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Miss America used to be a national icon. At its peak, the pageant was appointment television, drawing TV audiences that rivaled the Superbowl. But now, the crown is slipping. The organization is at the center of a tabloid courtroom drama. Two people are claiming to be the rightful owner of the Miss America pageant. And the fight is getting ugly. In one corner, a pageant girl boss. In the other, a self-proclaimed Palm Beach billionaire with a controversial past. After decades of leadership failures and declining interest, today’s scandal is the only the latest in a long line of controversies in the pageant world. And yet, thousands of young women continue to compete every year. What keeps drawing contestants to an institution that so many former insiders believe has failed them? Over the course of 10 episodes, we'll hear directly from former titleholders, participants, and whistleblowers. Hosted by pop culture journalist Bridget Armstrong, Curse of Miss America is an investigation into the unraveling of an American institution.
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Bridget is such an engaging storyteller! Great topic, well researched, great interviews, great BTS tea. Loved this podcast, I slurped up every episode in a day and a half. So. Listen!
Like many others in the comments, I think this podcast was WAY more insightful than the docuseries. I love that more bonus episodes have been coming out since the end of this series. I love hearing Bridgette’s voice and I hope to see her in more journalistic projects. I have been recommending this podcast to anyone that watched the netflix doc.
First I want to give my honest review that I loved this podcast. I greatly appreciated hearing from so many past contestants and discuss the show with nuance an a critical eye. My ONLY complaint/critique I have is with the ads. It’s not that there are too many or anything like that, but it’s incredibly jarring and disheartening to hear an entire episode about how ANTM affected so many young women (on and off the show) in regards to body image and eating disorders only to immediately hear an ad for GLP-1 meds and weight loss. I know shows don’t always have control over every ad that plays, but I do really wish we as listeners don’t have to hear those specific ads during at *least* those episodes. I want to reiterate again I loved the series and the host was great. Thank you for all of your work!
The show is well researched and feels like it has a balanced perspective while clearly condemning harmful values that ANTM perpetuated. That said, WHY are there GLP-1 ads?! The ads are reinforcing diet culture and thin supremacy. I hope these can be removed
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