Best friends compete for the title of "Miss Twirl" (similar to a Miss America contest with the primary category of competition being -- what else? -- twirling!). The real test, however, is whether their friendship will survive through the contest with the pressure and interference from their parents to win.
Acting
Erin Moran brings Joanie energy to baton twirling
Costume
Sequined leotards that deserve their own credit
Director
Gus Trikonis
Erin Moran
Bonnie Lee Jordan
Lisa Whelchel
Jill Moore
Charles Haid
Matt Jordan
Stella Stevens
Carolyn Moore
Edd Byrnes
Bobby Bennett
Sharon Spelman
Tammy Watsberg
Heather Locklear
Cherie Sanders
Conni Marie Brazelton
Vanessa Watkins
Missy Gold
Traci Jordan
Christopher McDonald
Buddy Butler
Deborah Richter
Brigit Kummel
Donna McKechnie
Louise
Rosalind Chao
Kim King
Tracy Scoggins
Cindy Ryan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lisa Whelchel was simultaneously filming 'The Facts of Life' — she basically lived in competing uniforms.
This aired during the peak of pageant-TV obsession, capitalizing on Miss America's 1981 scandal year. The baton gimmick let them dodge direct competition.
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