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Mollie Thomas became one of two out lesbians to make history by entering the Miss California pageant this past weekend.

Without the infamous Carrie Prejean drawing attention to the Miss USA competition for being against same-sex marriage, her boob job scandal or topless photos of her surfacing online, what will pagent officials do to get attention? Simple: have all 51 contestants promotional photos be in sexy lingerie, with the theme being "Waking Up in Vegas."

Anti-gay marriage supporter Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was fired and dethroned for breach of contract, although the Miss USA pageant guru Donald Trump told her she could keep her job less than a month ago. First runner-up Tami Farrell will assume the role and responsibilities of Miss California USA.

These Miss USA winners are mixing pageantry with activism, baring all and saying no to fur in a new PETA campaign. Alyssa Campanella, Shanna Moakler, Shandi Finnessy and Susie Castillo are self-proclaimed fur-less (well, you won’t catch them wearing any).

The winner of the 2009 Miss USA Competition, Miss North Carolina Kristen Dalton, showed off her crown and poise on the Today Show, weighing on the Perez Hilton / Miss Californa Carrie Prejean's gay marriage question debacle.

Mollie Thomas, who was the first out lesbian to compete in the Miss California USA pageant, and #TeamEquality put together a PSA to convey a message of love and overall equality, Everyone Deserves Love, showing theirr real life friends and families of all ages and races.

The Miss USA pageant first runner-up, Miss California Carrie Prejean, defends her anti-gay marriage answer about marriage being between a man and a woman, and also prays for Perez Hilton, the Miss USA judge who posed the question.

Whether Jenelle Hutcherson wins this weekend in the Miss California USA pageant or not, she’ll make history. Even better? Besides those hundreds of new LGBT fans, her family is among her biggest supporters.

Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza was asked the question that got recent Miss USA pageant second-runner up, Carrie Prejean, in trouble when she went on The Howard Stern Show Tuesday morning. Instead of Stern's usual 'take your top off' requests of beautiful women on his show, he asked about gay and lesbian marriage. 

Miss California USA Carrie Prejean who lost her crown after all has yet again turned herself into a laughing stock when giving her version of the facts as to why she was truly fired. Listen to ignorant Prejean's interview here.

The Board of Trustees of the Vista Unified School District in San Diego, will meet May 14th to determine if June 1, 2009 should be declared Carrie Prejean Day. Prejean is the reigning Miss California who voiced her support of “opposite” marriage during the Miss USA pageant a few weeks ago, but is now aligned with the National Organization for Marriage, the organization which recently produced the 'Gathering Storm' ads.

Donald Trump said that he does not support marriage equality, but he likes the fact that his native New York has “lots of gays.” “Trump entered into the gay marriage fray in 2009, when he defended Carrie Prejean's stated opposition to gay marriage. Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, defended Prejean for speaking out, comparing her views on gay marriage to President Barack Obama's.”

Shanna Moakler resigned as pageant director for the Miss California USA pageant, after Tuesday's press conference that was filled with excuses and Donald Trump allowing Carrie Prejean to keep her crown, according to TMZ.

Welcome to SheWired’s Daily Dish. We pick a woman who’s hot for various reasons, so vote if you agree or not. From there we go from Daily to Dish of the Week, Dish of the Month and Dish of the Year. So get ready to vote! Be sure to check back Friday to vote on the Dish of the Week. Shanna Moakler resigned as pageant director of the Miss California USA pageant after Donald Trump's press conference where he announced Carrie Prejean would keep her title as Miss California. 

Carrie Prejean is being sued for over $64,000 by her PR firm.The 22-year-old Miss California USA owes thousands to the Christian-focused firm for helping her to spread the word of "traditional" marriage, attempting to keep lesbians and gays from being able to marry. The lawsuit claims she received the services, but has never written them a check to pay the $64,857 bill. In case you have forgotten, pageant judge Perez Hilton asked her whether she believed every U.S. state should legalize same-sex marriage. 

Donald Trump reportedly intends to alter the legal clauses in Carrie Prejean's  contract forbidding her to make any public appearances and/or publishing a tell-all book while still wearing her Miss California crown. Which means the anti-gay marriage spokesgirl will be able to support her cause at liberty.

The fun never stops with anti-gay marriage supporter, Miss California Carrie Prejean, who’s now at the center of a controversy involving a topless photo of her that could cost the pageant beauty her title. Prejean told Access she feels that her stance on traditional marriages has made her a target. 'I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures including lingerie and swimwear photos.'