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.

Miss California Carrie Prejean allowed film footage, of her answering a politically motivation question at the Miss USA pageant, to be used for National Organization For Marriage ad.

The ad points out the fact that gay activists are trying to silence debate, and an opposing opinion, on the issue of gay marriage.

Gay Miss USA officials are threatening to take away the Miss California crown from Carrie Prejean if she doesn’t stop expressing her opinion on gay marriage. The gay officials claim Prejean doesn’t speak for the majority of California, but that’s where they are wrong. In November of 2008 the majority of California voters passed proposition 8 that amended the California state constitution defining marriage as being between a man and a woman.

Trying to claim Prejean doesn’t speak for the majority of California is a lie, in fact she does. The minority have the right to be outspoken, but it is illegal to threaten, strike fear into, or discriminate against Prejean just because she doesn’t share the same political opinion as the minority gay organizers that are currently running the Miss USA pageant. The gays trying to get Prejean’s crown taken away are acting un-American.

If Prejean spoke in favor of gay marriage Miss USA officials would support her right to free speech, but since she disagrees with gay marriage, Miss USA officials are discrimination, threatening, and making every effort to silence Prejean’s right to free speech. I don’t support people that try to intimidate another person to silence them, especially when that person is speaking what they believe to be true.

The Miss USA pageant has become a political event, and controls contestants through fear and intimidation. It’s a beauty pageant, there is no room for politics. Miss America should represent the good in the American people like truth, kindness, love, helping others, etc., not what they believe about global warming, socialist healthcare, or gay marriage. Leave the politics to the politicians, and the beauty in life to Miss USA.

Free speech champion Miss California Carrie Prejean did an interview on The Billy Bush Show giving us more detail in her response to the Miss USA controversy. Access Hollywood reports:

Her opinions on same-sex marriage may have cost Miss California the Miss USA crown on Sunday night – but in an interview with Billy Bush for “The Billy Bush Show” and Access Hollywood on Monday morning, Carrie Prejean revealed that her sister is a gay rights activist.

“My sister is a second lieutenant in the Air Force and she is a gay rights activist,” Carrie told Billy.

Her sister, she added, is not gay.

“No. She supports gay people, she supports gay marriage. My beliefs have nothing to do with my sister or my mom, or whatever.”

Nor was her sister offended by her comments on Sunday night.

“She was just in my hotel room and she said, ‘Sis, I’m not offended by anything that you said. We have two different opinions and I love you because of it. I love you because you stood up for what was right, and it’s not a matter of being gay or not gay, it’s a matter of you competing for Miss USA and getting a question and answering it to the best of your ability.”

At the Las Vegas pageant, Carrie took a question on same-sex marriage from judge (and gay fascist) Perez Hilton, who asked her how she felt on the subject.

“In my country, and in my family, I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman,” she said on Sunday night. She went on to come in second to Miss North Carolina.

“It did cost me my crown,” Carrie told Billy, who co-hosted the ceremony, on Monday. “I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I said what I feel. I stated an opinion that was true to myself and that’s all I can do.”

“It is a very touchy subject and he is a homosexual and I see where he was coming from and I see the audience would’ve wanted me to be more politically correct,” she added. “But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything.”

But her sister has different beliefs.

“She has her own views,” Carrie said. “She’s a 22-year-old woman who’s in the Air Force who’s extremely educated. She debates with my dad all the time about it. That’s what’s so great about being an American – we’re able to have our own opinions.”

And Carrie said she’s had plenty of support for her performance since the pageant.

“I feel like I won. I feel like I’m the winner. I really do, Billy,” noting that on Monday, she had 1,000 messages on Facebook and 2,000 friend requests.

As for Carrie’s own love life, she wants to keep it private.

“He is a great man,” she said on rumors of dating Michael Phelps, laughing in response to Billy’s questions. “Wouldn’t you like to know, Billy Bush? We can talk about that a different day.”

We totally agree with Carrie Prejean. Civil debate, free speech, and respecting other’s opinions, is what makes America great.

At the Miss USA pageant on Sunday Miss California Carrie Prejean was called a b!tch by Perez Hilton after she answered his question about gay marriage honestly, and based on HER beliefs. Intolerant of people who don’t agree with him Perez got so angry he made a video calling Prejean the b word, and said he would have gone up on stage if she won, and snatched her crown off her head, then he would have run out the door. Well, a gay activist that was in the audience actually got into a fight with Miss New Mexico’s mother in the hallway after the show. Lately, gays who aren’t getting their way are showing no class, and resorting to breaking the law to get their way, which isn’t unusual.

HG completely respects Prejean for saying what SHE believes. No one should try to blackmail anyone into saying a scripted answer with the threat of losing the pageant, but that’s what happened. We support freedom of speech 100%. We support Prejean, not gay fascists like Hilton.

The controversy today is that Miss California, who was the front runner going into the Miss USA pageant, became the first runner up, losing to Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, all because her beliefs were not consistent with the gays who organized the pageant.

Here’s what was said:

Hilton: "Vermont recently became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage. Do you think every state should follow suit? Why or why not?"

Prejean: "I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land that you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage and, you know what, in my country and my family I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anyone out there but that’s how I was raised and that’s how I think it should be between a man and a woman."

Hilton video blogged in part: "She gave the worst answer in pageant history. She got booed. I think that was the first time in Miss USA EVER that a contestant has been booed … She lost not because she doesn’t believe in gay marriage. Miss California lost because she’s a dumb b!tch."

Keith Lewis, who runs the Miss California competition, said that he was "saddened" by Prejean’s statement:

"As co-director of the Miss California USA, I am personally saddened and hurt that Miss California believes marriage rights belong only to a man and a woman. I believe all religions should be able to ordain what unions they see fit. I do not believe our government should be able to discriminate against anyone and religious beliefs have no politics in the Miss California family."

Prejean said she is happy with the answer she gave, and she should be. Prejean’s beliefs should be respected, even by those that disagree with them.

Miss California’s answer sparked a shouting match in the lobby after the show. "It’s ugly," said Scott Ihrig, a gay man, who attended the pageant with his partner. "I think it’s ridiculous that she got first runner-up. That is not the value of 95 percent of the people in this audience. Look around this audience and tell me how many gay men there are."

How does Ihrig know what 95% of the people thought in the audience, did he take a poll, or is it impossible for him to see past his own narrow minded views? We think the latter.

Charmaine Koonce, the mother of Miss New Mexico USA Bianca Matamoros-Koonce, argued back:

"In the Bible it says marriage is between Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve!"

That’s a fact. The bible can’t be rewritten. We still respect differing opinions, even Ihrig’s, when he’s not shouting in a person’s face who disagrees with him. We prefer civil debate.

Prejean showed incredible class, and we are so happy to see someone stand for what they believe in, even when others try to intimidate them to change their view. The gays attacking Prejean and Miss New Mexico’s mother are thugs and gay fascists.

The majority of California voters support Prejean, which is why Proposition 8 passed defining marriage as between a man and a woman, not a bat and a pig, or other combinations.