A day after infuriating star blogger and Miss USA judge Perez Hilton with her answer to his question on gay marriage, Miss California, Carrie Prejean -- who finished runner-up in the competition -- told a talk-radio show host that she has no regrets over saying she doesn't believe in gay marriage.
"It did cost me my crown," she said on the radio show of Billy Bush, the host of Miss USA and the first nephew of former President George H.W. Bush. "It is a very touchy subject and (Hilton) 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. But I was raised in a way that you can never compromise your beliefs and your opinions for anything."
Meanwhile, Perez himself appeared on the Larry King Show Monday to explain his controversial reaction to her answer, in which he referred to Prejean as a "dumb b***h" (Click here to watch a snippet of the interview.)
Responding to Prejean's "politically correct" comment, Hilton said, "You want to know what? Yes I do expect Miss USA to be politically correct. Do we want a Miss USA that's politically insensitive? That's politically offensive? No."
Hilton reiterated his contention that her answer drew boos from the crowd, and even said that it seems as though the booing was edited out of the broadcast.
"Miss USA should be all-inclusive," Hilton said. "She should be my Miss USA. And when she answered the question in that way, it was instantly divisive and alienating to gays and lesbians and friends and supporters."
Prejean, a 21-year-old student at San Diego Christian College, went on to say that her sister, a supporter of gay marriage and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, was OK with her answer, Fox News reported.
"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."
