Shanna Moakler Quits As Head Of The Miss Universe California Organization

Shanna Moakler Quits As Head Of The Miss Universe California Organization. Was it because of Donald Trump’s decision to let Miss California USA Carrie Prejean keep her title? You bet it was!

Shanna Moakler, a former Miss USA, said she “no longer believes” in the pageant organization and Miss California USA co-executive director, Shanna Moakler did not hide her displeasure with Prejean during the controversy over her same-sex marriage comments and the discovery of semi-nude photos.

Trump, who owns the pageant, announced Tuesday that while the photos of Prejean may have breached her pageant contract, they were not racy enough to warrant her dethronement.

Yawn…did anyone expect Donald Trump to do anything else?

Even though Moakler hugged Prejean at Trump’s New York news conference and said they had made peace over their differences. Moakler recanted her statement Wednesday by stating,
“Since the press conference yesterday, I had a chance to think about what has taken place, and I feel that at this time it is in my best interest to resign from the Miss California USA organization.”

While she did not directly refer to Trump’s personal decision to keep Prejean, her statement did suggest she believed it changed what the pageant used to stand for.

“I cannot with a clear conscience move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe Organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as a youth,” Moakler stated.

Shanna Moakler Quits As Head Of The Miss Universe California Organization and said, “I want to be a role model for young women with high hopes of pageantry, but now feel it more important to be a role model for my children. I am sorry and hope I have not let any young supporters down but wish them the best of luck in fulfilling their dreams,” she continued.

Prejean said the most revealing of the topless photos, which were published just hours after the Trump announcement, were made without her knowledge during a modeling photo shoot. She said wind must have accidentally blown her unbuttoned top open.

Did you ever hear such horse crap that one would expect the American public to swallow? There must have been a tornado in the studio? She has lost all credibility with me.

Trump one the other hand, said the photos were “fine.”

“Some were very beautiful,” Trump said. “Some were risque, but again, we’re in the 21st century.”

Shanna Moakler, a former Playboy centerfold, and her fellow co-executive director, Keith Lewis, lobbied Trump to dump Prejean.

They complained to Trump that Prejean had been out of contact and had neglected her beauty queen duties to give interviews to promote opposition to same-sex marriage.

Trump brought Moakler and Lewis together with Prejean in his New York office for several hours before his news conference Tuesday, May 12th, 2009. After which he declared they had cleared up their communication problems and were ready to work together.

Lewis, who is not resigning, gave a statement reacting to Moakler’s decision. “Shanna has and will continue to be a large part of my life,” Lewis said. ” Although I am sad she has come to this decision, I will always respect the convictions, that brought her to this place.”

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