'T NEED ALL THAT,
BUT THAT'S HARD TO CONVINCE ANGIE OF.
SHE'S SASSY.
Angie: SHE NEEDS TO WIPE SOME OF THAT MAKEUP SHE'S GOT ON.
Kim: ANGIE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR A PAGEANT.
SHE IS A CROWN HOG.
AND THAT MAKES ME UPSET, YOU KNOW?
'CAUSE THE REASON I DIDN'T HAVE MARAH AND ANGIE COME
WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A NATURAL PAGEANT.
IT WAS A PERFECT PAGEANT FOR HOPE.
SHE DON'T WANT TO START WITH ME TODAY.
WE GOT A LOT TO DO IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
HER HAIR HAS GOT TO BE STYLED,
AND MOM CAME UP WITH THE IDEA TO DO AN ELEGANT SIDE PONYTAIL.
THAT'S PRETTY.
I WANTED TO SHOWCASE HOPE'S NATURAL BEAUTY,
SO WE DECIDED TO GO WITH MINIMAL MAKEUP
BECAUSE THIS IS A NATURAL PAGEANT.
JUST LIKE I PUT THE DARK AT YOUR CHEEKBONES,
I'M PUTTING THE CONCEALER ON YOU TO BRIGHTEN YOU.
SHE'S A TOMBOY.
SHE'S NOT USED TO MAKEUP,
SO I WANTED TO GIVE HER LIFE LESSONS
THAT SHE COULD CARRY ON AFTER THE PAGEANTRY.
IT'S NOT WHAT YOU PUT ON. IT'S WHERE YOU PUT IT.
OKAY, SO DO YOU SEE
HOW THAT'S BRIGHTENING YOUR EYEBROW?
SO, IT'S MAKING YOU LOOK BRIGHT
WITHOUT HAVING TO PUT A LOT OF MAKEUP ON.
BUT ESPECIALLY FOR A NATURAL PAGEANT,
I'M JUST GONNA ADD A LITTLE, LIKE, CORAL FLESH COLOR
RIGHT HERE TO THE CENTER OF YOUR LIP.
IT'S GONNA MAKE IT LOOK NATURAL, BUT YET POP A LITTLE BIT.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
YOU LOOK DIFFERENT.
A LOT DIFFERENT.
A LOT DIFFERENT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY PLAIN LIPSTICK.
DO YOU HAVE SOME?
Deborah: NO. I DIDN'T BRING ANY.
I JUST NEED SOME NUDE LIPSTICK.
I NEED MUTED-COLOR LIPS AND LIP GLOSS.
WHY DON'T YOU GO ASK KIM?
ANGIE DID NEED KIM'S ASSISTANCE.
WILL YOU GO ASK HER? PLEASE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
I NEED MUTED-COLOR LIPS AND LIP GLOSS.
I CAN'T PUT THIS HOT PINK ON HER.
THE DIRECTOR'S ALREADY BEEN IN HERE AND SAID IT'S TOO BRIGHT.
SO, OF COURSE, I WAS THE GO-BETWEEN.
YEAH.
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US?
WHAT YOU NEED?
LOOK AT THE LIPSTICK MARAH HAS.
IT'S GLITZ. WE NEED NATURAL.
THAT'S NOT GLITZ. THAT'S HOT PINK.
WHO WEARS HOT PINK EXCEPT A TRANSVESTITE
ON THE CORNER IN ATLANTA?
Kim: I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "OKAY."
I WAS GONNA RUN OVER THERE
AND MAKE A LITTLE PACKAGE UP AND SEND IT OVER.
THEN I THOUGHT, "NO, I'M NOT."
NO. I CAN'T, Y'ALL.
DEBORAH IS RUNNING AROUND DOING ANGIE'S DIRTY WORK.
AND IF SHE WANTS THE LIPSTICK, SHE CAN COME ASK ME HERSELF.
OH, YOU KNOW SHE'LL NEVER ASK.
THEN SHE'LL NEVER GET IT.
GETTING READY IN OUTFIT OF CHOICE.
