Perez Hilton: 'The Way Miss California Answered Her Question Lost Her The Crown'

Access Hollywood - April 20, 2009 1:09 PM PDT
Story photo: Perez Hilton: 'The Way Miss California Answered Her Question Lost Her The Crown'Perez Hilton and Miss California Carrie PrejeanGetty Images / WireImageAccess Hollywood

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton may have been crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday, but on Monday, it was Miss California Carrie Prejean's answer to a question about same-sex marriage from celebrity blogger and pageant judge Perez Hilton that was the night's biggest story.

During the show, Perez asked Carrie, "Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?"

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"Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and in, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman," Carrie said to a mix of boos and applause. "No offense to anybody out there. But that's how I was raised and that's how I think that it should be between a man and a woman."

Carrie's answer to the hot button question cost her the crown - at least according to Perez.

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"The way miss California answered her question lost her the crown, without a doubt!" Perez told Access Hollywood after the pageant. "Never before that I'm aware of has a contestant been booed at Miss USA."

Keith Lewis, Co-Executive Director of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA said in statement to Access Hollywood that he respects Carrie's opinion, even if it differs with his.

"I am proud of Carrie Prejean's beauty and placement at the 2009 Miss USA pageant. I support Carrie's right to express her personal beliefs even if they do not coincide with my own," Keith told Access. "I believe the subject of gay marriage deserves a great deal more conversation in order to heal the divide it has created."

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PerezHilton.com initially reported that Keith was "personally saddened and hurt" by Carrie's comments. Keith told Access he did not release a statement to the celebrity blogger.

A rep for Shanna Moakler , who inherited the Miss USA title in 1995 when Miss USA Chelsi Smith was crowned Miss Universe, told Perez that she "supports Keith's views 100%."

On Monday morning, Miss California talked to Billy Bush for "The Billy Bush Show" and Access Hollywood. To listen to Billy's interview where Carrie revealed that a member of her family is a gay rights activist, CLICK HERE!

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  • michael
    Hilton is the bigot & also a moron. Her feelings on gay maraige should be her own. What happend to freedom of speech?
    report abuseposted November 16, 2009 4:08 PM PST
  • Gary
    Hey KC & others like you, Before you post shameful & ignorant comments, READ your BIBLE - Romans 1:18-32 This is what the BIBLE really has to say about Homosexuals (Gays)! God's Wrath Against Mankind 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about
    report abuseposted November 15, 2009 12:53 AM PST
  • William R
    KC, in the Bible, there is a passage that reads. Man shall not lay with Man. That is why God created Eve . Duhhhhhhhhhh
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 7:48 PM PST
  • bruce
    Umm yea the Bible does. Sodom and Gamorrah thus the term Sodomy. lol. Dont read just the parts you want to. all or nothing. Perez is a goof and a hater
    report abuseposted November 9, 2009 12:39 AM PST
  • KC
    She was a complete moron & has embarressed herself ever since. She's nothing but a whore & she's making out she's so Godly. Perez shouldn't have attacked her, but she showed herself up after- she's a small minded moron, like many others & tries to use religion to spread hate. There's nothing in the bible about gays, it
    report abuseposted November 6, 2009 12:25 PM PST
  • David K
    lol...interesting how these discussions gravitate towards God...Guilty conscience? Perez...she is not there to butter your ego sweetie...she's a principled woman who wont cave in to popular culture along with the rest of the spineless jellyfish who follow along like little sheeple If you cant handle her beliefs, thats YOUR problem BE THANKFUL IT WAS CARRIE THAT YOU TALKED %@!*# ABOUT AND N
    report abuseposted November 5, 2009 6:14 PM PST
  • Mike
    The only reason anyone has Perez Hilton on their show is to try to make headlines... The world knows he's a hetro-phobe..... What a moron!!! And the pageant is just a stupid for hiring him...
    report abuseposted November 1, 2009 4:02 AM PST
  • Diamond Debi
    Who gives a %@!*#...
    report abuseposted October 31, 2009 8:39 AM PDT
  • Zen
    The way things seems to be going...we the straight people will be the ones who will have to hide in the closet....What is it that we can't be heterosexual and say it anymore? The girl KNOWs that marriage should be between a man and a woman....I am happy she stood up for what is right and did not sell her soul for a crown on earth....a bigger crown is waiting for her...YOU GO GIRL!!!!
    report abuseposted October 9, 2009 11:02 PM PDT
  • THE BOSS
    Who gives a crap about perez hilton. They should end these pagents anyway as they just take up time and now create all this brainless crap.
    report abuseposted September 30, 2009 4:26 AM PDT
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