Miss California goes to Washington, plans to campaign against gay marriage

NEW YORK — The reigning Miss California has gone to Washington to help launch a campaign opposing same-sex marriage.

Miss Calif. gets heroine’s welcome at church that helped shape views, discusses pageant flap

SAN FRANCISCO — Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay couples should not be allowed to marry, said Sunday that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward but she rejected the advice.