Kim: A WEEK AGO,
HOPE WAS IN A RODEO TYING GOAT'S LEGS TOGETHER,
AND NOW SHE IS COMPETING IN A BEAUTY PAGEANT.
THIS TRANSFORMATION WILL BE AMAZING.
WE GOT TO FIX THE HAT.
WAIT A MINUTE. AND I'VE GOT...
OH, THE BOOTS.
COME ON, NOW.
I GOT THE LUCKY DUCKIES.
[ GASPS ]
IT'S ALL BEDAZZLED, WHICH I LOVE,
WITH BEDAZZLED BOOTS AND A BEDAZZLED HAT.
SHE WAS ON FIRE.
YOU LOOK GORGEOUS. HOW DO YOU FEEL?
I FEEL PRETTY.
SEEING HOPE TRANSFORM FROM HEAD TO TOE REASSURES ME
THAT MY INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT
TO FIND A COWGIRL TO WIN THIS PAGEANT.
AND IT'S EVERYTHING I EVER IMAGINED IT WOULD BE.
OH!
SHE'S GOT THAT DOWN. YOU'VE GOT IT DOWN, GIRL.
I'M ALWAYS AMAZED AT HOW LONG IT TAKES
TO GET A NATURAL LOOK.
I LOVE HER HAIR. I LOVE IT.
IT'S KIND OF IRONIC.
IS YOUR EARRINGS ON TIGHT?
HI, MARAH.
HEY.
HEY.
HEY, ANGIE.
KIM IS GOING TO LOSE IT.
Kim: IT'S PAGEANT DAY, AND MOM, ALLISYN, AND I
ARE ATTEMPTING TO TURN A REAL COWGIRL
CLIP.
ANGIE BROUGHT THE GLITZY RED AND PINK LIPSTICK
TO AN ALL-NATURAL PAGEANT.
IF SHE THINKS I'M GIVING UP
MY NUDE AND NEUTRAL LIPSTICK TO HER,
SHE'S GOT ANOTHER THING COMING.
IS YOUR EARRINGS ON TIGHT?
HI, MARAH.
HEY.
HEY.
HEY, ANGIE.
HEY.
HI.
THIS IS MY RODEO GIRL ENTRY,
AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU'RE IN IT, TOO.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
Angie: I DECIDED THAT I WOULD TAKE MARAH WITH ME
BECAUSE MAYBE KIM WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT NICER TO ME
IF MARAH'S STANDING THERE WITNESSING THE WHOLE ORDEAL.
WE NEED SOME LIPSTICK.
I KNOW. DEBBIE TOLD ME.
ANGIE IS A FREAK.
SECRETLY, SHE WANTS TO BEAT ME. THAT'S BOTTOM LINE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY --
I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SAW YOU HERE.
YOU KNOW I LOVE Y'ALL,
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CAME TO DO THIS PAGEANT
AFTER I DIDN'T ENTER MARAH IN IT ON PURPOSE.
WELL, BECAUSE I GOT IN THE CAR, AND MARAH SAID
SHE WAS SO DISAPPOINTED AND SHE WAS SO UPSET.
OH, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, ANGIE.
SHE SAID HOW MUCH ALLISYN SAID HOW GOOD SHE DID
OH, MY GOSH.
AND THE ROPING.
WHY AM I NOT BELIEVING IT?
ANGIE'S THE KIND OF PERSON --
SHE WILL LIE, CHEAT, STEAL TO BE NUMBER ONE.
I ENTERED HOPE IN THIS PAGEANT
BECAUSE THIS IS A GOOD FIRST-TIME PAGEANT FOR HOPE.
I REALLY THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT --
A STEP DOWN FOR MARAH
AND WHERE HER TALENTS AND GIFTS LIE IN PAGEANTRY.
I'M TRYING TO CULTIVATE THIS YOUNG WOMAN
TO BE MISS GEORGIA ONE DAY.
MARAH DOESN'T ANY PROBLEMS.
SHE'S POLISHED. SHE'S PRETTY. SHE'S TALENTED.
