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You've Come a Long Way, Mr. Gay China

Pageant shows rapidly shifting attitudes to homosexuality

(Newser) - When the eight finalists of the first Mr. Gay China pageant strut the catwalk of a Beijing club this Friday, they'll be doing something that was once unthinkable in a country where gay sex was illegal until 1997 and homosexuality was classed as a mental illness until 2001. These days,...

Howard Stern Touts Woods Mistress Pageant
 Howard Stern Touts 
 Woods Mistress Pageant 
WHAT TOOK HIM SO LONG?

Howard Stern Touts Woods Mistress Pageant

But $100K prize might not lure many contestants

(Newser) - Howard Stern jumped on the Tiger Woods mistress bandwagon today, offering a $100,000 prize for the winner of a beauty pageant contested among the golfer’s alleged flings. Nothing is confirmed yet, however, notes Eric Gargiulo , adding that the prize total is pretty low by current standards, and that...

Trump Sees Porn in Prejean's Future

Carrie could use her porno millions for good causes, Donald says

(Newser) - Quote of the day goes to Donald Trump, who recently suggested that Carrie Prejean’s next career move be to enter the porn industry. The dethroned Miss California has apparently been calling the pageant owner, asking for career advice, the New York Post reports. The Donald told one source, “...

Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump
 Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump  

Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump

'Inappropriate' means something different to The Donald

(Newser) - Carrie Prejean's tantrum on Larry King gave Donald Trump an opening to land a few more blows in his feud with the dumped beauty queen. Prejean removed her mike and threatened to leave because of King's "inappropriate" questions about her settlement agreement with the Miss California USA pageant. "...

Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls
 Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls 
Says PREJEAN, TMZ

Trump Weeds Out Ugly Girls

Yes, the Donald has a special rule for it and everything

(Newser) - In her new book, Carrie Prejean claims Donald Trump weeds less-than-attractive girls out of the Miss USA pageant, and TMZ says she’s right. In an audio tape from the 2009 pre-show screening, the Donald executes “The Trump Rule,” which declares that almost half of the women who...

Prejean Throws Smiling Tantrum on Larry King
 Prejean Throws 
 Smiling Tantrum 
 on Larry King 
'LARRY, YOU'RE BEING INAPPROPRIATE'

Prejean Throws Smiling Tantrum on Larry King

Ex-Miss Calif. rips out microphone to avoid question from gay caller

(Newser) - Showing she could also win top honors in a Miss Passive-Aggression pageant, Carrie Prejean last night blanked out Larry King's questions about her recent lawsuit settlement by repeatedly calling King "inappropriate"—all the while flashing a blindingly white smile. Prejean's pageant smile only faltered a bit when a...

Prejean Watched Sex Tape With Mom
 Prejean Watched 
 Sex Tape With Mom 
AWKWARD FAMILY MOMENTS

Prejean Watched Sex Tape With Mom

Former Miss Cali's own mother turned white

(Newser) - Nothing says good parenting like watching your kid's soccer games, concerts, school plays... and too-hot-for-TMZ solo sex tapes? Carrie Prejean’s mom was in the room when the Miss California pageant lawyers played the sex tape for Prejean. Sources tell TMZ the dethroned Miss Cali’s mother was shocked, turning...

Prejean May Sue &mdash;This Time, Over Sex Tape
 Prejean 
 May Sue 
 —This Time, 
 Over Sex Tape 
HOT LEGAL ISSUES

Prejean May Sue —This Time, Over Sex Tape

Former Miss Cali's lawyer considering breach of contract lawsuit

(Newser) - Only a day after Carrie Prejean dropped her lawsuit against the Miss California Pageant, she's ready for another. The dethroned Miss California’s lawyer says, thanks to sex tape rumors, they may sue for breach of contract. “It seems as if someone has acted in an unethical and unlawful...

Sex Tape Got Prejean to Settle Suit
 Sex Tape 
 Got Prejean 
 to Settle Suit 
HUH, HOW ABOUT THAT?

