▁his ▁assistant ▁Tam my , ▁and ▁her ▁own ▁ag or aph ob ic , ▁slightly ▁over b ear ing , ▁over weight ▁mother , ▁Ed na . ▁After ▁a ▁race ▁ri ot ▁at ▁T ilt ed ▁Ac res ▁results ▁in ▁T racy ' s ▁arrest , ▁the ▁Von ▁T uss les ▁grow ▁more ▁def i ant ▁in ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁ra cial ▁integration . ▁They ▁plot ▁to ▁sab ot age ▁the ▁Miss ▁Auto ▁Show ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁page ant ▁with ▁a ▁bomb ▁hidden ▁in ▁Vel ma ' s ▁tower ing ▁bou ff ant ▁w ig . ▁The ▁plan ▁literally ▁blow s ▁up ▁in ▁Vel ma ' s ▁face ▁when ▁the ▁bomb ▁det on ates ▁prem ature ly , ▁and ▁the ▁Von ▁T uss les ▁are ▁drag ged ▁away ▁by ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁police . ▁T racy , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁crown ▁but ▁was ▁dis qual ified ▁for ▁being ▁in ▁reform ▁school , ▁d eth ron es ▁Am ber ▁after ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Maryland ▁p ard ons ▁her . ▁She ▁then ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁page ant , ▁integr ates ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁encourag es ▁everyone ▁to ▁dance . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Rick i ▁Lake ▁as ▁T racy ▁Turn bl ad , ▁an ▁optim istic , ▁asp iring ▁te en ager ▁who ▁hopes ▁to ▁dance ▁on ▁a ▁TV ▁show ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁promote ▁integration . ▁ ▁Div ine ▁as ▁Ed na ▁Turn bl ad , ▁T racy ' s ▁kind , ▁plus - s ized ▁mother ▁who ▁is ▁ash amed ▁of ▁her