Miss Juneteenth

Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.

Cast

Nicole Beharie

as Turquoise Jones

Kendrick Sampson

as Ronnie

Alexis Chikaeze

as Kai

Akron Watson

as Bacon

Liz Mikel

as Betty Ray

Marcus M. Mauldin

as Wayman

Mikayla Rivers

as Brianna

Jaime Matthis

as Quintavious

Phyllis Cicero

as Mrs. Washington

Lisha Hackney

as Clarissa

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