Welcome to the cat-walking, makeup-wearing, big-haired world of child beauty pageants. This film goes beyond the usual stereotypes and behind the pageant smiles to follow the trials of five-year-old Swan as she rises from being a home state beauty champ to a big league underdog. The film unfolds to show pageantry is not a cake walk, but rather a grueling ordeal. With the dogged determination of her tough stage mom, Swan embarks on an unpredictable quest for crowns and glory.