Why We Loved Her So Much: She … has pretty hair? Eh, we never warmed to Miss California quite like the National Organization for Marriage and Sarah Palin have. We’re all about freedom of speech, personal opinion and, uh, “scholarship competitions,” but Prejean’s foresight-free remarks did little to endear the pageant princess. We didn’t mind the public discourse Prejean inadvertently sparked after verbally dumping on same-sex marriage during April’s Miss USA pageant, and the ordeal facilitated great PR for real celebrities like Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, who both shouted out in support of gay rights (the latter girls know to support their randy hairdressers, makeup artists, et al) . The crapstorm has even made publicity monger and pageant co-chair Shanna Moakler seem relevant. After tidily stirring up the media frenzy, Prejean could have, should have, receded from the glare of her cultural radar blip. No such luck.
Now, Not So Much: She didn’t even win the thing, yet Prejean has been all up in our faces insinuating Perez Hilton is “satan,” blaming her topless photos on the wind and seeing her family’s dirty laundry aired on cable news. Orange-hued defender-of-the-dumb Donald Trump allowed Prejean to keep her crown, despite the topless shots. Super. Nice work. Now Ms. Prejean, it’s time to pack up your rhinestones, augmented chest, nudie pics and homophobia and swiftly disappear into the SoCal sunset from whence you came. If Miss North Carolina, Kristen Dalton, cannot for any reason fulfill her duties as Miss USA, we’ll give you a call (maybe …). Until then, just go away.
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