Trump: Miss Cali Stays

Pageant officials meeting

(NEWSER) - Carrie Prejean may be spending her last few hours with the Miss California crown. The pageant directors are holding a news conference today; Prejean wasn't invited, but runner-up Tami Farrell was, ABC News reports. And Donald Trump, who co-owns the Miss Universe Organization, has skedded one for tomorrow. Her offense? Topless photos taken when she was a 17-year-old aspiring to be a Victoria's Secret model. More»

Also, New Orleans campaigns for a famous mayor, and more

(NEWSER) - In case you didn’t get enough of her on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, you’ll be able to see all of Heidi Pratt, née Montag, in September’s Playboy, People reports. “There is nudity. It's tasteful,” says a source. Elsewhere:

• Brad Pitt as mayor of New Orleans? Maybe. “We need outside help getting the city fixed—Brad can get that done,” a resident tells the Mirror.

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»

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»

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»