The controversy boiled to a new level in early May when semi-nude photos of Prejean appeared on gossip Web sites. Miss California USA officials -- some of them outspoken advocates of same-sex marriage -- suggested that the photos breached the contract Prejean signed with the pageant.
These officials also complained they couldn't reach Prejean and she had missed important pageant events. The controversy seemed over when Trump declared the pictures not to be too racy and Prejean promised to do better in communicating with the state pageant. All rights reserved. Skip to content. Watch Live. First Alert Weather. First Alert Science School. Gas Prices. Bridging the Great Health Divide.
Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," the California pageant's executive director, Keith Lewis, said in a statement. But on Wednesday, Prejean told Access Hollywood she believed she was dethroned because of her stand on gay marriage. Lewis had complained at a news conference last month that Prejean was skipping Miss California USA events while speaking out against gay marriage at unsanctioned appearances. After the complaints reached Trump, who owns Miss California USA's parent organization, the mogul decided to give her a second chance and keep her on.
This week, he changed his mind. They had announced last month that Farrell was being named a special ambassador to fill in for Prejean at any events she didn't attend. April Pageant judge Perez Hilton asks Prejean , "Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit, why or why not? We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage.
And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised. I haven't said this before, but to her credit, I applaud her for her honesty. However, she is not a politician, she's a hopeful Miss USA. Miss USA should represent everyone. Her answer alienated millions of gay and lesbian Americans, their families and their supporters.
April Prejean defends her comments via multiple media outlets and tells "Access Hollywood" that her sister is a gay activist. My beliefs have nothing to do with my sister or my mom, or whatever. April Prejean visits churches, including San Diego's The Rock Church, which was active in the campaign to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriages in California last year, to tell her side of the pageant story.
She tells The Rock Church's congregation that pageant officials asked her to apologize to the gay community. April In response to Prejean's comments, Lewis issues a statement saying, "Given the fact that Carrie Prejean's first act upon returning to California was to headline five services at a church that promotes homosexuality as both unnatural and abnormal, we stand by our concern for her individual image and look forward to a time in the near future when she can put down her personal agenda and assume the responsibilities associated with being Miss California USA.
I was kind of surprised that she mentioned it, but I think she wanted to get the point across that our family is tolerant," Christina Prejean says, adding that she only recently got involved in gay rights activism. April Prejean tells NBC's "Today" show that she's going to Washington to work with the National Organization for Marriage , saying the union between a man and a woman is "something that is very dear to my heart. May 1: The National Organization for Marriage issues a statement saying that although she appears in an ad on the organization's Web site, Prejean "does not work for the National Organization for Marriage.
She is a spokesperson for her own views. May 4: A topless photograph of Prejean in pink underwear appears on TheDirty. May 5: Prejean says TheDirty. I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos. May 6: Representatives for the Miss California USA organization confirm they're investigating whether Prejean violated the page contract all contestants are required to sign before the November state contest.
The document prohibits whoever holds the title of Miss California from making personal appearances, granting interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials and gives the pageant's directors the right to revoke her crown for breaching any of the document's provisions.
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