Carrie Prejean -- The Naughty List

1. First!

Posted at 4:07PM on May 11th 2009 by Baby Girl

2. Harvey, Harvey. Remember middle school? rain, rein, reign? Carrie will or will not reign, but if she does, her job is to take the reins.

Posted at 4:10PM on May 11th 2009 by Citizen K

3. Trump is definately going to spare her (no pun intended). I listened in detail and read the attached documents. This witchhunt by the Miss CA organization wants Trump to "fire her" however Trump is his own person. And by proving so, he will let her stay on as Ms. CA.

Mark my words- you read it here FIRST!

Posted at 4:10PM on May 11th 2009 by Amazing

4. you guys have just ruined this kid, because she is christian,and didn't answer a question correctly. We are on the side of a very slippery slope folks.

Posted at 4:11PM on May 11th 2009 by artie help

5. correction not answer a querie incorrectly ,but rather gave an answer that the liberal left media didn't like. FOR SHAME.

Posted at 4:12PM on May 11th 2009 by artie help

6. Trumps in the Tank again.

Posted at 4:13PM on May 11th 2009 by jessup

7. You guys have to go to The Dirty.com. The truth is being brought out about this liar. The most shocking new facts is that her is a racist skinhead. Hate runs in this sl&ts family.

Posted at 4:15PM on May 11th 2009 by UptownRazorback

8. ^^^^ Correction

You guys have to go to The Dirty.com. The truth is being brought out about this liar. The most shocking new fact is that her brother is a racist skinhead. Hate runs in this sl&ts family.

Posted at 4:16PM on May 11th 2009 by UptownRazorback

9. Dang her for sticking by her comment! I'm really sick of people bashing her. Just because she said she believes marriage is between a man/woman, does not make her a bad person. She never, ever claimed to be perfect or judged anyone. I think the committee should all be blasted for letting an untalented douche bag like Perez Hilton be a judge of a contest of this magnatude. Yes, he could judge a "What Not To Wear" competition or "Who Is The Least Talented", but that is about it.

He is just hating because he is fat, ugly and has no style what so ever. Besides, what an innappropriate question to ask! She wasn't running for political office, she was just wanting to be the prettiest!

Posted at 4:16PM on May 11th 2009 by yomama

10. I have read all of these documents and even listened in detail to the press conference. This Miss CA organization is nothing but a with hunt against Carrie. It is one thing to have say and tell Mr. Trump their thoughts... but it is a total different thing to go ahead and PUBLISH their findings and hold this "press conference".

I believe Trump will be his own man and let her stay on. And it will come down to this press conference as the reason. If he "fires" her, then it will look like he is just cowering down to public pressure. Again, he is own man.

My prediction is that she will stay on and you read it here FIRST.

Posted at 4:16PM on May 11th 2009 by Amazing

11. I have read all of these documents and even listened in detail to the press conference. This Miss CA organization is nothing but a witch hunt against Carrie. It is one thing to have your say and tell Mr. Trump their thoughts privately... but it is a total different thing to go ahead and PUBLISH their findings and hold this "press conference".

I believe Trump will be his own man and let her stay on. And it will come down to this press conference today as the reason. If he "fires" her, then it will look like he is just cowering down to public pressure. Again, he is own man.

My prediction is that she will stay on and you read it here FIRST.

The only thing that Tami Farrell will be doing is fetching Carrie some water. Isn't that what an "ambassador" is really for?

Posted at 4:20PM on May 11th 2009 by Amazing

12. Prejean grew up in an evangelical Christian home in Vista, California and graduated in 2005 from Vista High School. She is currently a senior at San Diego Christian College, a small, evangelical liberal arts college located in El Cajon, California, and attends The Rock Church, where she volunteers with their outreach ministries. Prejean also attends Luv-em-Up Ministries in El Cajon, where she volunteers with members with developmental disabilities. Prejean is studying to become a special education teacher and also volunteers for Best Buddies, a non-profit organization that helps people with disabilities, and for the Special Olympics.[2]

Prejean's sister is a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force.[3]


Pageants
Prejean competed in the Miss California Teen USA 2005 pageant and placed first runner-up to Stephanie Brink. In 2007, she competed in the Miss California USA 2008 pageant and initially placed third runner-up; later a judging error was discovered and she was promoted to first runner-up.

