Carrie Prejean,Miss California: Miss USA 2009 Controversy

Meet the controversial Carrie Prejean, Miss California USA who got a difficult question from gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton during the Miss USA beauty pageant. See the controversial video and tell us what you think. Miss California finished as the first runner-up to the eventual winner. A transcript of Perez Hilton’s Miss USA question and Carrie Prejean’s answer is here:

Perez Hilton: “Vermont recently became the 4th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit. Why or why not?”Prejean: “Well I think its great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage. And you know what, in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.”

Perez apparently upset the pageant people with his non-poof question, enough to cause a backstage blowup, and the celebutant writer is quite upset about the answer, enough to call Miss California USA a “dumb bitch.” Our guess is he will not be invited back next year as a judge.Some bloggers are heaping a healthy dose of scorn upon poor Carrie.

I personally do not find the answer all that bad. Sure, you cannot “choose” it in most states and she mixed up country and state. The last thing you want in a frivolous beauty pageant is to field a radioactive question. It is prone to get political cheers and boos from the audience which is not what you want to see in an evening gown, high heels and lipstick. Did I mention that Carrie Prejean in a swimsuit is pretty cute?

As a biography she is only 21 years old while attending San Diego Christian College where she is studying to become a special education teacher for kids. Carrie is a member of the vaunted San Diego Padres “Pad Squad” chicks, and was Miss Greater San Diego in 2007. She was anointed “Super Taste” model of the month for Bliss Magazine.Ms. Prejean is a model by trade of women’s shoes, jewelry and candies up fashion magazines as a cover-girl. She was a finalist for a job with Deal or No Deal as a box turning model of fame and glory.

Carrie Prejean Video (Miss California USA vs Perez Hilton)