Behind the Dress

Behind the Dress (2014)

Every year women apply to compete in Miss Universe, subjecting themselves to being judged on their looks, dress, poise, and presentation. Through unprecedented access and first-hand accounts, filmmaker and former Miss Universe Canada Elena Semikina takes us beyond the stereotypes and clichés, showing the pageant as a vehicle for empowering women, humanitarian outreach, and for one contestant - even social reform. Miss Universe Canada drew world-headlines after Jenna Talackova was denied the right to compete for not being a 'naturally born female'. Donald Trump revised the Miss Universe rulebook and Jenna became the first transgender woman to compete in any Miss Universe pageant. Behind The Dress introduces us to the contestants of Miss Universe Canada who are more than fighting for a crown, these are women on a mission, not for a prize, but for a voice.

Director: Elena Semikina

Casts

	Gino Berti as
	Chelsea Bird as
	Olivia Culpo as
	Denis Davila as
	Mandi Gale as
	Margaret Gardiner as
	Denise Garrido as
	Marta Jablonska as
	Cäsar Jacobson as
	Brianne Kidner as
	Alena Konovalova as
	Jennifer Levi as
	Andrew Lopez as
	Signa Love as
	John Joseph Mastandrea as
	Maria Nahri as
	Kesiah Papasin as
	Dajana Radovanovic as
	Ali Sarchuk as
	Elena Semikina as
	Paula Shugart as
	Majd Soudi as
	Katie Starke as
	Jenna Talackova as
	Donald Trump as
	Alina Tsymbalarou as
	Christine Adela White as
	Adwoa Yamoah as

Crew