SHE'S CLEARLY A WINNER.
HER PROBLEM IS ANGIE, HER MOM.
YOU KNOW I WOULD TAKE A BULLET FOR THESE GIRLS.
AND I HAVE WORKED LONG AND HARD TO HELP MARAH, ANGIE,
GET WHERE SHE IS.
I LOVE YOU, BUT SOMETIMES YOUR COMPETITIVENESS IS OUTRAGEOUS.
NOW, SAYING THAT, EVERYBODY,
Y'ALL GET OUT THERE, AND ONE OF YOU WIN THE DAGGONE THING!
OKAY?
BUT YOU CAN'T GO OUT THERE LOOKING LIKE A PAINTED ***.
LET'S FIX THIS CHILD'S LIPS.
HOLD ON, HOPE. COME HERE.
I SEE MARAH'S LITTLE FACE. "MISS KIM."
HOW CAN YOU DENY THAT LITTLE CUTIE PATOOTIE?
TEAM MARAH, TEAM HOPE, WE'RE TEAM PAGEANT PLACE TODAY, OKAY?
GET IN, BABY BOO.
I LOVE YOU.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
All: PAGEANT PLACE!
ALL RIGHT, GO. LET'S GO.
COME ON. MARAH, YOU'RE A MESS.
ONLY YOUR MOTHER WOULD HAVE YOU IN A TRAIN ON CASUAL WEAR.
LET'S GO.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
Woman: GO, MARAH.
Kim: LET'S SEE IF THESE COUNTRY JUDGES
THINK OUR GIRLS HAVE ANY TALENT.
Woman: NEXT UP, WE HAVE MARAH.
[ CHEERING ]
BUT ANGIE WAS NERVOUS, AND I WAS GLAD.
♪♪
AND THERE WE GO CLOGGING.
WHY DOES EVERY LITTLE SOUTHERN GIRL GOT TO CLOG?
WORK IT, GIRL.
I JUST DON'T LIKE IT. I DON'T LIKE IT AT ALL.
THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THAT THAT I LIKE AT ALL -- EVER.
AAH! HATE IT!
♪♪
Woman: WHOO-HOO!
HEEL, TOE, TOE. HEEL, TOE. IN, OUT.
HOPE'S ROUTINE COMBINES ALL THE TRICKS SHE TAUGHT LUCY
AND HER ROPING SKILLS.
I ALSO THREW A LITTLE COTTON EYE JOE MOVES IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.
YEP. TO THE LEFT. OKAY.
AND SHE'LL STAY.
SHE'LL GO BACK DOWN.
CONSIDERING I ONLY HAD A WEEK TO WORK WITH HOPE
AND SHE'S NEVER WON ANYTHING SHINIER THAN A BELT BUCKLE,
I'M PRAYING FOR THE BEST, Y'ALL.
NEXT UP IN OUR TALENT PORTION IS HOPE.
Kim: WHOO!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
LUCY'S DOING GOOD.
♪♪
I WAS NERVOUS, BUT HER HAIR WAS BEAUTIFUL.
HER MAKEUP WASN'T OVERDONE.
Kim: OH, GOD. THE HAT CAME OFF.
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.
ANIMALS ARE A CROWD FAVORITE,
BUT THE JUDGES WERE STONE-COLD.
THESE JUDGES WERE TOO SERIOUS FOR THE MISS LIBERTY RODEO.
ROPE ONE OF THEM MEAN OLD JUDGES.
[ KIM AND JO LAUGH ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WAY TO GO, HOPE!
Allisyn: GOOD JOB, LUCY!
IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GOOD. IT WAS GOOD.
YOU GOT TO GO GET IN BEAUTY.
Jo: ARE WE READY TO PUT HER IN HER GOWN?
CHANGE OVER.
[ GASPS ]
THAT IS SO PRETTY.
Allisyn: THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S LIKE A CINDERELLA DRESS.
IT IS LIKE A CINDERELLA DRESS.
AND IT'S BEDAZZLED.
OH, YOU'RE GONNA LOOK LIKE A MILLION BUCKS
WOW.
