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Newest Miss America: AIDS awareness yes, gay marriage, no

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:38:43 +0000

(Las Vegas) The newest Miss America, whose uncle died of AIDS, said during her interview for Miss Virginia that she believed marriage was between a man and a woman.

Caressa Cameron, 22, is the(...)

Ex-Miss California Prejean, pageant settle lawsuit

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:54:08 +0000

(Los Angeles) The legal war between former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean and pageant organizers is over.

A joint statement released Tuesday says Prejean and the organizers of the pageant(...)

Miss Calif. becomes darling of extreme Christian Right

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:43:07 +0000

Conservative Christian groups opposed to LGBT civil rights are embracing Miss California, hiring her for an anti-gay marriage ad and offering her a scholarship to the university founded by the late televangelist Jerry Falwell.

Corvino: A tempest in a tiara

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:18:02 +0000

So a contestant for what is in large measure a popularity contest says something unpopular and doesn’t win. Why am I having a hard time getting worked up over this?

I’m talking about(...)

Perez Hilton Sounds Off on Miss USA

chagmionantoine — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:46:40 +0000

Perez Hilton spoke out against Miss California when she bashed gay marriage on live television. Now the “Queen of All Media” talks to 365 Gay News about why he contested this beauty queen’s(...)

Miss USA gay debate rages on

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:20:25 +0000

(Los Angeles, California) Miss California says she stands by her anti-gay-marriage comments, even though they may have cost her the Miss USA crown.

Carrie Prejean defended her views Tuesday on(...)

Ruby-Sachs: Why Miss California Matters

ERubySachs — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:40:12 +0000

James and I usually only get to disagree on Fridays. But today, I have to say, he got it wrong about Miss USA 2009.

He wonders why we care about what a Miss USA candidate says in an(...)