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Nov 19, 2009 10:15 AM CST

Trump Sees Porn in Prejean's Future

Carrie could use her porno millions for good causes, Donald says

(Newser) - Quote of the day goes to Donald Trump, who recently suggested that Carrie Prejean’s next career move be to enter the porn industry. The dethroned Miss California has apparently been calling the pageant owner, asking for career advice, the New York Post reports. The Donald told one source, “...

Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump

Nov 13, 2009 5:21 AM CST

Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump

'Inappropriate' means something different to The Donald

(Newser) - Carrie Prejean's tantrum on Larry King gave Donald Trump an opening to land a few more blows in his feud with the dumped beauty queen. Prejean removed her mike and threatened to leave because of King's "inappropriate" questions about her settlement agreement with the Miss California USA pageant. "...

Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls

Says PREJEAN, TMZ

Nov 12, 2009 11:51 AM CST

Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls

Yes, the Donald has a special rule for it and everything

(Newser) - In her new book, Carrie Prejean claims Donald Trump weeds less-than-attractive girls out of the Miss USA pageant, and TMZ says she’s right. In an audio tape from the 2009 pre-show screening, the Donald executes “The Trump Rule,” which declares that almost half of the women who...

Prejean Throws
Smiling Tantrum
on Larry King

'LARRY, YOU'RE BEING INAPPROPRIATE'

Nov 12, 2009 5:29 AM CST

Prejean Throws Smiling Tantrum on Larry King

Ex-Miss Calif. rips out microphone to avoid question from gay caller

(Newser) - Showing she could also win top honors in a Miss Passive-Aggression pageant, Carrie Prejean last night blanked out Larry King's questions about her recent lawsuit settlement by repeatedly calling King "inappropriate"—all the while flashing a blindingly white smile. Prejean's pageant smile only faltered a bit when a...

Prejean Watched
Sex Tape With Mom

AWKWARD FAMILY MOMENTS

Nov 9, 2009 9:04 AM CST

Prejean Watched Sex Tape With Mom

Former Miss Cali's own mother turned white

(Newser) - Nothing says good parenting like watching your kid's soccer games, concerts, school plays... and too-hot-for-TMZ solo sex tapes? Carrie Prejean’s mom was in the room when the Miss California pageant lawyers played the sex tape for Prejean. Sources tell TMZ the dethroned Miss Cali’s mother was shocked, turning...

Prejean
May Sue
—This Time,
Over Sex Tape

HOT LEGAL ISSUES

Nov 5, 2009 9:51 AM CST

Prejean May Sue —This Time, Over Sex Tape

Former Miss Cali's lawyer considering breach of contract lawsuit

(Newser) - Only a day after Carrie Prejean dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California Pageant, she's ready for another. The dethroned Miss California’s lawyer says, thanks to sex tape rumors, they may sue for breach of contract. “It seems as if someone has acted in an unethical and unlawful...

Sex Tape
Got Prejean
to Settle Suit

HUH, HOW ABOUT THAT?

Nov 4, 2009 6:51 PM CST

Sex Tape Got Prejean to Settle Suit

TMZ says it's had too-racy-to-post video for months

(Newser) - Today’s decision by former Miss California Carrie Prejean to drop a lawsuit against the pageant came after one of its lawyers showed Prejean a sex tape that TMZ says it obtained “months ago but decided not to post … because it was so racy.” As part of...

Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits

NO BOOB-JOB REPO

Nov 4, 2009 8:12 AM CST

Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits

Former Miss California will not have to pay for her new breasts

(Newser) - Have we heard the last of Carrie Prejean? Probably not, but the former Miss California and pageant producers have dropped their dueling lawsuits. A statement says they “wish each other the best in their future endeavors,” but gives no word on the settlement reached. A source tells Radar...

Prejean: Suit a
'Smear Campaign'

BOOB JOB LAWSUITS

Oct 21, 2009 8:08 AM CDT

Prejean: Suit a 'Smear Campaign'

Pageant wants money back for Carrie's breast implants

(Newser) - Thanks to the Miss California pageant’s lawsuit to reclaim the cash it spent on her boob job, Carrie Prejean is still talking. Through her lawyer, at least: He tells Radar the lawsuit is just the latest in an “ongoing smear campaign” and that the pageant is inventing “...

Pageant Wants Its Money Back for Prejean's Implants

Oct 19, 2009 6:52 PM CDT

Pageant Wants Its Money Back for Prejean's Implants

Miss California officials quote scripture right back at stripped winner

(Newser) - The Miss California pageant wants back the money it ponied up for Carrie Prejean to get breast implants, countering her lawsuit with one of its own. Prejean alleges she was a victim of, among other things, religious discrimination in being stripped of her crown after taking an anti-gay-marriage stance; the...

