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| During the 2009 Miss USA pageant, Prejean was asked by pageant judge ] whether she believed every state should legalize same-sex marriage. She responded that she did not. Hilton |
During the 2009 Miss USA pageant, Prejean was asked by pageant judge ] whether she believed every state should legalize same-sex marriage. She responded that she did not. After the pageant Perez Hilton made negative comments about the contestant and told ABC news "She lost it because of that question. She was definitely the front-runner before that."<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8009359.stm</ref>, leading some to believe that the answer directly had caused her to lose the competition.<ref name="fox">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517215,00.html</ref> Prejean stated that Miss California USA officials had pressured her to apologize for her statement and "not talk" about her Christian faith.<ref>http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=96294</ref><ref>http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhpbvmpd_3hd6kjpfp</ref><ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_carrie_prejean_says_she_was_asked_to_apologize_for_gay_marriage_comments_but_ref.html</ref> A spokesperson for the Miss California Pageant denied these claims and accused Prejean of lying.<ref>Leff, Lisa. , ''The Sacramento Bee'', 2009-04-27. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.</ref> | ||
| Several politicians and commentators assailed Hilton and defended Prejean for honestly stating her personal beliefs. <ref></ref><ref>. ]. Published April 23, 2009.</ref><ref>"Political Grapevine" segment of ], ], ], ] ()</ref> | |||
| ==Post-Miss USA Pageant== | ==Post-Miss USA Pageant== | ||
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Carrie Prejean is a beauty pageant contestant and model from Vista, California, is Miss California USA 2009, and placed first runner up in the Miss USA 2009 pageant. She gained nationwide attention over her answer to a question about same-sex marriage.
Prejean has appeared as a model for Target, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom. She has also appeared in Bliss Magazine, as a model for E! Entertainment at the Academy Awards, and as first runner-up on the Deal or No Deal Season 3 Model Search.
Personal life
Born May 13, 1987, Caroline Michelle 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 in El Cajon, California and attends The Rock Church, where she volunteers with their outreach ministries. 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.
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. The winner of that pageant was Raquel Beezley, who was also in the top three at Miss California USA 2005.
Prejean returned the following year and won the Miss California USA 2009 title, succeeding Beezley as California's representative to the Miss USA pageant. A few weeks prior to the Miss USA pageant, Prejean received free breast implants paid for by the Miss California pageant committee. The co-director of the Miss California pageant said "We assisted when Carrie came to us and voiced the interest in having the procedure done, we want to put her in the best possible confidence in order to present herself in the best possible light on a national stage." Prejean competed at the nationally televised Miss USA 2009 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 19, 2009 and placed first runner-up. This was California's third first runner-up placement in five years: Brittany Hogan was first runner-up in 2005 and Tamiko Nash was first runner-up in 2006. Prejean's answer to her final question during the pageant became the subject of controversy.
Miss USA 2009 controversy
Main article: Miss USA 2009 ControversyDuring the 2009 Miss USA pageant, Prejean was asked by pageant judge Perez Hilton whether she believed every state should legalize same-sex marriage. She responded that she did not. After the pageant Perez Hilton made negative comments about the contestant and told ABC news "She lost it because of that question. She was definitely the front-runner before that.", leading some to believe that the answer directly had caused her to lose the competition. Prejean stated that Miss California USA officials had pressured her to apologize for her statement and "not talk" about her Christian faith. A spokesperson for the Miss California Pageant denied these claims and accused Prejean of lying.
Several politicians and commentators assailed Hilton and defended Prejean for honestly stating her personal beliefs.
Post-Miss USA Pageant
Following the pageant, Prejean appeared in a television advertisement for the National Organization for Marriage's campaign against gay marriage and hired a Christian public relations firm.
Photograph controversy
On May 4 2009, a photo 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.
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." 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.
References
- Date of birth found on the California Birth Index 1905-1995, under PREJEAN, CAROLINE MICHELLE, on 13 May 1987 in San Diego County.
- http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhpbvmpd_3hd6kjpfp
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/01/miss-californias-breast-i_n_194385.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8009359.stm
- http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517215,00.html
- http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=96294
- http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dhpbvmpd_3hd6kjpfp
- http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2009/04/27/2009-04-27_carrie_prejean_says_she_was_asked_to_apologize_for_gay_marriage_comments_but_ref.html
- Leff, Lisa. "Pageant PR rep accuses Miss California of lying", The Sacramento Bee, 2009-04-27. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
- U.S. News & World Report - "Miss California, Carrie Prejean, Signs With Top Christian Publicity Firm"
- Newsom Defends Miss California. NBC News. Published April 23, 2009.
- "Political Grapevine" segment of Special Report with Bret Baier, Fox News, August 15, 2006 (Miss California Continues to Grab Headlines)
- New ad warns same-sex marriage activists want to silence opposition
- U.S. News & World Report - "Miss California, Carrie Prejean, Signs With Top Christian Publicity Firm"
- ^ Leff, Lisa (May 5, 2009). "California pageant eyes Prejean for contract violations". Mercury News. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Celizic, Mike (May 5, 2009). "Miss California: I'll fight on despite racy photos". MSNBC.com. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
External links
- Miss California USA official website
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| Preceded byRaquel Beezley | Miss California USA 2009 |
Succeeded byIncumbent |