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 | 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 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) |
| Directing | |
| Sally Field | Director |
Writing | |
| Jon Bernstein | Writer |
Production | |
| John Bertolli | Producer |
| B.J. Rack | Producer |
| Jon Bernstein | Co-Producer |
| Mark Morgan | Co-Producer |
| Stefan Atkins | Executive Producer |
| Brent Baum | Executive Producer |
| Kate Driver | Executive Producer |
| Martin Fink | Executive Producer |
| Wendy Japhet | Executive Producer |
| Beau Rogers | Executive Producer |
| Steven Stabler | Executive Producer |
| Richard Vane | Executive Producer |
Art | |
| Charles William Breen | Production Design |
| A. Leslie Thomas | Art Direction |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko | Costume Design |
Production | |
| Barry London | Executive Producer |
| David Forrest | Executive Producer |
Crew | |
| Kurt Bryant | Stunt Coordinator |
Sound | |
| John Frizzell | Original Music Composer |
Camera | |
| Robert D. Yeoman | Director of Photography |
Editing | |
| Debra Neil-Fisher | Editor |
Crew | |
| Tabby Hanson | Stunts |
Costume & Make-Up | |
| Kim Ayers | Makeup Artist |
| Melissa Forney | Hairstylist |
| Medusah | Hairstylist |
Sound | |
| Gretchen Thoma | Sound |
Production | |
| Cathy Sandrich Gelfond | Casting |
| Amanda Mackey | Casting |
Lighting | |
| Vojislav Mikulic | Chief Lighting Technician |