Trump Fixes
Miss Universe,
Picks 6 Finalists

Sep 2, 2009 7:06 AM CDT

Trump Fixes Miss Universe, Picks 6 Finalists

Wants to make sure prettiest girls make cut

(Newser) - Donald Trump fixes part of the Miss Universe pageant to make sure the prettiest girls don't get cut too soon, the competition's choreographer tells Guanabee. "It’s just kind of common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 single-handedly," says Michael Schwandt. Before the show, The...

Axed Miss Calif.
Sues Pageant

Sep 1, 2009 1:23 AM CDT

Axed Miss Calif. Sues Pageant

Carrie Prejean accuses pageant officials of religious discrimination

(Newser) - Dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against the officials who stripped her of the Miss California title, CNN reports. Prejean—who sparked an uproar when she declared her opposition to same-sex marriage at the Miss USA pageant earlier this year—alleges that she suffered from libel and...

Venezuela Keeps
Miss Universe Crown

Aug 24, 2009 5:54 AM CDT

Venezuela Keeps Miss Universe Crown

(Newser) - Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again. Stefania Fernandez won the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas last night, receiving the crown from her predecessor, fellow countrywoman Dayana Mendoza. The sparkling tiara fell to the floor at one point, as Fernandez danced in joy. Beauty-obsessed Venezuela has...

Cambodia Bans 'Miss Landmine' Beauty Pageant

Aug 3, 2009 5:50 PM CDT

Cambodia Bans 'Miss Landmine' Beauty Pageant

Government sees insult; organizers aimed to promote awareness

(Newser) - The Cambodian government said today it will not allow a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant to take place later this week, calling it an insult to the disabled. "The land mine beauty contest would make a mockery of Cambodia's land mine victims," a government spokesman said. "The...

Prejean Plans Book
on Miss USA Scandal

Jul 20, 2009 3:51 PM CDT

Prejean Plans Book on Miss USA Scandal

(Newser) - Former Miss California and gay-marriage opponent Carrie Prejean will pen a memoir about her time at the center of a media maelstrom, US News & World Report notes. Still Standing is due on shelves before Christmas. “The 22-year-old won the respect of millions for modeling something other than evening...

Pageant Pushed
Playboy: Prejean

Jun 11, 2009 8:57 AM CDT

Pageant Pushed Playboy: Prejean

But nasty e-mails make Carrie seem like the one at fault

(Newser) - Accusations are flying between Carrie Prejean and Miss California pageant officials, TMZ reports. The dethroned winner says a pageant exec tried to force her to appear semi-nude in Playboy; Keith Lewis says he was honoring her wish that he pass along offers before declining them. The high-profile gay-marriage opponent also...

Trump Fires Miss California

Jun 10, 2009 2:28 PM CDT

Trump Fires Miss California

Prejean not interested in abiding by contract: Trump

(Newser) - Carrie Prejean has lost her Miss California crown for repeatedly breaching her pageant contract, Fox News reports. “This was a business decision,” says a pageant producer. Pageant head Donald Trump stood by the call: “I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her...

Transsexuals Dazzle
in Thai Pageant

SLIDESHOW

May 16, 2009 5:17 PM CDT

Transsexuals Dazzle in Thai Pageant

Annual contest celebrates the 'third gender'

(Newser) - While Americans took a breather from Miss California beauty pageant drama, Thailand held its 12th annual Miss Tiffany Universe contest today, featuring only transsexuals or transvestites, Huffington Post reports. The contest seeks to advance human rights causes for the country’s transgender population, whose “third gender” status is classified...

Director Moakler Bails
On Miss Cali Pageant

May 13, 2009 4:04 PM CDT

Director Moakler Bails On Miss Cali Pageant

Executive director resigns a day after decision

(Newser) - Shanna Moakler has resigned as executive director of the Miss California USA pageant, she tells Us magazine a day after Carrie Prejean was allowed to keep her crown and Donald Trump promised all was well in pageant-land. “I cannot with a clear conscious move forward supporting and promoting the...

Dethroned
Miss Nevada:
'Um, Hello?!'

May 13, 2009 8:40 AM CDT

Dethroned Miss Nevada: 'Um, Hello?!'

Double standard isn't fair, she whines

(Newser) - Of all those seething as Donald Trump allowed Carrie Prejean to keep her crown yesterday was Miss Nevada 2007—also a beauty queen in the 21st century, also a victim of naughty photos surfacing, but instead stripped of her crown and not very happy about yesterday's turn of events. “...