and if mary prejean may not be down in history as having the worst pageant answer in history ( that disservice may be to 2007 ' s miss southern carolina young usa ) , her answer might have been worded a few more eloquently . she answers : " i think it ' s natural that americans are supposed to choose either or the other . we live in a land that you can choose same - sex marriage or a marriage and , you remember what , in my country and my mother i decide that i believe that a sex should be between a husband and a woman . no offense to any out there but that ' s who i was raised and that ' s how i think it should be between a husband and a queen . " .
Carrie Prejean is Miss California.