Kim of Queens

Kim of Queens is a Lifetime reality TV show about a pageant coach, 1991 Miss Georgia winner Kim Gravel, which follows Gravel, her mother Jo, and her younger sister Allisyn as they train young girls for beauty pageants. It premiered on January 1, 2014.

The show is produced by Relativity Television and Bogner Entertainment for Lifetime TV. Its executive producers are Tom Forman, Brad Bishop, Bryan O’Donnell, Colleen Conway Grogan, Mary Donahue, and Eli Lehrer.[1]

Other producers include Oliver Bogner[2] and Jonathan Bogner,[3] executive producers of the episode "Hillbilly in Heels", and producer Scott Manville.[4]

Cast

Main cast

  • Kim Gravel: Owner of the Pageant Place.
  • Allisyn Hardee Lambes: Kim's sister and an employee at the Pageant Place.
  • Jo Hardee: Kim's mother and an employee at the Pageant Place.
  • Deborah Tyra: Hannah's mom, whom Kim constantly calls an older barbie doll and says is just trying to make Hannah a mini her. She is also known as Debbie or Deb.
  • Angie: Marah's mom, who adopted Marah and is very open about how she will do anything it takes to make her daughter happy and doesn't care what it takes. She is a dance teacher and prides herself in Marah's ability to clog.
  • Lee: Anslee's mom, older than the other moms. She says that her daughter "isn't spoiled, but well loved." She often asks Kim for help when Anslee isn't confident about herself. (season 1)
  • Kelly Wingate: Addison's mom, who has a strong Southern accent and was introduced in episode one. She brought her daughter to Kim because she "wanted to see the girly girl" and has been a regular.
  • Eunice: Rayven's mom. (season 2)
  • Hannah Stark: A regular at the Pageant Place.
  • Marah Collins: A previous regular at the Pageant Place. (season 1, recurring season 2)
  • Anslee: A previous regular at the Pageant Place. (season 1, recurring season 2)
  • Addison Wingate: A regular at the Pageant Place.
  • Rayven Bailey: A new regular at the Pageant Place. (season 2)

Recurring

  • Adia: A recurring member of the Pageant Place.
  • Alexis: A recurring member at the Pageant Place.
  • Lauren: A recurring member at the Pageant Place.

Filming

In November 2014, Kim Gravel wrote on her blog: "Every day we filmed I would ask God to please in spite of all the difficulties, power struggles, egos, head trips, cast changes, exhaustion, in-fighting, control freaks and breakdowns that there would be BREAKTHROUGHS."[5]

Cancellation

The series was cancelled during its second season. On the cancellation, Gravel commented "I will have to be honest when the last episode did not air I was heartbroken, a bit bitter and down right pissed."[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ "About Kim of Queens".
  2. ↑ "Internet Movie Database".
  3. ↑ "Internet Movie Database".
  4. ↑ "Internet Movie Database".
  5. 1 2 Gravel, Kim. Kim's Blog, "Changed," kimgravel.com, http://kimgravel.com/changed. Accessed March 1, 2015.


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