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The 2009 Miss Universe says her title fulfills a lifelong dream — and an improbable one for a girl who finished last in one of her first beauty pageants.
She was fired for her stand against same-sex marriage and nothing else, former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean said Friday, adding that allegations that she did not discharge her duties are false.
On the morning after Donald Trump declared she could keep her crown as Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean admitted that there may be more revealing photos of her than just the two sets that almost cost her her job.
Miss USA pageant co-owner Donald Trump announced that despite the controversy over her stand on gay marriage and racy pre-pageant photos that have surfaced, Carrie Prejean will retain the title of Miss California USA. Trump also commended Prejean for speaking her mind about same-sex marriage during the Miss USA Pageant.
Officials of the Miss California USA pageant have strongly criticized titleholder Carrie Prejean but say it's not their decision whether she should be stripped of her crown.
The tiara on top of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean’s head is starting to feel a lot like a millstone around pageant officials’ necks.
With partially nude photos of her popping up on Web sites questioning her Christian credentials, Miss California USA Carrie Prejean has fired back, claiming the racy pictures are just modeling shots and vowing to continue her battle against same-sex marriage.
As beauty pageant officials and gay-rights advocates increase the pressure on Miss California USA to back off her controversial comments opposing same-sex marriage, Carrie Prejean is not retracting them. Instead, she’s digging in her spike heels and fighting back.
A spokesman for the Miss California pageant on Monday denied that contest officials told the reigning beauty queen to publicly apologize for her statement opposing same-sex marriage during the Miss USA pageant.
Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay couples should not be allowed to marry, said Sunday that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward but she rejected the advice.
So wait … how is it Perez Hilton, the gossip blogger who built a career by drawing male genitalia and cartoon cocaine on celebrity photos, is now the media’s official spokesperson on one of the most important civil rights issues in America?
Showing off the deft footwork that carried her to the title of Miss USA 2009, Kristen Dalton lightly tiptoed through the minefield of a question about same-sex marriage that many believe scuttled another contestant’s chances of winning the coveted crown.
Miss California says she stands by her anti-gay-marriage comments, even if they may have cost her the Miss USA crown.
Being a straight shooter likely shot down any chance Carrie Prejean had of being crowned Miss USA Sunday night. But the Miss California told TODAY Tuesday she’s proud she offered her honest opinion on gay marriage, even as her questioner says she should have kept her politics to herself.
Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Miss Universe's blog posting about having fun at Guantanamo Bay has vanished from the pageant's Web site as embarrassed officials try to quash what they call a misunderstanding.
Miss USA Crystle Stewart traded her crown for a parachute when she went skydiving with the Golden Knights, the elite U.S. Army parachuting team.
Miss USA has learned a simple lesson from her humiliating tumble during the Miss Universe pageant — the second year in a row the American contestant has taken a spill.
A 26-year-old entrepreneur from Texas was named Miss USA on Friday, besting 50 other beauty queens for the coveted crown.
Donnie and Marie Osmond will host the upcoming Miss USA pageant. The Miss Universe Organization says the brother-and-sister, song-and-dance stars will perform on the NBC Universal show April 11 from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The network owns the pageant with real estate mogul Donald Trump.
Another beauty battle is moving to Las Vegas, at least for the time being.
Robin Williams and Lance Armstrong took a swipe at the French, Kid Rock strummed "Sweet Home Alabama," comedian Lewis Black grumbled about the falling snow, and Miss USA told the troops to keep "kicking butt."
A Mexican tourism official issued an apology for the jeers aimed at Miss USA in May during an international beauty contest in Mexico City.
Many here south of the border reveled in her disastrous evening: First Miss USA Rachel Smith slipped and fell on her bottom during the Miss Universe evening gown competition. Then she was booed by hundreds in the Mexican audience.
Rachel Smith, a journalism graduate from Tennessee, was crowned Miss USA on Friday, winning the contest to replace a titleholder whose reign was marred by a much-publicized struggle with alcoholism.
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean made 7 other sex tapes, dozens of nude pics 7 more "biggest mistakes," Carrie? Seems that the word "mistake" is one you don't quite understand.
New Carrie Prejean Video: The Drama of Celebrity Fading Fast, the Allure of the CameraDid Anyone hear about the Prejean Tantrum on Larry King Wednesday [last] Night?
It has become such a cliche' that it has become a standing joke.
Various news agencies are reporting a new answer, by a new Miss California, to an old question. The basic premise is the same: Both women think the States should be left to choose and both women personally believe that marriage is a sacred contract between one man and one woman.
