ANOTHER Miss USA Judge Speaks Out Against Miss California!
Miss California has no one to blame but herself for effing up her answer to our gay marriage question and killing her chances of being the next Miss USA.
Over 10 judges decided the outcome of the winner and rightfully awarded the crown to the very deserving Miss North Carolina.
Now, one of our fellow judges, journalist Alicia Jacobs, herself a former Miss Nevada, is speaking out on her blog about why Miss California's answer sucked so much and the drama that has ensues.
Some of the HIGHlights of what she says:
- Since Sunday night's pageant, I have been inundated with people wanting to know how Miss California's answer to Perez Hilton's question affected my final judging. I can tell you that it GREATLY affected me & the final score I gave Carrie Prejean. I can reveal that throughout the live telecast, I LIKED Miss California, but I certainly was not overly impressed by her. Throughout the competition, I gave her very good scores. (truth be known, I was probably most impressed by MISS TENNESSEE, but unfortunatly,she did not make it past the top 10…oh well, to each his own.)
- Interestingly, of the 5 judges who asked questions, Perez was the only one who had written his own question…& when I asked him what his question was, he would not reveal it, telling me he wanted to keep it secret, but that it had been approved by [Miss USA President] Paula Shugart & the producers. So of course, when Miss California selected Perez, I couldn't wait to hear the question. HOOOOOOLLY COOOOOW!
- To be fair, the beginning of Prejean's answer was ok…but, she made the mistake of not knowing when to shut her mouth. As she continued to speak, I saw the crown move further & further away from her. When she finished, she looked strangely proud for a moment. Personally, I was STUNNED on several levels. First, how could this young woman NOT know her audience and judges? Let's not forget that the person asking the question is an openly gay man, at least 2 people on the judges panel are openly gay. Another judge has a sister in a gay marriage. Her very own state pageant director, KEITH LEWIS is an openly gay man who has been a very generous benefactor of hers…in many ways. Did I mention I was STUNNED? I was also personally insulted & hurt.
- Remembering that we were on live television, I actually recall having to close my wide-opened mouth, I then looked over to Perez, who was seated right next to me, he was just shaking his head, he actually seemed a bit hurt? Then came the very loud booing in the theatre, followed by "a word from our sponsors."
- During the commercial break, fellow judges, Perez, Shandi Finessey (Miss USA 2004) & I spoke, we were all shocked by what we had just heard. (I tweeted as much too ) we came back from the commercial, & now, it was the moment of truth. This was the moment where we had to assign that all-important final ranking…1 thru 5. Yes, I struggled, prior to her final question, Miss California was not my pick for Miss USA, but I would have chosen her as 1st runner-up. My final ranking for Miss California was 4th runner-up…& if I could have made her 51st runner-up, I would have.
- Please understand, that as a journalist, I am passionate about freedom of speech, however, I am also passionate about the importance of compassion & humanity, & that we should ALL have the right to love & share our lives with WHOMEVER we chose. If Carrie Prejean is against gay marriage, she certainly has that right, but, if it was her intention to be MISS USA (and I think it was) why not answer that question with diplomacy & heart? Sometimes, (pageants & politics, to name a few) we have to be mindful of using a platform in a hurtful way, like international television (The Miss USA PAGEANT was seen by over 7 million viewers in the U.S. alone, & in at least 121 different countries) Yes, Miss USA should be beautiful, be physically fit, & look great in a swimsuit, she also has to be able to think on her feet & answer any question thrown at her in an articulate & non-offensive manner. Outwardly, Miss California was wonderfully prepared, & in many ways, she looked the part of Miss USA. It has occurred to me that the all-knowing power of the Universe took over the final 15 minutes of the Miss USA telecast. What were the odds that Perez Hilton, an openly gay man, who insisted on writing his own question, would have his name randomly selected by Miss California? Thank goodness, or thank the universe for this occurrence…how horrible if Miss California USA's lack of good judgement had not been disclosed until it was too late? Maybe it's true, & maybe everything really does happen for a reason. It is my opinion that MISS USA must have social grace…Miss California USA does not.
