Beauty queen Miss California Carrie Prejean, who ignited a furor at the Miss USA pageant by taking a stand against gay marriage, has been fired as Miss California for violating her contract, officials said on Wednesday.
Beauty queen Carrie Prejean, who nearly lost Carrie Prejean's Miss California crown last month following the same-sex marriage flap and revelations that Carrie Prejean had posed topless at age 17, failed to fulfill her duties, a pageant spokesman said.
"This was a decision based solely on contract violations including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," Keith Lewis, the pageant's executive director, said in a statement.
The pageant said owner Donald Trump, who had stood by Prejean, 22, despite the uproar over her same-sex marriage remarks and racy photos, backed her dismissal.
Beauty queen Carrie Prejean, who nearly lost Carrie Prejean's Miss California crown last month following the same-sex marriage flap and revelations that Carrie Prejean had posed topless at age 17, failed to fulfill her duties, a pageant spokesman said.
"This was a decision based solely on contract violations including Ms. Prejean's unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization," Keith Lewis, the pageant's executive director, said in a statement.
The pageant said owner Donald Trump, who had stood by Prejean, 22, despite the uproar over her same-sex marriage remarks and racy photos, backed her dismissal.
"I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA organization and I gave her the opportunity to do so," Trump said in the statement.
"Unfortunately it just doesn't look like it's going to happen and I offered Keith my full support in making this decision," he said. "Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues other interests."
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