Perez Hilton fuming at Miss California

by doyeeta on Apr.21, 2009, under Bizarre, brawls, career, fashion, fights, gossip, incidents, modelling

Miss California Carrie Prejean and Hilton Perez (small)

Miss California Carrie Prejean and Hilton Perez (small)

Perez Hilton was one of the judges at Miss America beauty pageant, and he did not like the answer Miss California gave in response to his question. So now, its a war of words between Hilton and the pageant princess.

Miss California Carrie Prejean´s comments about same sex marriage has not only sparked controversy but also earned her the fury of contest judge Hilton. Prejean was competing at the Miss USA competition which was held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The winner was Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton who stole the crown beating 50 other contestants. However, it is runner up Prejean who has made news (…for all the wrong reasons though).

Perez Hilton asked Miss California ”Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalise same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit, why or why not?” The tall beauty queen seemed to stammer at first, before answering. In reply, she said ”Well I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one way or the other.” And continued ”We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage..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.”

Prejean´s opinion led to mixed response from the audience. Some cheered, some booed. Judge Hilton, however, was noticeably resentful. He spited her calling her response, in his blog, ”the worst answer in pageant history“. Later, he also posted a video blog on his website where he said ”She lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay marriage, she lost because she’s a dumb b****!” According to Hilton, Prejean should have given a diplomatic answer. The answer he suggested was “Perez, that’s a great question and that’s a very hot topic in our country right now. I think it’s a question that each state should answer for themselves because that’s our forefathers designed our government. The states rule themselves and then there are certain laws that are federal.”

Hilton did apologize for calling Prejean a b****, but then, he took back his apology. The runner up´s comments also caused much behind the scenes talks at the event. Prejean believes that her opinion on gay marriage cost her the Miss USA crown. But she stands by what she said. She was quoted saying in an interview ¨It is a very touchy subject and he [Hilton] is a homosexual and I see where he was coming from and I see the audience would’ve wanted me to be more politically correct,” she added. “But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.

 
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