Second Topless Photo of Carrie Prejean Miss California Appears on the Web

There is a great deal of speculation still flying around the web about the reportedly nude photos of Carrie Prejean, Miss California 2009 as a second photo showed up on the internet on May 6. A photo of Carrie Prejean, reportedly taken when she was seventeen, began circulating on the internet on May 5. Headlines touted "nude photos," "topless photos," "dirty photos" and other scandal-mongering headlines while the photo in question showed a young woman covering her breasts with her arms, wearing pink panties. In bad taste? Yes. Topless or nude? Not by a long shot. (See "Miss California Carrie Prejean Nude Photos ScandalHits the Web)

Some websites debated whether or not the photos were really of Carrie Prejean who was the first runner-up in the Miss USA competition. Prejean, however, never denied that photos were of her. On the contrary, on May 5 she issued a formal statement about the photos:

Formal Statement from Miss California Carrie Prejean

"I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos. Recently, photos taken of me as a teenager have been released surreptitiously to a tabloid Web site that openly mocks me for my Christian faith. I am not perfect, and I will never claim to be. But these attacks on me and others who speak in defense of traditional marriage are intolerant and offensive."

Second Topless Photo of Miss California Carrie Prejean on the Internet

Then a second photo surfaced May 6 after Prejean is alleged to have told pageant officials only one photo existed. Now Prejean is being called a liar as well as far worse by her detractors. However, in her official statement issued May 5, she clearly refers to "photos," so it appears she has acknowledged more than one photo exists, contrary to what the tabloids are indicating.

Topless Photos of Miss California Not Professional

Some have pointed out that the racy photos of Carrie Prejean are obviously not professional or modeling photos. They point to the fact the photos appears to have been taken in someone's bathroom, not in a studio and that these are the kinds of pictures models sometimes take of themselves or have a friend shoot to check out poses, skin tones, tan lines, weight, etc.

Miss California Carrie Prejean Modeling Career

Carrie Prejean has appeared as a model before and during her time as Miss California for many types of fashions including swim wear for companies including Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Target. She has also appeared in Bliss Magazine, as a model for E! Entertainment at the Academy Awards, as first runner-up on the Deal or No Deal Season 3 Model Search, and on the 2009 Dove Awards.

Miss California Carrie Prejean and Perez Hilton Controversy

Carrie Prejean came to national attention when she was asked a politically-charged question about gay marriage by the pageant's homosexual activist judge, Perez Hilton. Hilton asked Miss California an opinion question about homosexual marriage, and when she gave an honest reply, he openly mocked and attacked her on his blog the next day, calling her words not used in polite society. (See "Miss California - Intolerance at the Miss USA Pageant"). Hilton said on his blog that Miss USA is supposed to help "unite Americans, not divide them," and he hinted that her response may have cost her the Miss USA crown. One might inquire why then Hilton made the decision to ask such a divisive, political question at a beauty pageant if the purpose was "to unite Americans?"

Racy Miss California Photos Should Serve as Warning to Miley Cyrus & Other Teens

Whatever the circumstances under which the provocative photos of 17-year-old Carrie Prejean were taken, this incident should serve as a serious warning to young girls like Miley Cyrus and others who are posting semi-nude or other provocative pictures of themselves on their phone or on the web. You never know when a mistake or indiscretion from your youth will surface to haunt you.

Update: Carrie Prejean Loses Crown

Carrie Prejean lost the Miss California crown on June 10. Details at: "Fired! Carrie Prejean Loses Miss California Crown"

Sources

Miss California Carrie Prejean Nude Photos Scandal Hits the Web
Miss California - Intolerance at the Miss USA Pageant
Carrie Prejean Miss California - When Christians Stumble

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