Minnie Driver as Mona

Joey Lauren Adams as Ruby

Hallie Eisenberg as Vanessa

Kathleen Turner as Verna Chickle

Leslie Stefanson as Joyce Parkins

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras as Lorna Larkin (Miss Texas)

Kathleen Robertson as Wanda Love (Miss Tennessee)

Michael McKean as Lance DeSalvo

Gary Collins as Miss American Miss Host

Linda Hart as Nedra Hibbard

Brent Briscoe as Lurdy

Colleen Rennison as Mona at 12

Jacqueline Steiger as Ruby at 12

Sylvia Short as Alberta

Herta Ware as Clara

Ali Landry Monteverde as Belindy Lindbrook

Robin Bobeau as Miss Alabama (as Robin Renee')

Chuti Tiu as Miss Hawaii

Samantha Harris as Miss Minnesota

Dawn Forrester as Miss West Virginia (as Dawn Heusser)

Julie Condra as Miss Iowa

Jessica Collins as Miss Lawrenceville

Deborah Kellner as Reigning Miss Illinois

Brent Huff as Miss Illinois Local Pageant Host

Charles Dougherty as Director

Shawn Christian as Wink Hendricks

Margaret Emery as Pageant P.A.

Irene Roseen as Woman Official

Mark Christensen as Production Assistant

William Forward as Orthodontist

Elizabeth Lang as Dental Nurse

Alexander Folk as Tom the Grocer

Lu Elrod as Neighbor Woman

Adilah Barnes as Home Economics Teacher

Cindy Montoya-Picker as Dance Teacher

Landry Allbright as Summer

Lorna Scott as Mother in Diner

Earl Schuman as Elderly Couple in Restaurant

Mary E. Thompson as Elderly Couple in Restaurant

Rosine 'Ace' Hatem as Theresa

Claire Benedek as Shopper

Dale Raoul as Shopper

Robert Phelps as Mr. Willoughby

Jordan Lund as Detective

Warren Munson as Judge

Keli Daniels as Fitness Club Lady

Susan Segal as Fitness Club Lady

Annabella Price as Mother at Slumber Party

Sydney Berry as Little Girl at Slumber Party

Ken Baldwin as E.I. Crew Member

Spice Williams-Crosby as Female Prisoner

Jenny Seeger as Dancer

Courtney Clark as Dancer

Lisa Kouchak as Dancer

Kimberly Jameson as Dancer

Sara McKinney as Dancer

Megan Stephens as Dancer

Lindsay Lopez as Dancer

Jennifer Edmond as Dancer

Kelly Crandall as Dancer

Rhonda Kaufman as Dancer

Keli Murphy as Dancer

Natalie Mills as Dancer

Jennifer Lee Keyes as Dancer

Tracie Burton as Dancer

Katie Tate as Dancer

Diane Mizota as Dancer

Faune Chambers Watkins as Dancer

Laurie Sposit as Dancer

Cher Aslor as Dancer

Bermina Jackson as Dancer

Kimberly Lyon as Dancer

Elizabeth Myers as Dancer

Kristin McQuaid as Dancer

Katie Miller as Dancer

Sergio Carbajal as Dancer

Bryan Anthony as Dancer

Timothy Anderson as Dancer

Zachary Woodlee as Dancer

Elward Jellison as Dancer

Nikita Ager as Contestant (uncredited)

Pratima Anaé as Miss Maryland (uncredited)

Ben Bode as Ruby's Lawyer (uncredited)

Greg Bronson as Promotional Lobster (uncredited)

Brittany Crutchfield as Autumn Meadowbrook (uncredited)

Daniel Dehring as Joey (uncredited)

Phil Hawn as Man with Newspaper (uncredited)

Nichole Telck as Pageant Finalist (uncredited)