Sex Tape Got Prejean to Settle Suit

TMZ says it's had too-racy-to-post video for months

(Newser) - Today’s decision by former Miss California Carrie Prejean to drop a lawsuit against the pageant came after one of its lawyers showed Prejean a sex tape that TMZ says it obtained “months ago but decided not to post … because it was so racy.” As part of...

Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits
 Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits 
NO BOOB-JOB REPO

Prejean, Pageant Drop Lawsuits

Former Miss California will not have to pay for her new breasts

(Newser) - Have we heard the last of Carrie Prejean? Probably not, but the former Miss California and pageant producers have dropped their dueling lawsuits. A statement says they “wish each other the best in their future endeavors,” but gives no word on the settlement reached. A source tells Radar...

Prejean: Suit a 'Smear Campaign'
 Prejean: Suit a 
 'Smear Campaign' 
BOOB JOB LAWSUITS

Prejean: Suit a 'Smear Campaign'

Pageant wants money back for Carrie's breast implants

(Newser) - Thanks to the Miss California pageant’s lawsuit to reclaim the cash it spent on her boob job, Carrie Prejean is still talking. Through her lawyer, at least: He tells Radar the lawsuit is just the latest in an “ongoing smear campaign” and that the pageant is inventing “...

Pageant Wants Its Money Back for Prejean's Implants

Miss California officials quote scripture right back at stripped winner

(Newser) - The Miss California pageant wants back the money it ponied up for Carrie Prejean to get breast implants, countering her lawsuit with one of its own. Prejean alleges she was a victim of, among other things, religious discrimination in being stripped of her crown after taking an anti-gay-marriage stance; the...

Trump Fixes Miss Universe, Picks 6 Finalists

Wants to make sure prettiest girls make cut

(Newser) - Donald Trump fixes part of the Miss Universe pageant to make sure the prettiest girls don't get cut too soon, the competition's choreographer tells Guanabee. "It’s just kind of common knowledge that he picks six of the top 15 single-handedly," says Michael Schwandt. Before the show, The...

Axed Miss Calif. Sues Pageant

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...

Venezuela Keeps Miss Universe Crown

(Newser) - Miss Venezuela was the fairest of them all, again. Stefania Fernandez won the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in the Bahamas last night, receiving the crown from her predecessor, fellow countrywoman Dayana Mendoza. The sparkling tiara fell to the floor at one point, as Fernandez danced in joy. Beauty-obsessed Venezuela has...

Cambodia Bans 'Miss Landmine' Beauty Pageant

Government sees insult; organizers aimed to promote awareness

(Newser) - The Cambodian government said today it will not allow a "Miss Landmine" beauty pageant to take place later this week, calling it an insult to the disabled. "The land mine beauty contest would make a mockery of Cambodia's land mine victims," a government spokesman said. "The...

Prejean Plans Book on Miss USA Scandal

(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...

Pageant Pushed Playboy: Prejean

But nasty e-mails make Carrie seem like the one at fault

(Newser) - Accusations are flying between Carrie Prejean and Miss California pageant officials, TMZ reports. The dethroned winner says a pageant exec tried to force her to appear semi-nude in Playboy; Keith Lewis says he was honoring her wish that he pass along offers before declining them. The high-profile gay-marriage opponent also...

Trump Fires Miss California
 Trump Fires Miss California 

Trump Fires Miss California

Prejean not interested in abiding by contract: Trump

(Newser) - Carrie Prejean has lost her Miss California crown for repeatedly breaching her pageant contract, Fox News reports. “This was a business decision,” says a pageant producer. Pageant head Donald Trump stood by the call: “I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her...

Transsexuals Dazzle in Thai Pageant
 Transsexuals Dazzle 
 in Thai Pageant 
SLIDESHOW

Transsexuals Dazzle in Thai Pageant

Annual contest celebrates the 'third gender'

(Newser) - While Americans took a breather from Miss California beauty pageant drama, Thailand held its 12th annual Miss Tiffany Universe contest today, featuring only transsexuals or transvestites, Huffington Post reports. The contest seeks to advance human rights causes for the country’s transgender population, whose “third gender” status is classified...

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