Gammons-Prejean Exclusive Interview

PETER GAMMONS: Carrie, this weekend reports surfaced that the Miss California Pageant paid for your breast implants. What is the truth?

CARRIE PREJEAN: When I first got into pageants, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.

Back then, it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid. I was naive. And I wanted to prove to everyone that, you know, I was worth being one of the greatest contestants of all time. And I did get free breast implants. You know, for that I’m very sorry and deeply regretful.
... The culture back then, and the California pageant scene overall, was very -- I just feel that, you know, I’m just sorry. I’m sorry for that time. I’m sorry to my fans. I’m sorry for my fans in California. It wasn't until then that I ever thought about a substance of any kind, and since then, I've proved to myself and to everyone that I don’t need any of that.

PETER GAMMONS: You're saying that you went from an A-cup to a solid C?

CARRIE PREJEAN: That’s pretty accurate, yes.

PETER GAMMONS: Prior to the boob job, what kind of substances were you taking?

CARRIE PREJEAN: Peter, that’s the thing. Again, it was such a loosey-goosey era. I’m guilty for a lot of things. I’m guilty for being negligent, naive, not asking all the right questions. And to be quite honest, I don’t know exactly what substance I was guilty of using.

PETER GAMMONS: Where did you originally get the substance?

CARRIE PREJEAN: Again, at the time, you know, you have nutritionists, you have doctors, you have trainers. That’s the right question today: Where did you get it? We’re in the era of organic chicken ... Back then, it was just about what. There’s many things that you can put in your bra to make your chest look bigger. I mean, there’s chicken cutlets, tape.
I'm not sure exactly what substance I used. But whatever it is, I feel terribly about it.