Prejean returned the following year and won the Miss California USA 2009 title, succeeding Raquel Beezley as California's representative to the Miss USA pageant. She had received breast implants paid for by the Miss California Pageant a few weeks before.[4] Prejean competed at the nationally televised Miss USA 2009 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009 and placed first runner-up. Prejean's answer to her final question during the pageant became the subject of controversy.


Miss USA 2009 controversy
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Prejean gained nationwide attention over her answer to a question about same-sex marriage. During the 2009 Miss USA pageant, Prejean was asked by pageant judge Perez Hilton whether she believed every U.S. state should legalize same-sex marriage. She responded, "Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one way or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. You know what, in my country, in my family, I do believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, no offense to anybody out there. But that’s how I was raised and I believe that it should be between a man and a woman."[5]

Hilton called Prejean's answer "the worst in pageant history" and he also told ABC News that she lost the crown because of it.[6] He stated as well that "There are various other ways she could have answered that question and still stayed true to herself without alienating millions of people."[7] Prejean believes that the opinion that she expressed in the answer cost her the crown.[3]

Prejean stated that she was told by Miss California USA pageant officials that "You need to not talk about your faith" and was pressured to apologize for her statement.[5] A spokesperson for the Miss California Pageant denied these claims and accused Prejean of lying.[8]

Donald Trump, who owns most of the Miss Universe Organization, defended Prejean's answer, saying that "Miss California has done a wonderful job" and that "It wasn't a bad answer, that was simply her belief". He then added that the question was "a bit unlucky" and that no matter which way she answered the question "she was going to get killed".[9] Several elected officials and political pundits criticized Hilton and defended Prejean for honestly stating her personal beliefs.[10][11] Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco and a prominent supporter of same-sex marriage, also defended Prejean.[12]


Post-Miss USA Pageant

Events
Following the pageant, Prejean appeared in a television advertisement for the National Organization for Marriage's campaign against gay marriage,[13] which had contacted her shortly after the pageant.[14] She also hired a Christian public relations firm.[15] In late April, Prejean presented an award at the Gospel Music Association's 2009 Dove Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.[5]

On May 1, Prejean stated on Greta Van Susteren that she did not have an opinion on civil unions for same-sex couples, but that she supports rights of same-sex couples, such as hospital visitations.[14] She has stated that she would be willing to meet with representatives from California's largest gay rights group "as long as it's not political".[5]


Photograph controversy
On May 4, 2009, a photograph of Prejean partially nude with her back turned to the camera appeared on a celebrity gossip blog. The directors of the Miss California USA pageant are investigating Prejean for potentially violating a contract clause against prospective pageant candidates having been photographed "nude or partially nude". Prejean stated on May 5 that she had posed for that shot as a seventeen-year-old model and that she sees no problem with it, saying that "I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos. Recently, photos taken of me as a teenager have been released surreptitiously to a tabloid Web site that openly mocks me for my Christian faith. I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be." She also objected to its current release.[16] She has also stated that she was "naive, and young" at the time of the photography and regrets having made the decision.[17]

National Organization for Marriage president Maggie Gallagher stated on May 5 that the release would not affect Prejean's role. She commented that "On a personal note, as a former unwed mother, I want to say to Americans: you don't have to be a perfect person to have the right to stand up for marriage."[16] Alicia Jacobs, a local reporter for KVBC in Las Vegas who served as a judge at the Miss USA pageant, has stated that the pictures "go beyond what the Miss California pageant says are appropriate," and do not befit Prejean's status.[18]

Posted at 4:22PM on May 11th 2009 by SHE HAS TO GO....FAR FAR FAR

13. It's time to move on to other more important matters. I've stopped watching segments on her on tv.

Posted at 4:37PM on May 12th 2009 by Reine

14. We can't even read half of the document because the TMZ watermark covers it up. May you can use a correct watermark that is slightly translucent? You do that with pictures too and it is really annoying.

Posted at 4:22PM on May 11th 2009 by me

15. If Trump knows what sgood for him he will kick that skank to the curb. The last person I want my children looking up to is a closed minded bimbo who thinks posing partly nude is any excuss for a role model.

Posted at 4:32PM on May 11th 2009 by susan L