Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was
crowned Miss USA 2009 on Sunday But her runner up,
Miss California Carrie Prejean, of San Diego,
shocked the audience when she answered a question
from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton about legalising
same-sex marriage.
Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was asked bycontest judge and celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton
for her views on gay marriage during the Miss USA pageant
at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas,
samesame.com reports.
Hilton asked this question: “Vermont recently became the
fourth state to legalise same-sex marriage.
Do you think every state should follow suit?
Why or why not?”
“Well I think it’s great that Americans are able to
choose one way or the other,” 21-year-old Prejean said.
“We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage
or opposite marriage," she continued.
"You know what, in my country, in my family, I do believe
that marriage should be between a man and a woman,
no offence to anybody out there.
"But that’s how I was raised and I believe that it
should be between a man and a woman. Thank you.”
Some in the audience cheered, others booed.
The answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby
after the show.
"It's ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended
the pageant with his partner. "I think it's ridiculous
that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of
95 percent of the people in this audience.
Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men
there are."
Hilton, the self proclaimed "Queen of all media" whohas campaigned for gay equal rights, called the answer
“the worst answer in pageant history”.
On a video blog on his website Hilton said,
“She lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay
marriage, she lost because she’s a dumb bitch!”
Hilton said Prejean should have been more diplomatic
He suggested she should have said: “Perez, that’s
a great question and that’s a very hot topic in our
country right now.
