Vertical Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection Alexis Chikaeze stars in “Miss Juneteenth,” which is available digitally starting June 19. She’s Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), a sweet 14-year-old who just dreams of dating boys and dancing in her room, but her controlling mom Turquoise’s wobbly financials put pressure on her to succeed. It’s also the rare beauty contest film in which the main character doesn’t want to compete. It’s the most touching dramedy about young women battling over a sash since “Little Miss Sunshine.” However, “Miss Juneteenth,” about a Texas scholarship competition for teen black women, brings the subgenre back to its emotional roots. We haven’t seen too many since the reality TV show “Toddlers & Tiaras” and its spinoff “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” turned them into exploitative freak shows.
The smiles are faker than the hair extensions, the spray tan could stain an outdoor deck. They unsparingly show humanity at its most aspirational and its most viciously cutthroat. Pageant movies are like war films for Bravo viewers.
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