Pageantry

She also tried explaining the whole "windy day" excuse a bit more -- even dropping the dreaded Janet Jackson term "wardrobe malfunction." Oh Lawd.

Don't worry, we removed all the shameless self-promotion. Enjoy.

Did the wind unbutton her top? And how come her hair isn't blowing?

But Carrie herself is responsible for one of the best lines ever -- she explained the pics we put up in which she's exposing her breasts by saying they were taken between shots on a windy day.

Trump also explained the wall Carrie put up with Miss California's officials as a "miscommunication" -- that, for the record, is BS.

In less than two hours, Donald Trump will get to play God with the life of a beauty pageant -- and TMZ will be there to livestream the entire -- guaranteed to be overdramatic -- press conference.

Will The Almighty Donald be merciful ... again ... and spare Carrie Prejean -- or will the cold-hearted Trump show up and fire her ass back to kingdom come?!

Tick ... tick ... tick ...

In addition to Carrie's flubs, the papers also explain the newly appointed role of the "Beauty of California Ambassador" -- whose job is to take the reigns when the "Miss California USA or Miss California Teen USA titleholder is unavailable."

Translation: It's just a fancy title for Carrie's replacement-in-waiting, Tami Farrell.

Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis also openly expressed their disdain for the way Carrie has handled herself lately -- and said she's the first Miss California with "handlers" through which they're forced to communicate.

The Donald will hold a presser tomorrow at 11am ET for the official decision. We'll be there.

Those topless photos of Miss USA California Carrie Prejean were taken after she turned 18, according to one of her former pageant sponsors. This contradicts Carrie's position that she posed for the pics when she was only 17.

We obtained an email sent by the sponsor (we were asked not to use his name) and he says Carrie sent him one of the topless photos after January 6, 2009, asking "if she was in good enough shape for the Miss USA Pageant." The date is significant, because that's the day Carrie got a boob job. The former sponsor says the pic was post boob job and she was well over 18.

TMZ obtained 4 topless photos a week ago. Her rep contacted us and said Carrie's position was that she was naive at the time she posed. Then we got a second email stating she was only 17. As a result we did not publish the photos. But the sponsor says he's positive they were taken when Carrie was a full-grown adult.

UPDATE 9:40 AM ET Carrie Prejean will NOT be stripped of her crown today. There's a news conference at 2:00 PM ET by the peeps from the Miss California USA pageant, but they won't be pulling the plug on Carrie. That's Donald's decision, and he'll make it tomorrow.

We will live stream today's news conference at 2 PM ET.

If your phone rings and there's a voice recording asking you to donate money and sign a petition against gay marriage, you can draw comfort from the fact that the person who recorded the message is really hot.

We found out Miss California USA Carrie Prejean recorded that message for the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) during a recent trip to Washington D.C. She's certainly accessible to NOM, but she's been like the topless version of Phantom of the Opera for the folks at Miss California... she will only communicate with pageant officials through her publicist -- the same dude who was the publicist for Billy Graham.

Miss California Carrie Prejean wants to put a lid on those nude photos that have been posted on the Internet -- stat.

We've obtained a cease and desist letter fired off from Carrie's lawyer to thedirty.com, demanding that the site take down two photos, showing a topless Carrie posing for the cam.

In the letter, her lawyer says, "One of the displayed images of Ms. Prejean was illegally taken under false pretenses when she was a 17-year-old minor and unable to consent to its creation."

The letter goes on: "The other image depicts Ms. Prejean's likeness but is not an actual photograph. It is an electronic manipulation ["photoshopped'] of her image created without her consent."

The response from thedirty.com: "Your client's publicity rights are substantially inferior to the right of the public to consider, discuss, agree and/or disagree with Ms. Prejean's actions and views. This is not conduct for which your client's consent is required." Translation -- go pound sand.

Or, as Confucius would say, according to Miss Panama contestant Giosue Cozzarelli: "I am Confucius and I am an ancient Chinese Japanese ancient guy."

According to Alysha Castonguay, she dropped her top for a Maxim magazine shoot and a few swimsuit calenders way before her competition -- but there was no controversy over the pics because they were all seen and approved by the Miss USA pageant officials.

But Alysha tells TMZ she feels for Miss Cali saying, "I personally believe this situation is stemming from the controversy over her opinion and not a photo."

The final decision on dethroning Carrie Prejean is still being deliberated by the Miss USA and Miss California officials.

They found each other through their shared hatred of gay marriage ... but fell in love over their passion for makeup and other assorted beauty products.

According to Miss California Carrie Prejean's dad, his daughter and Sarah Palin are phone buddies. The Alaskan Guv reportedly called Prejean to offer her support in her difficult crusade to stop gay people from getting hitched.

Keep in mind: this was before topless pictures of Prejean hit the internet. Think Palin will remain loyal to her new bud? Hint -- Have you seen "Nailin' Paylin?'

So how does a beauty queen turn into the poster child against gay marriage? In the case of Miss California Carrie Prejean, the answer may lie in an ugly divorce that may have cemented her views on gay relationships.

Carrie's parents filed for divorce in 1988 and the divorce and custody fights went on for more than a decade -- it was a divorce filled with homosexual allegations hurled by both sides.

In one of the docs, Carrie's dad describes a confrontation he had with her mom in 1996, in which he recounts an argument in a restaurant parking lot, where "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."

The papers also quote a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."

Carrie's mom says the "gay" allegations went both ways. In court papers dated May 16, 2000, a report from the court-appointed counselor says "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay." The father's response: "The father acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather."

Also in the docs -- a handwritten letter from Carrie's older sister, in which she recounts a weekend stay with her dad: "One time my sister & I went in the hallway of my dad's apartment, & his roommate's door was open all the way & we saw [the roommate] in bed with another man. I don't think it's right for my sister & I to have to live that way."

So does Carrie believe gays broke up her parents' marriage? We called her rep ... no comment so far. We could not reach Carrie's dad for comment.

It was only a matter of time, but topless photo number 2 of Miss California Carrie Prejean has officially hit the web.

The photo, which Carrie once claimed didn't exist, has been published on TheDirty.com -- the same site which published photo number one.

The new photo looks almost exactly like the old one -- pink panties, no top -- except she's posing on the other side, there's less side boob and this time, she's not smiling.

Just days ago, Carrie sent an email to a pageant exec explaining " I shouldnt (sic) have taken the photo of me in my underwear. There are no other photos of me. This was the only one I took."

...pants on fire.

In the wake of Carrie's topless photo controversy, Vivid Entertainment -- one of the biggest adult film companies in the world -- has decided to test Prejean's moral toughness with a $1 million offer to star in one of their "films."

In the formal offer, mailed off to Prejean late Wednesday afternoon, Vivid makes it clear, "This is purely a business offer and has nothing to do with your religion or your personal beliefs."