
TMZ reported that Prejean sent an e-mail to Keith Lewis, co-director for the Miss California USA pageant, saying, "This was when I was 17 years old. I was a minor. It was when I was first getting into the modeling world, being naive, and young. I shouldnt (sic) have taken the photo of me in my underwear. There are no other photos of me. This was the only one I took." "I'm absolutely stunned. This completely changes things for us," Lewis said in a statement to "Access Hollywood."
"Yesterday, we thought she had explained things accurately. We need to revisit this issue with her." Prejean signed a contract stating she has never been photographed nude or partially nude and the Miss California USA Organization told "Access" they will meet with runner-up Miss Malibu Tami Farrell in the next few days, suggesting she may soon be taking over the title of Miss California from Prejean. Farrell told Billy Bush of "Access Hollywood" that she was ready to assume the tiara if need be.