01 A plus-size teenager enters her mother's beauty pageant to challenge its narrow standards of beauty.
6 Best Beauty Contest Movies
By Vlad Zakh · May 15, 2026
The absurd rituals and hidden pressures behind the beauty pageant stage has powered some of cinema’s sharpest and funniest satires.
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02 A dysfunctional family road trips across the country so their young daughter can compete in a children's beauty pageant.
03 A tough FBI agent goes undercover as a beauty pageant contestant to stop a bombing threat.
04 A small-town Minnesota beauty pageant descends into cutthroat sabotage between rival contestants.
05 An eccentric small-town woman enters her local beauty pageant hoping to finally win the approval of her family.
06 A small-town beauty pageant's organizers grapple with marital strife and teenage mischief on the biggest day of the year.
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