Donald Trump fired Carrie Prejean as Miss California for not performing her duties under the contract she signed. Trump said:

"I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA Organization, and I gave her the opportunity to do so. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t look like it is going to happen. Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests."

Prejean told Access Hollywood:

"It is just because of my answer I think. None of this would be happening right now if I had just said,’Yeah gays should get married.’"

"I was just talking to my lawyer, and I just got a phone call from you and I’ve gotten some text messages saying ’Hey, is this really true?’ and I said, ’True about what?’ and they said, ’That you’ve been fired.’ And I started to laugh because everyone’s been cooperating and everyone’s been getting along so well."

"This is the first that I’ve heard of it. This is funny to me. I have no idea what’s going on."

Did Prejean really believe Trump would just let her stay on the payroll when she wasn’t doing her job?

The gay activist and Miss California USA Executive Director Keith Lewis said:

"This was a decision based solely on contract violations, including Ms. Prejean’s unwillingness to make appearances on behalf of the Miss California USA organization."

"After our press conference in New York, we had hoped we would be able to forge a better working relationship. However, since that time it has become abundantly clear that Carrie is unwilling to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together."

We believe Lewis. Prejean was given a chance to prove herself, and she proved she wasn’t going to be a team player. Prejean knew everyone was looking for a reason to fire her without legal recourse, and she gave it to them. She has only herself to blame.

Shanna Moakler resigned when Trump decided to keep Prejean, but now Moakler is begging to be rehired.

According to Star magazine, the mother of Carrie Prejean, who is Francine Coppola, was involved in a lesbian relationship right up until Carrie placed second in the Miss USA pageant.

Francine’s alleged openly gay lover was sales rep Valerie Vetrano, who said:

"Yes, Francine and I dated."

A friend explains the relationship was doomed from the start:

"Francine explained how she was a Christian and that her loved ones would never accept her if she were gay," the friend says. When Valerie asked her what would happen if she told her daughter Carrie about the two of them, Francine responded, “Carrie would never believe it!”

We’re not sure if we believe it either, even though during their divorce, both Francine and her ex husband accused each other of having gay relationships during their marriage.

We want to hear from Francine.

Shanna Moakler, and her other co-director, tried to threaten Donald Trump into taking away the Miss California crown from Carrie Prejean, but instead Trump decided to keep Prejean. Moakler then threw a hissy fit and resigned as a Miss USA co-director:

“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,” Shanna says in the statement. “I cannot with a clear conscious 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.”

“I want to be a role model for young woman 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.”

Blah blah blah. The Miss USA pageant is no place for political activists like Moakler. It’s a beauty pageant. Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out Moakler.

The best part of the Prejean story is that she isn’t some blonde bimbo like everyone thought she was.

Donald Trump announced today at the Trump Tower in New York City that Miss California Carrie Prejean will keep her crown.

Prejean has been under attack with multiple pictures of Prejean being released without a top on by gay activists angry at her over her expressed opinion that gay marriage is not something she agrees with.

Perez Hilton, Miss USA officials, and TMZ have all been hell bent on getting Prejean’s crown taken away out of revenge for her honest opinion, but Trump, who owns Miss USA doesn’t agree that Prejean did anything that would break her contract.

Miss Rhode Island Alysha Castonguay appeared on the Fox News show On The Record last evening to say she supports Prejean, and doesn’t believe she should lose her crown. Castonguay said her Maxim pictures, taken without a top on, were the same as Prejean’s, and were approved by both Miss USA and Miss Universe, both of which are owned by Trump.

Trump described the leaked photos of Prejean as "fine," and "beautiful."

TMZ and Perez are going crazy with rage today, and crying in their $4 lattes over the news that there is still a Miss California reigning, who represents the majority of people in California who voted for Proposition 8, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, not a bat and a pig.

We applaud Mr. Trump for always trying to do the right thing, even with militant gay activists trying everything they can to silence the majority with threats.

Donald’s news conference is below. Donald points out that President Obama gave the same answer to the same question as Prejean did.

Prejean spoke about keeping her crown below. We admire Prejean’s willingness to stand by her beliefs, and is not afraid of giving her honest opinion. Prejean is one of the greatest Miss California’s ever. Carrie Prejean should have been Miss USA, since she stands for the principles that the United States was built on. Perez, and the militant gay activists, have met their match. We hope all Americans will follow Prejean’s example. See the photos of Prejean that were released this morning without her permission below. The pictures were a last minute effort to get Prejean’s Miss California crown taken away. The attacks will probably continue.

A photo of Carrie Prejean, who is the reigning Miss California, has been leaked where she appears only in her panties. Since speaking out against gay marriage, Miss USA officials, and gay activists have attacked Prejean personally, and professionally. The picture is the latest in an effort to silence Prejean’s effort to exercise her right to free speech.

In response to the picture being released Prejean says:

"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. While we may not agree on every issue, we should show respect for others’ opinions and not try to silence them through vicious and mean-spirited attacks."

"With that in mind, I will continue to support and defend marriage as the honorable institution it is. I will continue to stand with the overwhelming majority of the American people and the voters of my home state of California. If this whole experience has taught me anything, it is our precious right to speak freely, and how we as Americans can never allow anyone or any group to intimidate or threaten us to keep silent."

Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe franchise, told Extra that he is reserving judgment on Carrie until he sees the photos:

"I don’t know what risqué means, I have to see the photos. I hear they’re a little bit on the strong side, but I haven’t seen them yet."

In our opinion, the photos are no more risque than those that can be found in a PG rated bra and panty ad. The picture we see here looks to be a modeling picture plain and simple.

While opponents to Prejean’s freedom of speech might want to create unjustified drama around the picture, we have eyes, and can see it does not break the Miss USA contract.

Update: We have just learned that Prejean may have been only 17 years-old when the leaked photo was taken, which would make the people who released the photo criminals, and those that continue to show the photo criminals.