Ah, what would we do without Carrie Prejean to keep the absurdity of beauty pageants in public consciousness? They might inch ever closer towards the irrelevance that they may one day hold in our society. But for now, the former Miss California is doing her part to keep herself, and the Miss USA pageant, in the news.
I wonder how long before we see her on reality TV. She can be the star of a show entitled “Beauty Queens Fallen From Grace.” It can feature her, and any other beauty queens who have dropped the ball after getting crowned with a title, acting like spoiled premadonnas in a house together. They can fight over makeup, hair, who has the best plastic surgery, and all other sorts of things that beauty pageant premadonnas may fight over. If we’re lucky, one beauty queen will steal another’s boyfriend, sparking a drunken catfight. Can you say ratings galore?
Right now, we don’t need the reality TV show. There is plenty of drama between her and the pageant promoters to keep us mildly irritated for quite some time. I feel like every time I read one of these articles about her, I’ve wasted five minutes of my life.
K2 Productions, the promoters that put on the Miss California Pageant, have recently sued Carrie Prejean for the $5,200 they loaned her for breast augmentation before last year’s Miss USA pageant. According to the lawsuit, the promoters allege that Prejean requested the money for her breast implants so that she could be more competitive in the Miss USA Pageant. At the time, she had agreed to repay the loan. So far, she hasn’t.
According to K2 Productions, “Our claim is not about financial reward, and all profits awarded will be donated to a charity that promotes the values of our organization.” They are being honest in this statement. Their claim is not about financial reward at all, it is about revenge.
Several months ago, Prejean sued the pageant promoters for libel, slander, and religious discrimination after she was stripped of her Miss California title this past June. The pageant promoters claimed she lost her title for contract violations which included missing several scheduled appearances. Prejean claims she was fired for her religious beliefs and anti-gay marriage comments at the Miss USA Pageant.
It appears that after their integrity was attacked by Miss Prejean, K2 Productions decided to put the gloves on and enter the ring to make sure she gets what she rightfully deserves — a $5,200 bill for her breast implants and a strong message saying, “Don’t mess with us if you know what is good for you.”
Personally, I think it is disgusting that the Miss California promoters ever agreed to fund her breast augmentation in the first place. There is nothing wrong with breast enhancement surgery to make yourself feel more attractive. However, to get it to boost your chances in a beauty pageant seems on par to me with baseball players who took steroids to jack 60 homers a year. They got the big contracts and all the accolades, not because of their innate natural ability, but because they were willing to cheat to get ahead.
I don’t see any difference in a beauty pageant. If you are being judged on your physical beauty, shouldn’t you be judged on your innate natural beauty, not the skill of your plastic surgeon? I find this especially true since the winners of these pageants do receive considerable financial gain and a boost to their careers.
While it seems that Carrie Prejean’s beauty pageant career is now over, I would suggest otherwise. Under the circumstances, she should be able to gain serious headlines for a comeback bid by entering next year’s Miss Plastic Surgery pageant. After all, who would be a better person to launch that pageant into national prominence than the woman sued over breast augmentation money used for a beauty pageant? The irony would be rich.
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