Crowned and Dangerous was a 1997 made-for-TV

Television movie

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 movie

Film

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  which was a thriller that based on a true story and starred Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...

, Cassidy Rae

Cassidy Rae

Cassidy Rae, born 7 June 1976 in Clermont, Florida, is a former American actress. She starred in the made-for-television movie Crowned and Dangerous with Yasmine Bleeth in 1997....

, George Eads

George Eads

George Coleman Eads III is an American actor, best known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.-Early life:...

 and Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh was an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over.-Personal life:...

.
An aspiring beauty queen Danielle Stevens (Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Bleeth

Yasmine Amanda Bleeth is an American actress. Her television roles include Caroline Holden in the long-running series Baywatch.-Early life and career:...

) and her overbearing mother Cathy Stevens (Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh

Jill Clayburgh was an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over.-Personal life:...

) may have resorted to murder to ensure a win in an upcoming pageant.
After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be the former lover Riley Baxter's stepmother Patrice, rival contestant Danielle, and Danielle's highly ambitious mother Cathy.