'God Chose Me' to Defend Marriage: Prejean

Comedian found gay marriage comment funny

(NEWSER) - It was only a matter of time before Rosie O’Donnell commented on Miss California’s gay marriage drama, but the comic wasn’t too harsh. Carrie Prejean’s comment “made me laugh,” O’Donnell told the New York Daily News. “She said, ‘In America, you have the choice between same sex marriage and opposite sex marriage,’ like it was a flavor at Baskin-Robbins. You can have rocky road or mint chocolate chip.” More»

Former Miss California USA caught with pants down

(NEWSER) - When Carrie Prejean called a sex tape she made for an ex "the biggest mistake of my life," she apparently forgot about the existence of seven other nudie videos. To go along with the anti-gay-marriage lightning rod's video stash are 30 photos of the former Miss California USA in various states of undress, most of them taken by Prejean herself using a mirror, RadarOnline.com reports. More»

Carrie Prejean accuses pageant officials of religious discrimination

(NEWSER) - Dethroned beauty queen Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against the officials who stripped her of the Miss California title, CNN reports. Prejean—who sparked an uproar when she declared her opposition to same-sex marriage at the Miss USA pageant earlier this year—alleges that she suffered from libel and religious discrimination from pageant directors and event publicist Roger Neal, whom she accuses of conspiring against her. More»

(NEWSER) - Former Miss California and gay-marriage opponent Carrie Prejean will pen a memoir about her time at the center of a media maelstrom, US News & World Report notes. Still Standing is due on shelves before Christmas. “The 22-year-old won the respect of millions for modeling something other than evening gowns and swimsuits—the courage of standing up for her convictions,” publisher Regnery writes in a statement. More»

Tabloid reveals secret lesbian affair

(NEWSER) - Infamous gay marriage opponent Carrie Prejean is back in the tabloids. Miss California’s mother, Francine Coppola, had an affair with another woman, Star reports. “Yes, Francine and I dated,” her ex-girlfriend Valerie Vetrano says. But it ended when “Francine explained how she was a Christian and that her loved ones would never accept her if she were gay,” a friend said. More»