Hope: I LIKE THE GOWN A LOT.
IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I WAS USED TO WEARING.
TAKE THIS RIGHT HERE.
GET ON THE OTHER SIDE.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE MARSHMALLOW
RIGHT THERE AT THE END.
LOVE THAT.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE WALKING ON A LITTLE CLOUD.
IS THIS ZIPPER BROKE?
I GOT IT, GOT IT, GOT IT.
HOPE, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT.
IF I PINCH YOUR SKIN, IT'S ALL FOR THE NAME OF LOVE.
HOLD YOUR BREATH. HOLD YOUR BREATH.
Kim: GETTING A GIRL READY FOR EVENING GOWN TAKES TIME.
THE DRESS HAS TO FIT PERFECTLY.
THE MAKEUP HAS TO BE PERFECTION,
AND THE HAIR HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT.
MY MOM DID HER HAIR. IT WAS PERFECTION.
Kim: ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.
Hope: A WEEK AGO, I WAS RIDING MY HORSE,
NOT EXPECTING TO BE AT A PAGEANT THE NEXT WEEKEND.
THIS IS KIND OF FUN, BUT WHAT AM I DOING?
MOM?
COME ON IN. HOW DOES SHE LOOK?
GREAT.
Kim: ROBIN WALKS IN AND SEES HER DAUGHTER FOR THE FIRST TIME
TRANSFORMED INTO THIS YOUNG WOMAN.
YOU'RE DOING SO GOOD.
THAT'S YOUR COWGIRL!
I LOVE THE DRESS. I LOVE THE HAIR.
I LOVE IT ALL.
Robin: SHE LOOKED LIKE A PRINCESS.
SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I COULD SHE WAS NERVOUS, BUT I COULD TELL THAT SHE WAS --
YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF CAUGHT UP IN THE MOMENT, AND, YOU KNOW,
IT MAY BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME THING,
AND SHE WAS JUST GOING TO ENJOY IT.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU.
BYE. THANK YOU.
HOPE LOOKS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
ALL OF OUR HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF,
ESPECIALLY MINE.
ALL RIGHT, STEP IN. I'VE GOT YOU. I'VE GOT YOU.
I CAN'T SEE DOWN HERE!
WHEN WE PUT THE HEELS ON HOPE, I GOT NERVOUS.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE YOU WALK
ONE LITTLE QUICK SECOND RIGHT OUT HERE.
YOU COULD BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE DAY IS LONG,
BUT IF YOU CANNOT SKILLFULLY WALK IN A PAIR OF HEELS,
THE JUDGES ARE GONNA SEE THAT.
UH-OH. GO BACK.
COME ON. CONCENTRATE, HOPE.
Hope: IT WAS REALLY HARD TO WALK IN.
I WAS THINKING TO MYSELF, "THERE'S NO WAY
"I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO WALK ON STAGE WITH THESE
WITHOUT FALLING FLAT ON MY FACE."
Allisyn: WHY DON'T WE JUST USE HOPE'S OLD RIDING BOOTS?
NOBODY CAN EVEN SEE YOUR FEET IN THAT BIG OL' DRESS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR FEET ARE PERFECT OR NOT.
I'M TAKING THE SHOES OFF FIRST.
Kim: AND, OF COURSE, HER LUCKY DUCKY SOCKS.
OKAY.
SOMETIMES YOU JUST CAN'T TAKE THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE COWGIRL.
TWO MINUTES.
OH, GOODNESS.
WHERE'S THE NUMBER? WHERE'S HER NUMBER?
FIRST GIRL'S WALKING.
I COULD JUST TELL SHE'S OVERWHELMED.
OH, THIS IS IT. THIS IS IT.
THAT LOOKS RIGHT.
OKAY, GO, GO.
OKAY.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
Hope: I'M STILL CONFUSED.
Woman: NEXT, WE HAVE CONTESTANT NUMBER 4, HOPE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HOPE IS THE 14-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF FLOYD AND ROBIN.
