Smile Pretty

With self-esteem at the forefront, Smile Pretty asks what would-be teenage beauty queens have to gain from competing in pageants, and what these rituals tell us about growing up female.

Series: PBS Plus Presentation
Premiere Date: November 1, 1999
Length: 60 minutes

Producer

Carol Cassidy

A graduate of the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women, Carol produced and directed the ITVS program, Baby Love, which won a Golden Apple from the National Educational Media Association. She also produced and directed the PBS series Girls in America, and co-produced and co-directed Wildwood, New Jersey, a documentary about… Show more working-class women and girls. Carol has worked in news and documentary for Cable News Network and Turner Broadcasting System, producing award-winning work on the war in Bosnia, the Somalia famine, the end of the Cold War, and the Gulf War. Show less

Other ITVS Films: Baby Love; Run Like a Girl

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The Film

With self esteem at the forefront, Smile Pretty asks what would-be teenage beauty queens have to gain from competing in pageants, and what these rituals tell us about growing up female.