The runner-up at the Miss USA beauty pageant says her outspoken opposition to gay marriage cost her first place in the competition.
During the televised event, Carrie Prejean—Miss California—said she believed that “a marriage should be between a man and a woman”. She had been asked for her views on the subject by one of the judges, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
“It did cost me my crown,” said Prejean, after the competition. The winner of the pageant was Kristen Dalton, Miss North Carolina. “We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage,” said Prejean, in a section of the show that has become a popular clip on YouTube. “I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman,” she continued.
“No offence to anybody out there, but that’s how I was
raised.” The remarks drew a mixture of booing and applause from the audience.
Speaking after the show, which was broadcast on Sunday evening in the US, Prejean said: ““It is a very touchy subject and [Hilton] is a homosexual, and I see where he was coming from and I see the audience would’ve wanted me to be more politically correct. But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.”
Hilton said he had been “floored” by Prejean’s answer, which, he said, “alienated millions of gay and lesbian Americans, their families and their supporters”.
He told ABC News: “She lost it because of that question. She was definitely the front-runner before that.”
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, released a statement condemning Prejean’s comments, reported the BBC. AGENCIES
During the televised event, Carrie Prejean—Miss California—said she believed that “a marriage should be between a man and a woman”. She had been asked for her views on the subject by one of the judges, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.
“It did cost me my crown,” said Prejean, after the competition. The winner of the pageant was Kristen Dalton, Miss North Carolina. “We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage,” said Prejean, in a section of the show that has become a popular clip on YouTube. “I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman,” she continued.
“No offence to anybody out there, but that’s how I was
raised.” The remarks drew a mixture of booing and applause from the audience.
Speaking after the show, which was broadcast on Sunday evening in the US, Prejean said: ““It is a very touchy subject and [Hilton] is a homosexual, and I see where he was coming from and I see the audience would’ve wanted me to be more politically correct. But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.”
Hilton said he had been “floored” by Prejean’s answer, which, he said, “alienated millions of gay and lesbian Americans, their families and their supporters”.
He told ABC News: “She lost it because of that question. She was definitely the front-runner before that.”
Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, released a statement condemning Prejean’s comments, reported the BBC. AGENCIES
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