Celebrity gossip impresario and Miss USA pageant judge Perez Hilton didn’t get the answer he wanted when he asked Miss California whether states should legalize gay marriage, but he saved his ire for a post-show video blog, where he called the contestant a “dumb bitch (okaaaaaay?).”

The Question:

Hilton’s Response:

AS CHAOS UNFOLDS, FIND SOLID GROUND…

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