Donald Trump Fires Miss California Carrie Prejean

Donald Trump has fired the embattled Miss California USA, Carrie Prejean, for not honoring her agreement she signed with the organization when she first entered the competition.

The pageant’s executive director, Keith Lewis, said in a statement, “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.”

Trump added, “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.”

Tami Farrell, who was runner-up and has been filling in for Prejean at numerous functions, will now become Miss California USA.

“Carrie is a beautiful young woman and I wish her well as she pursues her other interests,” Trump said.

Shanna Moakler: Carrie Prejean Was Getting Nasty

Shanna Moakler has opened up about the Carrie Prejean controversy, revealing that the reigning Miss California sent her an email saying that she “should be thanking [Prejean] for extending my fifteen minutes.”

In an interview with Usmagazine, Moakler says, “Carrie is very, very nice when she wants something. And when it’s her turn to do her end of the deal, it’s very complicated. She’s late, she doesn’t show up. It’s always a problem. I can deal with difficult, but I can’t deal with nasty and she was getting nasty.”

The 34-year-old says that her decision to quit as the Miss California pageant director came down to a lack of respect.

“I personally paid for photo shoots for Carrie Prejean, that are $3,000 photo shoots,” she explains. “I spent a thousand dollars in makeup for her, I got out and scouted and found [all our] sponsors … I felt like, ‘Why do I have to continue to support this girl when she has absolutely no respect for me?”

But the former Miss California is proud of her decision to quit adding, “I stood up for what I believe in and what I think is right. I’m proud, but I’m devastated. This isn’t what pageants are about, it wasn’t how it’s supposed to go.”