[Image via AP Images.]
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Miss California is a class act, she is what the country needs representing them, "honesty and integrity" after all what else is there? Something you will never have Perez Hilton. Watch out for the Karma coming your way!
Re: haveittodayray – You said "Miss California is a class act, she is what the country needs representing them, "honesty and integrity" after all what else is there? Something you will never have Perez Hilton. Watch out for the Karma coming your way! "
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Yeah, a class act that can't even string together a cohearent sentance, who uses her reigeon to support her bigortry but ignores her religeon when it comes to sleeping around before marriage and parading around in a bikini. She is a bigot, a hypocrit and while I'm at it she needs to stay out of the tanning booth and stop putting on her make-up like a 40 year old French Prostitute. Gee, and guess what, you can't knock me for saying all that, because it's my personal opinion and you've all been saying that we're all entitled to our own personal opinions. So suck it bigots.
Re: Spindoc – Re: Spindoc – And you need to pull your pants up you ass monkey! Now pull out a dictionary and learn how to spell before you try to make a point!
Perez, you are a mean spirited bitch. Fuck you.
Just like how everyone thinks miss california have the right to say whatever she wants Perez also has the right to say whatever he wants and if he wants to continue posting shit about miss california then let it be! stop reading his shit if you don't support what he says geez.
Awe, poor girl. …. bad, bad, BAD tan
THAT'S BULLSHIT. Why should she have to sensor her view to please people? Who cares if some of the judges were gay, who cares if their feelings were hurt because of HER VIEW. Sure, she alienated herself from them and her potential for the crown, but why the hell should she have to skirt the issue and squack out some bullshit she doesn't even believe. It's her damn view!
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I think she stumbled in the answer, but not every beauty pageant contestant can lie through their teeth and give a vague answer… so, in that respect, I am proud of her. She should have worded it better, but I'm sure she was so taken a back.
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I'd rather have a Miss USA who spoke their true feelings rather than some crown-hungry bimbo who only says what she thinks you want to hear. That's what this girl is saying she should do in this blog post.
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This past Miss USA winner is very annoying in my book. She's also VERY immature and unprofessional to blog about it. Grace must not have been a determining factor when she won…
get over it.
WELL said!
And GREAT ? on Perez part so all you blowholes on his ass, back the fark off….
this lady is ridiculous! ok, so i understand that a lot of people know people who are in a gay marriage/relationship. but if you want people to respect you, you need to learn to respect others and their opinions!
Perez continues to speak his mind and as long as everyone agrees with him they are fine in his book. In this country, we have the right to our opinions. She is just as entitled to hers an he is his. She didn't sell out to win the crown, shows me some real guts and courage. I just wish he would shut up and leave her alone.
Can someone just please think of the children?!?!
It's called freedom of speech. Just like when you make fun of every single woman that is dating a guy that you think is cute. Just like when you made fun of Adam Sandler's 2 year old daughter's appearance.
Thank God Alicia Jacobs has spoken out! It's very clear Miss North Carolina derserved to be Miss USA….as she was the winner of the swimsuit and evening gown as well.
Perez and all the judges are to be commended for selecting a great Miss USA. Carrie Prejean should be ashamed of herself.
TOTALLY pro-Perez on this one!!!!!!!
Spindoc—->>>> Oh PUHleeze shut up. I laugh at your dumb ass-another liberal rant. I know WHO I am and what I stand for. Those comments you brought into this are just as sick as you are? BEND OVER MUCH????? Loser…Please die.
PEREZ BEHAVES LIKE A TWO YEAR OLD!!! GROW UP LARD ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!PEREZ IS A HATER!!!!!!!
1 Corinthians 6:9
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders
1 Corinthians 6:8-10 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter
PEREZ SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT IT ALREADY. DID YOU WANT TO HER LIE ABOUT HER BELIEFS JUST TO MAKE YOU FUCKING HAPPY SO SHE COULD WIN THE WHOLE THING? I WISH SHE WOULD'VE LIED SO YOU'D SHUT THE FUCK UP.
