Miss California Is No Longer Miss California

By: Jake Kilroy

Miss California stopped being Miss California yesterday. And you'll hear a bunch of pundits and bloggers say that Donald Trump, owner of most of the Miss Universe Organization, said his famous words, "You're fired." But that's not the issue. The issue is that Miss California Carrie Prejean responded to a question about same-sex marriage and said that she didn't personally believe, as she wasn't raised in such a way. Prejean and the person who asked the question, Perez Hilton, both believe that she was removed from power because of her stance of same-sex marriage.

Everyone else instead said it was because she broke her contract agreement and wasn't fulfilling the title. I'm going to go with this particular reason being true, as 1) important people are saying it, and 2) they wouldn't really get rid of Miss California if she opposed same-sex marriage when over half of California actually voted against same-sex marriage.

According to TMZ, Prejean, apparently uncomfortable with not seeming crazy, went on to say, "What's behind this, I think, is a political debate. They don't agree with the stance that I took [on Prop 8]. Shanna [Moakler] is trying to bash me. They don't like me. From day one, they wanted me out and they got what they wanted."

Later, I'm assuming that she made it clear that she also didn't shoot JFK from the grassy knoll and that V from V For Vendetta was behind her comments. Well done, Prejean, paranoia looks great on you.

[Editor's note: I had the opportunity to interview Alicia Jacobs and it went even better than I could have hoped. She's a sweet and generous woman. I can't wait to share our chat - I got the scoop on Carrie Prejean (Alicia was a judge and was sitting next to Perez when Prejean answered that now infamous question.) Alicia was on Larry King Live for this very issue - she was supposed to be talking to him prior to our interview, but her time with Larry got canceled at the last second. I need to get our interview transcribed, however I can tell you straight from a professional reporter who knows the truth: Jake's correct in his assessment and Alicia confirmed that Carrie was indeed fired due to breach of contract. Alicia and I also got to dish about Mel B, Peepshow, Holly Madison, insider tips to Vegas, Criss Angel and more! What a treat! Look for the complete post next week.]

[Photo Credit: So, if those boobs were paid for by the folks who run the Miss California Pageant does that mean she has to give them back?]