Ousted Miss California USA Carrie Prejean is suing pageant officials over her dismissal, papers filed in the Superior Court of California show.

Carrie Prejean's attorney said he will sue the Miss California USA pageant's executive director if he doesn't retract remarks he made about Prejean. Pageant boss Keith Lewis said Prejean was stripped of her Miss California title last week because she was uncooperative, violated her contract and missed some public appearances. Lewis told CNN's Larry King it was clear Prejean didn't want input from pageant officials and she was not interested in upholding the title or the responsibilities that accompany it. Prejean's lawyer, Charles LiMandri, sent a letter Thursday to Lewis's attorney accusing Lewis of sullying Prejean's reputation and causing her severe emotional distress, CNN said. LiMandri reportedly also referred to Lewis as a gay activist and accused him of pushing for Prejean's firing because she opposes same-sex marriage. Carrie Prejean's good name has been tarnished by your client's false and defamatory accusations, CNN quoted LiMandri's letter to Lewis's lawyer as saying.

Miss California USA Carrie Prejean says she lost her crown after she refused to pose for Playboy or appear on I'm a Celebrity...

Controversial beauty queen Carrie Prejean has been fired from her post as Miss California, Donald Trump and the Miss California Pageant organizers announced.

Donald Trump Tuesday announced he is allowing Miss California USA Carrie Prejean to keep her crown despite various controversies swirling around her.