Miss Congeniality (film) Miss Congeniality (film) Miss Congeniality is a 2000 American action comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, written by Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford, and Caryn Lucas, and starring Sandra Bullock with Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, and Candice Bergen. "Miss Congeniality" was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 22, 2000 and was a box office hit grossing $212 million worldwide. Bullock also garnered a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. A sequel, "", was released in March 24, 2005. In 1982, a very young Gracie Hart steps into
Miss Vermont USA Miss Vermont USA The Miss Vermont USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Vermont in the Miss USA pageant. Vermont is one of the least successful states, but they have produced a Miss USA - Carlene King Johnson in 1955. The most recent semi-finalist was Georgia Marie Davis in 1982. Despite their lack of competition success, Vermont has won five Miss Congeniality awards, two more than any other state. Three Miss Vermont USAs have competed at Miss Teen USA, two as Miss Vermont Teen USA, and one as Miss New York Teen USA. Three