Carrie Prejean, full name Caroline Michelle Prejean Boller, is an American model and former beauty queen who rose to fame as Miss California USA 2009 and first runner-up in Miss USA 2009.
She became widely known after a controversial moment during the Miss USA pageant, where she expressed her personal views opposing same-sex marriage.
Later, she was stripped of her Miss California crown amid contract disputes with the pageant organization.
After her time in beauty pageants and later political activism, Carrie Prejean Boller was appointed in May 2025 as a commissioner on the White House Religious Liberty Commission.
In February 2026, Carrie Prejean was fired from the White House Religious Liberty Commission. The announcement was made on February 11, 2026, after a public hearing on antisemitism in Washington, D.C.
The commission’s chair, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, said her removal came after a contentious hearing on antisemitism.
As a commissioner, Prejean was expected to participate in public hearings and discussions about antisemitism and other issues affecting Americans of different faiths.
I'm a Catholic, and Catholics do not embrace Zionism, just so you know.
— @Talk As_Human (@Nowthis_X_media) February 10, 2026
Since we’ve mentioned Israel a total of 17 times, are you willing to condemn what Israel has done in Gaza? pic.twitter.com/2Y5A2BXlA1
However, at a Feb. 9, 2026, hearing on antisemitism, she drew controversy by questioning witnesses about whether criticism of Israel, opposition to Zionism, or protests against Israel’s actions should be considered antisemitic.
She also argued that her Catholic beliefs did not require her to support Zionism.
Patrick said she hijacked the session with her personal political viewpoints and that no member should use the commission to push their own agenda.
Prejean publicly rejected calls to resign and defended her stance, saying she was exercising her religious freedom and conscience.
Can you even imagine this? a Religious Liberty Commission prepared to fire a commissioner for her Catholic faith? If that happens, it proves their mission was never religious liberty, but a Zionist agenda. I refuse to resign.
— Carrie Prejean Boller (@CarriePrejean1) February 10, 2026
After her removal, Carrie Prejean expressed defiance and grievance, framing what happened as a matter of religious conscience rather than misconduct.
In her own words and follow-up statements, she expressed that she had been punished for her Catholic beliefs, not for procedural behavior.
She refused to resign voluntarily, presenting her stance as a moral stand against coercion, and did not retract or soften her language.
Instead, she doubled down on her claims, asserting that her removal itself proved her point.
In the follow-up Instagram post, Carrie Prejean escalated her response by framing her removal as both a political power struggle and a religious confrontation.
She claimed:
The Executive Order which President Donald J. Trump signed appointing commissioners to the Religious Liberty Commission will not be hijacked by a power hungry politician, Dan Patrick @danpatricktexas who cares more about a foreign political agenda than Religious freedom.
I refuse to bend the knee to Israel.
Christ Is King.
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