Former Miss California sues over firing

Former Miss California sues over firing
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean (pray-ZHAHN') has sued pageant officials for libel, slander and religious discrimination.

Court records show Prejean sued California pageant executive director Keith Lewis and actress and former Miss USA Shanna Moakler in Los Angeles on Monday.

Prejean was fired in June by pageant officials, who cited missed scheduled appearances.

Prejean's attorney says that's not true and his client was ousted because of controversial remarks in April during the Miss USA pageant that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Representatives for Lewis and Moakler said they had no public comment yet on the lawsuit.

Her lawsuit claims they told Prejean to stop mentioning God.

Published 8/31/09 by


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  • She done the right thing by speaking her true feelings.
    MichaelK49 9/2/09 Reply
  • I don't believe she was fired over her comments. I truly believe she was fired for missing events and she's using that comment because she lost the Miss USA crown. Her ego was bruised big time so she has to find a way of trying to make herself feel...
    Anonymous 8/31/09 Reply
  • Good for her. All she did was speak her mind and she was shunned. That just is not cool in America where so many soldiers died and were wounded defending freedom!
    racer_ron 8/31/09 Reply