There seems to be a discrepancy on whether Miss USA California Carrie Prejean was really 17 years old, as she claims, at the time when the racy photos circulating one the internet were taken. A former pageant sponsor says Prejean was without a doubt an adult when the pictures were taken.
TMZ is reporting that the former pageant sponsor, who doesn’t want his name used, swears that Carrie was a consenting adult when the photos in question were taken. The source said that some time after January 6th, 2009 they were contacted by Carrie and that she sent him a topless photo wanting his opinion on whether she was in good enough shape to have a real shot in the Miss USA Pageant. That date is significant because that is when Prejean got her breast enhancement, paid for by the pageant.
TMZ obtained four topless photos and didn’t publish them because they were led to believe that she was a minor. The former pageant sponsor said the photo that was sent to him was post-op, which would prove that she was well over 18.
News should be breaking this morning on what the Miss California USA pageant plans to do about their wayward beauty queen. Donald Trump plans to follow up with his own news conference tomorrow to discuss the situation and give a final determination. He owns the Miss USA pageant organization and will have the final say. He has been lenient in the past with other winners who have strayed. We’ll be carrying those update when they occur.
Should TMZ post the photos? Check out Carrie’s statement on the photos in question here.
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