Crowned Species (2013)
A journalistic investigation, built not on rumors and assumptions, but on direct evidence, revealing the true mechanisms of podium coronations. Hidden camera footage of negotiations with the owners of the largest national beauty contests and an attempt to answer the question of why these people are not yet in prison. Famous people on the jury are not a guarantee of fair judging. Irrefutable evidence of the corruption of the so-called “stars” who elect the next Miss and Mrs. The collection and subsequent theft of funds for charity is a side business of the owners of fraudulent shows. What actually awaits the titled Misses after purchasing the prize? And what do children's beauty pageants turn out to be like for young participants?
Released: Apr 12, 2013
Runtime: 95 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Boris Sobolev, Inna Zhirkova, Sergey Zverev, Andrey Malakhov, Pyotr Listerman, Aleksandr Inshakov
Crew: Boris Sobolev (Director), Tatyana Batarina (Administration), Liliya Ziborova (Producer), Olga Makarova (Sound Director), Nikita Glebov (Camera Operator), Aleksei Kudrin (Sound Director)