FACE IT. THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T BELIEVE GAY PEOPLE DESERVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS HETEROSEXUAL PEOPLE. YES, THAT SUCKS, BUT YOU CAN'T GO TALKING SHIT ABOUT THEM, THAT MAKES YOU LOOK JUST AS BAD.
LET HER HAVE HER OWN FUCKING OPINION. GROW UP, AND PLEASE ****SHUT THE FUCK UP*** ABOUT IT ALREADY. THE WHOLE WORLD DOESN'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU ON YOUR OPINIONS. SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the best I have heard it said. Ms. Jacobs, I concur!!! Well Said!!!
Miss California stated that God was testing her. Well, Miss California, did God tell you to prance around in a bikini to be objectified by millions? Did God tell you to enter a competition that encompasses I'd say 5 of the 7 deadly sins: lust, gluttony, envy, pride, and greed? Miss California, go kick rocks!!!!
Anyhow, I'm tired of hearing about her. This is Miss USA's moment… talk about (former) Miss North Carolina!!!!
you asked her her opinion…she doesnt agree with gay marriage we are in AMERICA..maybe it is a good thing she didnt win because she obviously is not an immoral liberal like the homo perez
let it go douch bag ,you were wrong in persecuting her ,just face it and move on
If I'm not mistaken, the same group of rights that allows Miss CA to express and hold her beliefs, are the same rights that allow Perez to be with a man or a woman. I have been told by those in the know that such contests are OBJECTIVE based on a set of standards and not SUBJECTIVE based on the judges personal opinion.
You messed up on this one Perez and actually harmed the gay movement, or whatever its called. You made yourself appear as a bitter, unhappy homosexual. You would have helped your cause much more by staying objective. Besides, what are you doing judging a female beauty contest? That's messed up.
Everyone should be very concerned about this double standard being forced upon us. If anyone does not share the beliefs of liberals, they are met with damning actions or harsh criticism. American values are quickly disappearing.
I could personally care less who gets married. I'm more worried about Islamic nut jobs with bombs strapped to their chests.
Re: Vipress – Exactly the way i feel. I'm not gay, but I'm for humanity. Perez came off as a bitter, angry homosexual, which in my opinion hurts the gay cause. Very unfortunate.
Perez put himself before his cause and all those fighting for it.
PLEASE- this is the same WASHED UP, TRANNY LOOKING BITCH who got in a war of words with Holly Madison concerning her famewhoring CLAIM she dated criss angel (WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT.) someone, me,needs to smack that bitch upside the head and shake some sense into her.
she is a PATHETIC excuse for a human being and a DESPERATE OLD WHORE who
LOOKS LIKE A TRANSVESTITE.
a very manly transvestite.
seriously if you can picture KEITH RICHARDS put a long blonde wig on him . . .
THIS WOMAN IS FUCKNG DISGUSTING.
and as for SOCIAL SKILSS (bahahahahah are you kidding?) THAT MEANS A LOT FROM SOMEONE WHO MANAGED TO GET IN A WAR OF WORDS WITH THE OTHERWISE NICE HOLLY MADISON.
OLD WHORE THINKS SHES ON THE LEVEL OF ANGELINA JOLIE.
GUESS WHAT BITCH??
YOUDE HAVE TO HAVE A VAGINA TO QUALIFY FOR THAT.
PLEASEEE SOMEONE LOOK UP THIS TRANNY WHORE- YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED . . .
IF YOU ARE IN THE NEED OF A GOOD LAUGH . . .
Holy fuck!!!! This is just stupid. Gay marriage is legal here in Canada but we would never attack anyone for having a different opinion. Home of the free my ass!!!!
Amen!
FUCK YOU PEREZ I NOW VOW TO FIGHT SAME SEX MARRIAGE WITH ALL MY MIGHT. I was some what natural and even thought national civil marriage would be go, but NOT ANY MORE you butt fucking cock sucking ass hole.
