TV series

Miss USA

1963 · 64 seasons

A glittering, old-fashioned spectacle of gowns and smiles, easy to dip into, with a mild undercurrent of competitive nerves.

Overview: The Miss USA Pageant is a beauty contest that has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA.
How it feels: Light, campy, earnest and tense. Measured and fine in the background.
About: Ambition, celebrity, identity, gender
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
celebrity
identity
gender
media
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: reality
Created by: Glenn Weiss, Tore Livia
Written by: Dave Boone, Philip Gurin
Starring: Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell, Cindy Adams, Leif Garrett, Joey Adams, Vic Damone, Maud Adams, John Mack Carter
Length: 64 seasons, 70 episodes, 120 min each
Network: NBC, CBS, FOX, The CW, Reelz, fyi, Queen Beauty Network
Country: United States of America
Languages: English