Carrie Prejean Miss California 2009

Carrie Prejean is a true California girl who was born and raised in beautiful San Diego. Carrie is 21 years old and a junior at San Diego Christian College. Carrie is a huge Padres fan. Carrie was crowned Miss Greater San Diego 2007, and was crowned MISS CALIFORNIA USA 2009.

Carrie is a model and was recently featured in "Blisss Magazine" as one of the center folds "Super Taste" model of the month. Carrie was featured on Deal or No Deal as a finalist in becoming a case model. Carrie even modeled for E! Carrie has a passion for people with special needs, whether it's a child with a disability or a grown adult living homeless on the streets. Carrie is an advocate for encouraging healthy lifestyles for young women. Carrie wants people to remember her as being compassionate and real. People enjoy being around Carrie because of her high energy and fun personality.

Carrie has a Chihuahua named "Biggie" who she spends most of her time with. Running on the beach, playing sports, shopping, relaxing, reading a good book, and spending time with her big Italian family, are some of Carries favorite past times. Carrie Prejean will go on to compete for the title of MISS USA 2009 in April.

CONGRATULATIONS TO CARRIE PREJEAN
FOR HER ACCOMPLISHMENT AS FIRST RUNNER-UP
IN THE MISS USA PAGEANT!

Carrie participated in the Miss California Pageant in late November and was crowned Miss California. With that accomplishment she was qualified to participate in the Miss USA pageant that took place on Sunday April 19 in Las Vegas.
At the end of the evening Carrie was named First Runner Up. With this honor comes the responsibility to assume the duties of MISS USA 2009 if the titleholder is named MISS UNIVERSE 2009 or for some reason cannot fulfill her duties.

In an e-mail to Carrie, Dr. Paul Ague, College President, stated “We are proud of your hard work and all that you accomplished. We know that you will be honored for this. We have received many well wishes on your behalf at the college and just want you to know that you are in many people’s thoughts and prayers.”

Carrie is currently a student at San Diego Christian College, but decided to take the spring semester off to prepare and compete in the Miss USA Pageant. Her goal is to return to SDCC to finish her Bachelors Degree, and to later obtain a Masters Degree in the field of Special Education.

As a community we congratulate Carrie on this accomplishment. She is a great example of a student who is seeking to have an impact on the world for Christ.

"I knew there were secular judges,
but I felt I needed to express my
passion for the Lord."
Carrie Prejean is dedicated to serving the Lord and is not at all shy about her Christianity-even on national television. As the new 2009 Miss California USA, Carrie has shown that she can balance the pressures of national competition with her desire to share Christ's love with younger women.

Carrie has recently been serving with a ministry that seeks to reveal Christ's transforming love to women in the adult entertainment industry. Led by a young women who herself was delivered by Christ, the group "gets real" with these women and discusses their problems and life struggles. Carrie feels that she can connect with women her age and believes that God is using her to bring hope to others.

In addition to her passion for young women, Carrie has volunteered at the local International Ministry Center where she has helped refugees learn to speak English. She is also involved with Voices for Children, a mentor program for children in foster care. "I've been extremely passionate about that. I especially have a heart for helping young girls with low self-esteem. I want to focus on San Diego and give back to my community", she said.

Carrie is currently a student at San Diego Christian College, but decided to take the spring semester of 2009 off to prepare and compete in the Miss USA Pageant, which took place on April 19th. Her goal is to return to SDCC to finish her Bachelors Degree, and to later obtain a Masters Degree in the field of Special Education.