Mona Hibbard steadily advances as an American beauty queen in spite of her less than congenial temperament. Her best friend from childhood, Ruby, has the patience of a saint, which is why she's the one person who is willing to help Mona pursue her ambition. Ruby even helps her to hide the secret that would completely derail Mona's plan to capture the "Miss America Miss" title: an illegitimate daughter, Vanessa. Unwilling to give up or give in, Mona climbs her way up the pageant ladder on sheer will and hunger for victory. But as she arms herself to battle for the biggest title of her life, little Vanessa's emergence as an ally and supporter forces Mona to question her entire strategy. With the media, her co-competitors and seemingly the whole world threatening her chance at the crown, this beauty queen's greatest obstacle is that she is suddenly losing her killer instinct in favor of a maternal one.

Director:
Sally Field	Director
Cast:
Minnie Driver	as Mona Hibbard
Joey Lauren Adams	as Ruby
Hallie Kate Eisenberg	as Vanessa
Kathleen Turner	as Verna Chickle
Leslie Stefanson	as Joyce Parkins
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras	as Lorna--Miss Texas
Kathleen Robertson	as Wanda Love--Miss Tennessee
Cinematography:
Robert Yeoman	Director Of Photography
Writer:
Jon Bernstein	Screenwriter
Producer:
John Bertolli	Producer
B.J. Rack	Producer
Kate Driver	Executive Producer
Wendy Japhet	Executive Producer
Richard Vane	Executive Producer
Barry London	Executive Producer
Brent Baum	Executive Producer
Steve Stabler	Executive Producer
Marty Fink	Executive Producer
David Forrest	Executive Producer
Beau Rogers	Executive Producer
Mark Morgan	Co-Producer
Jade Ramsey	Co-Producer
John Bernstein	Co-Producer
Editing:
Debra Neil Fisher	Editor
Music:
John C Frizzell	Music
Assistant Direction:
John M Nelson	Assistant Director
Dance:
Peggy Holmes	Choreographer
Art Director:
Leslie Thomas	Art Director
Costume-Wardrobe:
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko	Costume Designer
Art Department:
Jeff Kushon	Set Decorator
Production Designer:
Charles Breen	Production Designer
Sound:
Pawel Wdowczak	Sound
Casting:
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond	Casting
Amanda Mackey Johnson	Casting
Publicity:
Heidi Schaeffer	Publicity
Production Companies:
Two Drivers Productions	Production Company
Destination Films	Production Company
	Production Company
Prosperity Pictures	Production Company
	Production Company
Snd (France)	Theatrical Distributor
Destination Films (Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prosperity Pictures	Foreign Distribution Sales
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Heather Kwiecinski	Production Coordinator
Film Production - Unit:
Robert Lansing Parker	Unit Production Manager
Misc. Crew:
Pawel Wdowczak	Sound

Expanded Release in United States November 29, 2000

Limited Release in United States September 29, 2000

Released in United States Fall September 29, 2000

Released in United States on Video February 20, 2001

Released in United States September 2000

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation/ World Premiere) September 7-16, 2000.

Feature directorial debut for two-time Academy Award winning actress Sally Field.

Began shooting September 15, 1999.

Completed shooting November 6, 1999.

Released in United States on Video February 20, 2001

Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation/ World Premiere) September 7-16, 2000.)

Limited Release in United States September 29, 2000

Released in United States Fall September 29, 2000

Expanded Release in United States November 29, 2000