Miss California 'far from alone' in getting breast augmentation

01 May 2009

Bosses of the Miss California Organisation have admitted to helping their girl get a surgical boost prior to entering the Miss USA Pageant.

Just recently it was revealed that Miss California, Carrie Prejean, benefitted from breast augmentation surgery in a bid to claim the coveted beauty crown.

Now, Shanna Moakler, the co-executive director of the Miss California Organisation has revealed that the group did provide the funding for the procedure, arguing that, with women competing to see who looks the best in a swimsuit, cosmetic surgery procedures such as boob jobs and liposuction are far from rare on the pageantry circuit.

"Breast implants in pageants is not a rarity," she told Access Hollywood.

"It's definitely not taboo. It's very common. Breast implants today among young women today is very common."

The news comes after entrepreneur and the man in change of the annual Miss USA Pageant supported Prejean's right to state her opinions after her controversial views on gay marriage prompted an outcry from judge Perez Hilton among others.