American Experience S14E7 — Miss America

6.7

American Experience•Season 14•Episode 7

Miss America

6.7/10 · 63 votesJan 27, 200255 min

Ranked #13 of 14 in Season 14•−0.8 vs season avg

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Recalling the 80-year history of the Miss America Pageant and what narrator Cherry Jones calls "a barometer of America's shifting ideas of American womanhood." Included: eight former Miss Americas recall their runway strolls -- and the world beyond Atlantic City during their reigns. Also: comments

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Season 14 Episodes14

E1 8.3

New York (6): The City of Tomorrow

E2 8.2

New York (7): The City and the World

E3 8.2

War Letters

E4 7.0

Woodrow Wilson (1): A Passionate Man

E5 6.8

Woodrow Wilson (2): The Redemption of the World

Mount Rushmore

Miss America

Zoot Suit Riots

Monkey Trial

Public Enemy #1

Ansel Adams

A Brilliant Madness

Ulysses S. Grant (1): The Warrior

E14 8.2

Ulysses S. Grant (2): The President

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Episode Summary

"Miss America" is episode 7 of American Experience season 14. It scored 6.7/10 from 63 votes, ranking #13 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on January 27, 2002.

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