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Just a month after Donald Trump ruled that Carrie Prejean could keep her title despite giving her views on same-sex marriage, she's been dethroned as Miss California after all. The company behind the beauty pageant says she failed to make appearances. The runner-up, Tami Ferrell, will now fill the post.
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Miss California out after all
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