Re: Linda9801 – You said "Spindoc—->>>> Oh PUHleeze shut up. I laugh at your dumb ass-another liberal rant. I know WHO I am and what I stand for. Those comments you brought into this are just as sick as you are? BEND OVER MUCH????? Loser…Please die. "
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And there you go, the bigots last line of defence. You have no relevent argument so you just lash out. Thanks for letting us know it is so easy to win. And as for you knowing WHO you are and WHAT you stand for. So do we, you are no different from the father in Pakistan who sells his seven year old daughter to marriage with a 50 year old man and uses his religeon as an excuse. We all know who you are and what you stand for, you are a pathetic excuse for a human being and in the end you will be as out of date as people walking around wearing Klan Robes are today.
gay marriage is an important issue that needs to be addressed and you are so right if she wanted to become MISS USA she should have answered the question much more tactfully. she's entitled to her own opinion but still MISS USA should be someone that people idolize and look up to, not someone that is unsupportive
PEREZ…you are fowl, VILE, and repulsive.A frustrated homo because you just couldn't cut it in the real world. You had NO FRIENDS because you are socially inept and EXTREMELY self centered. I don't know why you're advocating same sex marriage…not even the gays would have you. Anger management dude, then extensive counseling. YOU"RE a mess.
In her defense…. he did ask her what she thinks…. if he didn't want her opinion, then he should have not asked her the question. You can't fairly ask someone what they think about something, and get upset with them because you don't like the answer they give you. THAT IS NOT FAIR MR.PEREZ !!!! You asked what she thinks… she shared her thoughts. I don't agree with her …BUT… I think she handled it very well. IT WAS NOT HER INTENSION TO INSULT ANYONE… she was simply stating her thoughts. Again, I don't agree with her… NOR do you have to… but they are her thoughts and fairly she should be able to have and share them WITHOUT BEING BULLDOGGED BY YOU OR ANYONE ELSE. TO MISS CALIFORNIA: I don't agree with you… BUT I appreciate you being truthful and not just feeding us the "Tell them what they want to hear BULLSHIT. Good job sweetheart
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Re: Spindoc – Spindoc is still a dumbfuck no spelling ass monkey. Your point is lame! In fact there is none. Now go wipe your boyfriends ass with your face like you know you do so well.
she couldn't have said it better!
screw the haters, perez….. we love you!!!
mr. hilton, i observed YOUR OPINION towards gay marriage on the news. In your interview you stated that the beauty queen should have said blah blah blah. she doesn't have to say what you want!!! who the hell do you think you are telling anybody what they should believe and what they should say. she was and is entitled to HER OPINION. So for her to win, she had to say what YOU wanted to hea
Honestly, wtf?? You guys (the ones talking shit about perez) are so fucking stupid! Who the fuck are any of yah to judge perez anyway! Especially on HIS fucking website! Just like Miss California said what the fuck she had to say..perez has ALL the fucking right to say what he pleases on HIS website! Maybe Miss California went about and answered the question the wrong way…you guys talk shit about him like it was only his decision that made her lose..wtf?? there were 10 fucking judges on that dam show. He could have givin that girl all zeros thru out that show and his vote wouldnt have mattered, it took a shitty ass vote from ALL the judges not only him…you guys all dumbasses! if you dont like what he has to say or have something against gays..WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU ON HIS SITE! stupid ass people, i know there are a million different celeb gossip sites..out of all of them youre on PEREZ HILTONS site, the site of a openly gay man! once again DUMB ASSES! how stupid can yah be??? if he wants to start a blog about this or anything on HIS site..he can do so. If you dont like it get your homo hatin ass, the fuck out of here! Keep your head up Perez! Fuck everyone hating on you!
