Carrie Prejean is being advised to step down as Miss California after shirking her duties and lying to pageant organizers.
Carrie Prejean Lies to Miss California Pageant Organizers
One of the prerequisites of becoming Miss California is a lengthy application process whereby the potential contestants are asked a battery of questions, one of which asks if the contestant has previously posed for nude or semi-nude photos. Clearly, Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California lied on the application when it was discovered that she had indeed posed for semi-nude photos , which she admitted to doing in an official statement to the press.
Carrie Prejean refuses duties as Miss California
Recently, when asked by Pageant organizers to appear in a public service advertisement for the state of California, Prejean’s rep replied that she was unable to do so, stating she had a “ prior personal commitment otherwise she would have been glad to participate. ”
Official talks of removing Carrie Prejean are still ongoing and a decision is expecfted early this coming week, but State officials are urging the current Miss California to step down of her own accord.
In a new interview with FOX News, state pageant director Keith Lewis said:
“Carrie is still Miss California USA, but right now she is not acting in the capacity of Miss California USA. She is acting as Carrie Prejean and working on things that are important to Carrie Prejean.”
Other beauty queens urge Carrie Prejean to resign as Miss California
And when asked their opinion on the situation, other beauty pageant winners think it’s best Carrie Prejean resign as Miss California as well. Miss USA 2004, Shandi Finnessey said:
“I think it’s awesome that she’s found something that she’s very passionate about and found this voice, but if she wants to pursue that and emphasize those opinions she should do it as Carrie not as Miss California so therefore I do think she should step down.”
[Source: PerezHilton.com & FoxNews.com]
