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Ex-Miss Calif. USA Mulls Libel Suit, Says She Didn't Shirk Beauty Queen Duties
A former Miss California USA stripped of her title for allegedly shirking her beauty queen duties says it isn’t so and is threatening to sue for defamation.
In a June 18 letter to counsel for the state pageant, an attorney for Carrie Prejean demands a retraction of what he describes as “egregious misrepresentations,” reports E! News.
Prejean’s answer in support of traditional marriage in response to a question posed to her by Perez Hilton at the Miss USA pageant in April elicited international criticism and, attorney Charles LiMandri contends, is the real reason why she lost her Miss California USA crown.
Earlier coverage:
CNN: “Miss California USA Prejean dethroned”
