Our hot game babe, Luna Love, was one of the millions of contestants (!) to appear in the recently staged Miss California USA 2010 Pageant. Luna appeared as Luna Foxx, representing Miss Westlake Village.

Here’s what Luna had to say about her dreadful pageant experience:

“Who am I kidding? I’m no pageant girl! I’m a fu*%in’ ROCK*STAR!!!

“I had to refrain from cussing and smiled so much this weekend… So much to the point of puking! I’m happy I met a handful of cool girls, but I can say that with many of the girls – their true colors came out this weekend. Most of them were catty, fake bitches with five pounds of make up!”

Luna Love entered the competition with high hopes of gaining some exposure. She was thrilled to be a part of what she thought was a classy event that promoted the empowerment of women and showcased some of the most beautiful ladies in California today.

Alas, the high level of corruption became all too evident on the big night.

Says Luna, “If I had known from the beginning that only if my parents were sponsors of the pageant and donated a lot of money and/or brought enough additional publicity for the event, would I be guaranteed a spot in the top 15, I would never have entered.”

As soon as they announced the top fifteen semi-finalists, it became all too clear to Luna that many of those lucky hopefuls had somehow “bought” their way to the top. It was then that she realized that more than half of the top fifteen contestants were involved in the ‘political’ aspect of the whole thing and that the ‘beauty’ part was secondary.

One girl who made it to the top 15 was one of the assistants on The Ellen Show. Louise Wu’s journey through the competition had been heavily promoted on that TV show and network. Was it any wonder, with all that additional publicity Wu brought, that she gained a spot in the final fifteen?

Luna continues, “I entered the pageant because I felt I could add some diversity to the typical “cookie cutter” pageant girls you see in the media. I’ve never participated in a pageant in my life, but I definitely have beauty and intelligence which are the key components the pageant judges were searching for. I am also actively modeling and acting in the entertainment industry and thought, from what I was informed, that it would be a great experience and stepping stone. I was inspired by some of the girls, though, and met a few who are going to be life-long friends, I hope.”

So, it wasn’t all bad.

Luna admits she had a bit of a meltdown backstage, adding, “I caused a scene and got into a huge argument with Keith Lewis, the executive director, on what subjective BS this pageant really was all about.” Unfortunately, Keith Lewis had his own camera crew chronicling his every move for a reality TV show about him that’s set to air on the E! Entertainment Network.

So, stay tuned for some fiery footage of our very own Luna giving the pageant phonies a piece of her mind. Oh, the drama of it all!!

Says Luna, “To all the ladies, forget pageants! This experience taught me that these beauty pageants are not about the empowerment of women at all. That’s all BS.”

Luna adds, “Be true to yourselves, ladies!” Wise words, indeed, Ms Love.

If you want to find out how much of a racket this pageant business really is, keep reading.

BACKSTORY:

No stranger to scandal, the Miss California USA Pageant gained a lot of publicity earlier this year when first runner-up Carrie Prejean was dethroned in June, 2009. Several topless photos of Prejean had surfaced and no fewer than eight sex videos starring Miss Prejean were eventually leaked, after pageant officials had already taken back the (second place winner’s) crown.

Prejean filed a libel suit in which she alleged that she had been discriminated against because of her religious (anti-gay marriage) views. Then Pageant officials counter-sued and demanded Prejean to repay the money they had spent for her breast implants. Who knew they had paid $5,200 for a contestant’s boob job? Was everyone who entered offered a free new rack?!

Nevertheless, hundreds of young women still petitioned to compete in this year’s 2010 Pageant, including our very own sexy Babe Luna Love who competed as “Miss Luna Foxx,” representing Westlake Village.

A mere one-hundred-and-fifty women were chosen to compete on the big night, with fifteen semi-finalists being chosen from that crowd. Why so many contestants? Why such a dramatic slash from 150 to 15? Well, how else do you expect the pageant to make any money? Apparently being a billionaire (Donald Trump) is not enough. Apparently selling the television and advertising rights to the event isn’t nearly lucrative enough.

No, to run a successful pageant, you definitely need to gouge your legions of hopefuls for as much money as you can.

Let’s start with the endless fees:

It costs each girl a small fortune – $1500 – just to enter. This fee is non-refundable.

Then, they want you to find sponsors and donate to the running costs of the pageant.

They also want you and your family to take out costly ads in the official program book. You are expected to buy the program ($80), the poster ($25) and the DVD ($75).

Family members have to pay for their own tickets to attend the event and various official dinners. Also hotel accommodation up at Palm Springs, where they hold the pageant.

Then they insist you take the lessons they are offering, for a fee, of course, such as; walking lessons, posing lessons, deportment and so on.

Portrait photos don’t come cheap, and you have to use the pageant’s official photographer. Of course, he charges another small fortune for every print you or your family might want copies of.

Here’s the best part – even though the pageant has exclusive deals with a costume designer, a swimsuit company and a shoe manufacturer, all the girls are expected to buy all the outfits and accessories they will be competing in from these “sponsors,” namely the expensive ball gowns (of which you need two), the overpriced swim suits and the costly shoes.

What part of the word “sponsor” do they not understand?! Typically, a “sponsor” is defined as “One that pays all or part of the cost of an event, a publication, or a media program, usually in exchange for advertising time.”

Not so in the world of Miss California USA. The true sponsors are the competitors, sad to say.