Miss California to appear at gospel music awards 1 week after gay marriage comments at pageant

Miss California to appear at gospel music awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Miss California Carrie Prejean (pray-ZHAWN’) is keeping with the Christian theme by scheduling an appearance at the upcoming Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards.

Prejean has drawn attention for her comments against gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant, where she was first runner-up last weekend.

A spokeswoman for the beauty queen says she’ll introduce a performance by Mercy Me of their hit “I Can Only Imagine” on Thursday night. The Dove Awards will air live from Nashville on the Gospel Music Channel beginning 8 p.m. Eastern.

During Sunday’s Miss USA pageant, Prejean said in response to a question from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton that she believes “marriage should be between a man and a woman.”

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