As a volunteer of the outreach ministry of The Rock Church in San Diego, California, Carrie Prejean indeed met her own waterloo not as an evangelical worker, but as a lady clad in long gown competing for the tiara of the Miss USA 2009 pageant. Prejean, raised in a family that upholds Christian values, may remember for the rest of her life the day she was asked a “persecuting” question that cost the crown.
Before she competes for the Miss USA 2009 pageant, where the winner will represent USA in the upcoming Miss Universe 2009, she first won the title as Miss California 2009. Prejean has joined several beauty competitions including Miss California Teen USA but only her latest beauty pageant gave her the reality check – and perhaps the most memorable question she had been asked about. During the competition, American model Prejean made into the cut of top five, where she was vying for the crown with Kristen Dalton of North Carolina, Alicia-Monique Blanco of Arizona, Laura Chukanov of Utah, and Maria Montgomery of Kentucky. As part of the final cut, all five ladies were asked a single question from one of the panel of judges. Prejean was asked by Perez Hilton that eventually became the hot topic of the after-pageant.
Perez Hilton, a known same-sex marriage supporter, asked Prejean if she believes that every US state should legalize same-sex marriage. Miss California Carrie Prejean stood up for beliefs and responded that a marriage should only between a man and a woman. Though in Christianity terminology, the question Hilton gave Prejean is “persecuting” for it tested Prejean’s faith as a Christian, Miss California proved that she has the right foundations on her religion and upholds the values her family had vested upon her. Though Prejean cleared that she did not intend to offense anybody, her answer gave the Miss USA 2009 pageant a newshole in the American news programs. Prejean’s mother, Francine Coppola, defended that her daughter gave the best answer and she was proud of her. Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe organization, also defended that Prejean is only stating her own beliefs.
The aftermath of a single question that spurred a single answer has indeed generated thousands and thousands of comments entailed with gossips and humors. In the end, one’s opinion states only a man’s belief and should not be generalized. Prejean knew that her answer tested her faith being a Christian for more than a decade, but she indeed proved it in just a few seconds.
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