Miss California May Get the Boot Today

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 Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it,” Moakler said. More»

(NEWSER) - Donald Trump declined to fire the embattled Miss California today, TMZ reports. In a press conference, Trump, the owner of the Miss USA pageant, praised Carrie Prejean for answering a "tough" question about gay marriage 'honestly"—the same way, he noted, the president and the majority of Americans have. He said the topless photos of her that have surfaced, "some beautiful, some risqué," are perfectly “fine” for a 21st century beauty pageant. More»

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, “Maybe she should become a major porn star, make millions of dollars, and give it to worthy causes.” More»

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 advance are selected—based on looks, naturally—by he and his staff, because before he bought the pageant, “the most beautiful people were never chosen,” he says. More»

Prejean will guest host popular morning show

(NEWSER) - In what seems perhaps an inevitable move, Carrie Prejean will guest host a Fox News Channel morning show May 27, according to US News & World Report. Miss California, who became a hero of gay marriage opponents during the Miss USA pageant, will fill in for Gretchen Carlson on Fox & Friends, the same show Prejean appeared on with Donald Trump Wednesday. More»