Secrets of Miss America — Season 1, Episode 2: Bye Bye Bikini
Documentary • 42 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Since the 1960s, the swimsuit has been a thorn in the pageant's side, but a thorn that kept millions of viewers tuning in year after year. In 2018 the pageant took the drastic decision to ban the swimsuit round from the competition, causing a divide between modernizers and traditionalists which ends in an all-out war that has the potential to bring end Miss America.
About Secrets of Miss America
Delves into the shocking scandals from the oldest beauty pageant of America, now struggling to remain relevant to a new generation whose views on beauty and sexual politics have drastically changed.