I'm not a huge fan of pageants, but I've always thought that the girls involved were supposed to show grace, poise, and confidence. I have to say, from the clip that I saw, that's exactly what she did, whether you agree or disagree with her answer. She had a lot of guts sharing her view, knowing that it would make her unpopular with the judges. I mean, obviously she knew; *Perez* was asking the question!
Perez, apparently you are all about equal rights. People are going to disagree with you, and that is their right. You never got the chance to ask Miss NC your question, right? What if *she* would have said the same thing? I think you were grossly unfair and showed that you are very intolerant of others who do not share your opinion. Seems to me, you are doing exactly what you are fighting against. As a judge, you aren't supposed to have such a bias toward an answer. You're doing the pageant injustice if you would have given her high marks if she would have turned her back on her own value system in order to win the crown. I thought it was exactly *because* she stayed true to herself and showed her mettle that you *should* have given her high marks, even if her opinion wasn't shared by you.
You are only making a fool of yourself by continuing to talk about it; you are in no way furthering the cause.
*disclaimer: I didn't watch the pageant so I'm not saying she should or should not have ultimately won; I'm only commenting on the situation.
so she was supposed to change her answer to make the judge satisfied? she was against it, and truthfully answered it. she also did it in a polite way, expressing that her belief was based on religion, and that she was proud that people could choose whatever they wanted. perez hilton most likely saw her biography from previous pagents and was well aware of her gay marriage stance, so he, unfortunately, got the chance to set her up in front of millions of people when she picked his name. i am FOR gay marriage, though i am straight. but it's not justified to hate on those who have principles different then my own. give the girl a fucking break.
Re: stacilu30 –
i agree that he can ask whatever question,
as long as he respects her opinion in her answer.
it's what he asked for!
there's no reason to name-call her.
soontobemrs, i hope your husband leaves you at the altar or divorces you within the first six months. you completely contradicted yourself in the most hypocritical manner with that ridiculous comment. you are advising perez hilton on how to conduct himself, all while insulting him at the same time. im not a gay lover, im a 25 year old straight girl and I think Miss California sure does have the right to speak her mind… but she could have done it in a much more thoughtful and compassionate way, being in that she is competeing to be a role model & leader to many young women and girls. if she had commented against something you believed in, i have a feeling you would be as upset as perez, especially because her diarreah of the mouth on national television could pretty much be viewed as a personal attack on him & the gay community. gay haters.. wow.. find something better to do. you are straight, they are gay, to each his OWN and dont worry about anyone elses life!
Let this be a lesson to all future miss USA candidates: lie your asses off when being asked questions by the judges! If he is gay, tell him he has every right to be, if he is anti-semitic, tell his Hitler was right, if he is retarded, tell him that 1 out of 4 Americans are. And then win the crown, and come out with what you really believe. It seems it's what they want. I mean certainly mr. Perez would have preferred an answer which he liked instead of honesty. It is MY opinion that every person is entitled to have their own oppionion and no one should have to pay for them by losing any competition. As gays have rights to get married so do other people have rights to be against it. If they expect for people to understand them, then so should they understand other people. I personally have nothing against gay marriages, I do have something against not being fair to a person and not respecting her opinion, upbringing and religion. As gay people say that is is not their fault, they were born this way the same way is not miss California's fault that she was raised as a Cristian with certain believes imposed on her. I hate people who expect to be understood, and themselves don't understand. For that Mr. Perez you are a hypocrit… and other stuff which I will not mention!
And yes… only in America does a gay dude get to be a Miss USA judge… who was the genius behind that idea?
Now what the crap does gay marriage have to do with the MISS USA PAGEANT ? The gay crowd should have a GAY USA PAGEANT at San Francisco and be in their own league. Boy George endorses this message!
MISS CALIFORNIA ROCKS!
This judge said it exactly right, Anyone who doen't understand what this judge wrote is beyond help. Well put. As someone from California ,so happy the witch didn't win,sure she will be a saint on fox by the end of next week or their special reporter on fashion. Fox will want to reward this bigotry thats much appreciated with its aging disgusting viewership.
north carolina looks FUG