I'll have to give the shirt-lifter crowd credit, they certainly have their priorities in order. *chortle*. "...he would have stormed onto the stage and ripped off her tiara if she had won.". bwahaaaaaa!... you savage!
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'You dumb bitch!' Miss USA beauty pageant turns ugly as Perez Hilton insults Miss California over gay marriage slur
By Mail Foreign Service
Last updated at 12:19 AM on 21st April 2009
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It was the night a beauty contestant turned ugly.
When Miss California was asked her opinion on same-sex marriages by an openly gay judge she could have chosen a diplomatic reply.
Instead, 21-year-old Carrie Prejean answered with honesty.
But in saying marriage should be between a man and a woman, it was a reply that may have cost her the Miss USA crown and led to her being called a 'dumb bitch'.
Controversy: Miss California Carrie Prejean (R), pictured with Miss American 2009 winner Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton (L), has denounced gay marriage
Prejean, a blonde student, was one of the favourites to win the Miss USA title at the pageant held on Sunday at the Planet Hollywood hotel and casino in Las Vegas and shown live on TV.
Having negotiated earlier rounds of modelling in a swimsuit and evening gown, she was down to the final 15 and had to answer a single question from one of the panel of five judges.
Prejean picked celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who is openly gay and calls himself 'queen of all media'.
Hilton asked her :'Vermont recently became the 4th state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit. Why or why not?'
Prejean paused for a moment before replying: '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.'
She continued: '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 offence to anybody out there, but thats how I was raised and thats how I think it should be - between a man and a woman. Thank you very much.'
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Opinionated: Openly-gay celebrity blogger Perez Hilton (R) asked Miss California if she believed in gay marriage at the Miss USA beauty pageant in Las Vegas
He went on to describe Prejean as having 'half a brain' and said he would have stormed onto the stage and ripped off her tiara if she had won.
There was speculation that the reply had cost her the Miss USA crown, as she was named runner-up with Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, winning the title.
Runner up: Miss California was booed when she said marriage should only be between a man and woman
Prejean, who has been linked to Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps, found support from others within the pageant.
Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Carla, said: 'In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve.'
It is the second time this month that the pageant has been hit with controversy after Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza posted a blog entry about a trip to Guantanamo Bay.
Ms Mendoza described the trip to the infamous prison as 'aloooot of fun'.
The blog entry was later pulled from the Miss USA website.
The Miss USA and Miss Universe competitions are run by property tycoon Donald Trump.
Contestants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia competed in the pageant, aired live on NBC.
Contestants were judged by their performance in swimsuit and evening gown modeling contests and their responses to a question asked onstage; unlike the rival Miss America pageant, Miss USA contestants do not perform a talent.
The top 15 contestants worked the stage in white string bikinis designed by pop star Jessica Simpson's swimwear line.
Rocker Kevin Rudolf performed his song Let It Rock, followed by The Veronicas, who performed their single Untouched as the top 10 beauties showed off their choice of glittering evening gowns.
Winner Kristen Dalton's title comes with a year's use of a New York apartment, a public relations team, a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy and an undisclosed salary.
She also will go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, where American beauties haven't been lucky in recent years.
Both Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart and her predecessor, Rachel Smith, fell on stage during the evening gown competition, becoming accidental YouTube stars.
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