Dethroned Miss Nevada: 'Um, Hello?!'

Also, second racy pic unveiled

(NEWSER) - Carrie Prejean's topless-photo scandal could cost her the Miss California crown, but it’s brought her a $1 million offer to star in a porno, TMZ reports. “This is purely a business offer and has nothing to do with your religion or your personal beliefs,” Vivid Entertainment’s offer, sent yesterday, stated. Also yesterday, a second racy picture of the pageant beauty surfaced, CNN adds. 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.

(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»

Trump's decision expected today

(NEWSER) - Donald Trump’s decision on whether to remove Carrie Prejean as Miss California just got a little bit harder. TMZ uncovered even more topless photos—and these are from last year, unlike the first set, which she says were taken when she was a minor. The partially nude photos are part of a professional shoot. To see them, click the link below. More»

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»