The reigning Miss California, Carrie Prejean, is by now a household name because of the way she answered the question about same sex marriage. The first runner-up to Miss USA 2009 believes that her controversial response cost her the crown.
Not only did she enrage people, but she is currently feuding with the Miss California USA pageant organization. Co-directors Shanna Moakler and Keith Lewis were vocal in their condemnation of her belief that she favors the tradition marriage between a man and a woman. Communication between Prejean and pageant officials has ceased and there is strong speculation that Carrie Prejean will be stripped of her state crown. We now know that that didn’t happen. But what we do know is that Moakler has resigned as pageant director.
Billy Bush of Access Hollywood asked Moakler about rumors that Prejean had a breast implant procedure in the weeks leading up to the national pageant and that it had been funded by the Miss California pageant organization. Bush inquired, “Did you guys pay for it?” Shauna responded, “Yes we did. It was something that we all spoke about together. It was an option and she wanted it. And we supported that decision.”
Mockler claims that it is no longer a rarity to see beauty contestants who have undergone breast augmentation procedures. The days of beauty queen’s relying solely on their natural beauty have apparently gone by the wayside. Another myth destroyed….heavy sigh.
Prejean was on The Today Show this morning and broke the news that she will be working with The National Organization For Marriage – read that to mean ‘traditional’ marriage. It looks like she may be walking away from her pageant life with this new revelation.
May 5, 2009 Update: Speaking of revelations – nude photos of Carrie Prejean have now surfaced. Check out her newly released statement regarding the leaked pics.