Never have beauty pageants made so many headlines for reasons other than their bikini bodies.
In the wake of the Carrie Prejean controversy, Shanna Moakler – the director of the Miss California USA pageant – has posed in a new ad supporting gay rights.
The former Miss USA and Playboy centerfold shot a print ad this week in which she slams Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
A pair of former Miss California contestants – Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash – join Moakler in the poster below.
“I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people,” Moakler said in a statement. “I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand ‘civil union’ and then one day helping people learn ‘marriage’ is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other.”
Thoughts on Moakler’s stance?