Carrie Prejean Reacts To Losing Miss California Crown: 'I Don't See Why This Is Happening'

Access Hollywood - June 10, 2009 3:04 PM PDT
Story photo: Carrie Prejean Reacts To Losing Miss California Crown: 'I Don't See Why This Is Happening'Miss California Carrie Prejean poses in the press room at the 40th Annual GMA Dove Awards held at the Grand Ole Opry House on April 23, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee WireImageAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Carrie Prejean claims it was her answer during April's Miss USA pageant about gay marriage that led to her ultimately being stripped of the Miss California title on Wednesday.

Access Hollywood's Billy Bush broke the news to the beauty queen about her dethroning during a phone call for "The Billy Bush" show and in addition to saying she was surprised by the news, Prejean said the decision made by the Miss California Organization, and supported by Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump, was due to her expressing her view that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Prejean shared her views in answer to a question from Perez Hilton during the Miss USA competition.

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"That's the first that I've heard of it Billy," Prejean said of her firing. "It's just because of my answer, I think. None of this would be happening right now if I just said, 'Yeah, gays should get married. You're right Perez Hilton."

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, on Wednesday, Miss California USA Executive Director Keith Lewis said in a statement that Prejean was fired from her post "based solely on contract violations including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA Organization."

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When asked about communication between herself and the organization, Prejean said they have been talking and she has been making appearances as Miss California.

"I've tried to reach out to them and I've done several appearances and I'm gonna be presenting at the Special Olympics this weekend as an honorary guest," she said, revealing she was on her way to an appearance in San Diego when she spoke to Bush. "I mean, I've been cooperating with them. I don't see why this is happening. This is the first I've heard of it."

In May, less than a month after making her gay marriage comments at the Miss USA pageant, semi-nude photos of Prejean hit the Web. While her pageant contract prohibited nudity, Trump decided the pictures were tasteful and she should be allowed to keep her crown. However, the day after that decision, Miss California Co-Executive Director Shanna Moakler quit the organization claiming she lost faith in the Miss Universe Organization after the Prejean decision.

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But on Wednesday, following Prejean's dismissal, Moakler said she once again supported the group.

"First and foremost, my faith has been restored in the Miss Universe Organization and with Donald Trump. I believed eventually what I intimately knew would come to fruition," Moakler said in a statement to Access.

As for Prejean, she said she would like to keep her crown.

"Of course I want to be Miss California USA," Prejean told Bush. "I earned it. I deserved it. I won. I beat out 90 other girls. "This is something that I did and accomplished and I would like to continue to be Miss California USA but the director's obviously... Shanna doesn't like me, Keith doesn't like me. I mean the only one that likes me is Donald Trump."

When asked if she planned to contact Trump following the news, Prejean answered by saying she believes he is acting with her best interest in mind.

"I think that he definitely is a businessman and I know that he's looking out for my best interest and right now, I think that that maybe he [thinks this decision is in the] best interest for me," she said.

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  • Bren
    She is beautiful; she is a real woman; and she loves God. I admire her. I've lost a lot of respect for 'The Don.' I thought he was smarter than that. What real woman would want him, no matter how much money he has?
    report abuseposted September 20, 2009 8:56 AM PDT
  • Lori C
    Who really cares about this young girl anyway, don't we have better things to talk about and worry about than some young Miss CA?? In a year no one will even remeber her name.
    report abuseposted July 5, 2009 5:53 PM PDT
  • Cathy B
    Mari - Thank you your comment. Guess what? Entertainment Management is what I do for a living. So paying attention to my industry doesn't seem to be a waste of my time. Who Miss CA does or doesn't rep in your mind doesn't really matter. It is a business that is governed by contracts. She did fulfill her contact to the letter. She got the liberal no-morals shafting treatmen
    report abuseposted June 20, 2009 11:25 PM PDT
  • betted
    Cathy B I didn't know that you knew sooo much about Miss California. Can you enlight us, please? You wasted your time and energy doing research on her. People get fired from their jobs for less reasons than she did. Usually when you are a public figure, you are not supposed to take a stand on either the too right or too left side. You are supposed to represent all people, posing doesn
    report abuseposted June 19, 2009 4:19 AM PDT
  • Cathy B
    LeslieM & n/a N - Do you believe everything you read in headlines? If you did a little research you'd find she did fulfill her contact - to the letter - Dig a little and you won't embarrass yourself quite as often.
    report abuseposted June 13, 2009 10:02 PM PDT
  • LeslieM
    I'm sorry she felt the need to judge how everyone should live their lives I thought only God could do that. Once again she did not loose her crown over a comment she made, She chose not to fullfill her contract as Miss Califorina and that is the reason. If she decided she did not want to do follow the contract then she should have resigned long ago, I would have had a lot more respect f
    report abuseposted June 12, 2009 7:19 AM PDT
  • dmelton
    Some people are stupid, she got fired cuase she signed a contract, then told them same people, ill do whatever i want, that is too funny. Tell you what go into work tomorrow and tell your boss you dont have to do what they say and youll do what you want, then see how long you keep that job.
    report abuseposted June 11, 2009 7:58 PM PDT
  • Mogul P
    If she feels that Gays shouldn't be married she has every right to say so.....for get the politically correct shuff...Gay marriage is a question that is based on religion and she should not have been asked that on the show...
    report abuseposted June 11, 2009 4:43 PM PDT
  • Greg
    I love this woman! God Bless you, Sweetie!
    report abuseposted June 11, 2009 4:13 PM PDT
  • Albert
    I respect her tremendously for her faith and not selling her soul for a cheap crown to promote homosexuality and gay marriage. The very great marjority of Ameicans feel the same wsy.
    report abuseposted June 11, 2009 3:46 PM PDT
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