Is Abigail Breslin’s Little Miss Sunshine Based On a True Story?

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In May 2015, we spotted Elisabeth Moss wearing a pair of sexy suede Jerome C. Rousseau pumps that featured an unexpected heel hook.

One year later, Little Miss Sunshine actress Abigail Breslin decided to rock the same pair of heels.

The then 19-year-old American actress and singer wore a black pair of “Bryant” heels to the 2016 Directors Guild Of America Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Abigail Breslin wears her hair down on the red carpet of the 2016 Directors Guild Of America AwardsAbigail Breslin wears her hair down on the red carpet of the 2016 Directors Guild Of America Awards held on February 6, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles

Earning numerous awards and nominations for her performance as Olive Hoover in the road comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, she was chosen for the role through an audition when she was six.

Is Little Miss Sunshine a true story?

Directed by the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, Little Miss Sunshine is based on a screenplay written by first-time writer Michael Arndt.

Winning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, he has later written for Toy Story 3 (2010) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).

Michael Arndt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss SunshineMichael Arndt won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine

Filmed over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California during the summer of 2005, Little Miss Sunshine is not based on a true story.

Speaking at the independent bookstore Cody’s Books in San Francisco, Michael Arndt said he was inspired to write the story after reading a story about Arnold Schwarzenegger speaking to a group of high school students and saying “If there’s one thing in this world I hate, it’s losers. I despise them.”

“I thought, there’s something just so wrong with that attitude. There’s something so demeaning and insulting about referring to any other person as a loser, and I wanted to … attack that idea that in life you’re either going up or you’re going down,” Michael Arndt revealed.

The 2006 American tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine is not based on a true storyThe 2006 American tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine is not based on a true story

Abigail wore her pumps with a metallic jacquard dress from the Christian Siriano Pre-Fall 2016 collection. The dress featured a cleavage-baring v-neck and a floor-grazing high-low hem.

Abigail Breslin wears a metallic jacquard Christian Siriano dress on the red carpetAbigail Breslin wears a metallic jacquard Christian Siriano dress on the red carpet

The Raising Helen actress accessorized with a silver Ella McHugh clutch and a pair of Sylva & Cie Moonstone studs.

Abigail Breslin holds a silver Ella McHugh handbag in her un-manicured handsAbigail Breslin holds a silver Ella McHugh handbag in her un-manicured hands

She delicately curled her blonde hair, left her nails unpolished, and finished her face with bronze-hued eye makeup.

Abigail Breslin's feet in black Jerome C. Rousseau pumpsAbigail Breslin’s feet in black Jerome C. Rousseau pumps

Unfortunately, Jerome C. Rousseau’s “Bryant” pumps have sold out online. The designer himself is pictured below with one of his first collections.

Via @jeromecrousseau's Instagram, captioned: "What a baby face! #tbt to Jerome with one of his first collections, shot by Mark Hanauer. #jeromecrousseau #shoestagram #shoesaddict #shoesoftheday"Via @jeromecrousseau’s Instagram, captioned: “What a baby face! #tbt to Jerome with one of his first collections, shot by Mark Hanauer. #jeromecrousseau #shoestagram #shoesaddict #shoesoftheday”

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