Kim: THIS PAGEANT IS A SMALL, SWEET, LITTLE, PRECIOUS PAGEANT.
FOR A *** TO THE PAGEANT WORLD,
MISS LIBERTY RODEO IS THE WAY TO GO.
AND I KNEW HOPE WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE,
SHE WOULD NOT FEEL OVERWHELMED, AND IT'S A HOMETOWN PAGEANT,
WHICH IS RIGHT UP HOPE'S ALLEY.
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, IN FRONT OF JUDGES, FOR THE FIRST TIME --
I MEAN, THAT CAN BE A BIT INTIMIDATING.
I THOUGHT SHE DID WELL FOR BEING A FIRST-TIMER.
GOOD CALL ON THE BOOTS, AL.
THANK YOU.
IF I CAN HAVE ALL MY JUNIOR MISS CONTESTANTS LINE UP...
OUR "PRETTIEST EYES" GOES TO CONTESTANT NUMBER 2 -- KIMBY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
YOUR "PRETTIEST HAIR" GOES TO...
CONTESTANT NUMBER 4 -- HOPE.
[ CHEERING ]
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL. SHE SEEMED TO BE HAPPY.
AND THE WORLD WILL NOT END IF YOU PLAY PRINCESS.
YOU GOT THAT ONE, GIRL.
SHE WON "BEST HAIR," WHICH MOM TAKES CREDIT FOR THAT.
Woman: YOUR FIRST RUNNER-UP GOES TO...
...CONTESTANT NUMBER 3 -- GRAYSON.
[ APPLAUSE ]
Kim: MY HEART WAS BEATING SO FAST.
YOU COULD AUDIBLY HEAR IT. IT WAS LIKE, "GA-GUG, GA-GUG."
Woman: AND YOUR JUNIOR MISS 2013 MISS LIBERTY QUEEN GOES TO...
...CONTESTANT NUMBER 6 -- MARAH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
Kim: I DIDN'T WANT MARAH TO LOSE,
BUT I WANTED ANGIE TO LEARN A LESSON.
[ LAUGHS ]
ANGIE DOESN'T LIKE ME HALF THE TIME.
SHE'LL SAY SHE DOES. SHE'S LYING.
YOU'RE A FREAK! YOU ARE A TOTAL FREAK.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH PRESSURE I HAD ON ME?
WHAT IF SHE DIDN'T WIN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "PRESSURE"?
SHE SHOULDN'T EVEN HAVE BEEN HERE.
OH, MY GOD. GIVE THESE GIRLS A FIGHTING CHANCE!
Kim: MY DADDY USED TO ALWAYS SAY THIS TO ME --
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE, KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER.
IS ANGIE AN ENEMY OR IS SHE A FRIEND?
REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
Hope: I WASN'T THERE TO WIN SO MUCH.
I WAS THERE FOR THE EXPERIENCE.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS GONNA COME IN LAST PLACE.
BUT I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA WIN EITHER.
YOU THINK YOU'D EVER DO IT AGAIN?
I MIGHT.
I DO, TOO.
I HAD FUN, BUT I MIGHT WANT TO DO SOME RODEO PAGEANTS
THAT HAS MODELING AND WEAR DRESSES,
AND YOU GET TO RIDE YOUR HORSE.
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU SET YOUR MIND TO.
Allisyn: I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED THAT HOPE DIDN'T WIN,
BUT I WON THE BET.
Kim: I LOST THE BET WITH ALLISYN
THAT I COULD TURN A COWGIRL INTO A PAGEANT WINNER.
BUT I NEVER TOLD HER WHERE THE SPRAY TAN WAS GONNA TAKE PLACE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL TAN!
THIS IS PROFESSIONAL, BABY -- A PAGEANT PLACE SPECIAL!
OH, IT'LL EVEN OUT.
I'LL ROLL IT ALL OUT. IT'LL BE JUST SO CLEAR.
LET ME GET YOUR NECK. LEAN UP.
KIM, REALLY?
IS IT LOOKING GOOD?
IT'S GONNA LOOK PERFECT.
[ Crying ] KIM.