Ex-Miss Calif.: I lost title due to marriage standFormer Miss California Carrie Prejean disputed a pageant official's contention that she lost her title because she was not fulfilling her obligations.
New Miss California: I'm a uniter, not a dividerThere will be no ideological campaigns waged by new Miss California USA Tami Farrell, who took over the title after controversial Carrie Prejean was relieved of it Wednesday. "I'm not being silenced for my beliefs," Farrell said. "I've been brought in to try to unify our state."
Trump to Miss California: You're Fired! After telling Miss California Carrie Prejean she would keep her job, Donald Trump has decided to fire her. More publicity for him ....
Miss USA says Miss California Gives Pageant a Boost New Miss USA Kristen Dalton says the recent controversy surrounding Miss California Carrie Prejean has helped the Miss Universe Organization.
BOY... Another "National Nightmare" is over *WHEW*This is a link to the "Huckabee report"... My local radio station plays these on a regular basis...
Miss California: It was the photographer's faultOn the morning after Donald Trump declared she could keep her crown as Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean admitted that there may be more revealing photos of her than just the two sets that almost cost her her job. "I've done many photo shoots," she said.
Donald, I think your news conference was a typical Trump Apprentice Style Showcase. First let me get this out of the way. Miss California was put on the spot by question that I don't know if she could have answered right no matter what she said.
Miss California Vows to Use Her Naked Breasts for GoodAndy Borowitz on the triumph of silicone over sanity: "Ms. Prejean blasted the critics whom she claimed tried to silence her for her views on gay marriage, saying, "I intend to fight back with the two greatest weapons I have: my naked boobies."
Trump to Miss California: 'You're not fired'Miss USA pageant co-owner Donald Trump announced that despite the controversy over her stand on gay marriage and racy pre-pageant photos that have surfaced, Carrie Prejean will retain the title of Miss California USA.
Trump to Miss California: 'You're not fired'Miss USA pageant co-owner Donald Trump announced that despite the controversy over her stand on gay marriage and racy pre-pageant photos that have surfaced, Carrie Prejean will retain the title of Miss California USA.
Miss California crown decision expectedThe Miss California USA pageant is expected to announce its decision over whether Carrie Prejean should keep her state crown amid allegations of contract violations.
The Destruction of Miss California :: Bill O'ReillyMost polls show that the majority of Americans agree with Prejean, including the president of the United States. Yet since she made that statement as Miss California, the woman has been persecuted in the media.
As is expected, the ramifications of Miss California, Carrie Prejean's comments regarding traditional marriage or "non-opposite marriage" (whatever that may be) continue to be felt.
Should Iran threaten to annihilate Israel, many American Leftists will simply shrug. When our President nationalizes major industries and banks, they cheer.
Miss California: I'll fight on despite racy photosMiss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean vowed to continue speaking out against same-sex marriage after partially nude photos of her surfaced on the Web. Prejean blamed opponents of her views for their release and said, "I am not perfect."
Miss California's Breast Implants Funded By Pageant: CONFIRMEDFriday morning a Miss California Pageant official confirmed previous reports that controversial contestant Carrie Prejean received free breast implants, organized and paid for by the pageant, weeks before the Miss USA competition.
Pageant official: We paid for Prejean's implantsShanna Moakler, co-executive director of the Miss California Organization, has confirmed that the group behind the pageant paid for Miss California Carrie Prejean's breast implants, weeks before she competed in Miss USA. "Yes, we did," Moakler told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush.
Pageant official: We paid for Prejean's implantsShanna Moakler, co-executive director of the Miss California Organization, has confirmed that the group behind the pageant paid for Miss California Carrie Prejean's breast implants, weeks before she competed in Miss USA. "Yes, we did," Moakler told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush.
Is Perez Hilton a Problem for the Gay Community?There he goes again. Perez Hilton, the loud-mouthed self-styled "Queen of All Media" knows how to make a scene and for the most part, we just try to pretend that he doesn't exist. Full disclosure: Your editor was a college-pal of Mario Lavandeira, Perez's real-life persona.
Miss California: Sponsors told me to apologizeCarrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay couples should not be allowed to marry, said Sunday at her San Diego church that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward - but she rejected their advice.
Here, Queer, and Hypocritical I'm - as the MTV generation says - "gay-friendly." But lately, color me "gay perturbed." "Gay-friendly," a term once manifestly redundant, now seems a glaring contradiction.
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