LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Carrie Prejean has filed a lawsuit against Miss California USA officials who stripped her of her title , accusing them of libel and religious discrimination for her views on same-sex marriage . Carrie Prejean was stripped of her Miss California USA title earlier this year . `` We will make the case that her title was taken from her solely because of her support of traditional marriage , '' her attorney , Charles LiMandri , said in a news release . Prejean stepped into controversy at the Miss USA pageant in April when , in response to a question from a judge , she declared her opposition to same-sex marriage . Prejean finished as first runner-up . The complaint was filed in Superior Court of California against Miss California USA officials Keith Lewis and Shanna Moakler , as well as publicist Roger Neal . It alleges that Prejean suffered because of `` libel , public disclosure of private facts , religious discrimination , intentional infliction of emotional distress , and negligent infliction of emotional distress . '' LiMandri had threatened to file a defamation lawsuit if Lewis did not retract statements he made about the former beauty queen . LiMandri 's letter to Lewis ' attorney also accused Lewis of setting Prejean up to be fired because of her statements opposing same-sex marriage . When Prejean , 22 , was dethroned in June , Lewis said it was for `` contract violations , '' including missed public appearances . He said then it was n't one thing Prejean did , but `` many , many , many things . '' `` She came to us and said I 'm not interested in your input ; I 'll make my own decision what I 'm going to do , '' Lewis told CNN 's Larry King in June . `` You know , when you have a contract , when you 're working for someone , you have a responsibility to follow through on what that requirement is . '' Lewis said it was clear `` she was not interesting in upholding the title or the responsibilities . '' After that interview , LiMandri penned a letter to Lewis ' attorney saying , `` Carrie Prejean 's good name has been tarnished by your client 's false and defamatory accusations . '' `` Please view this letter as a last opportunity for Mr. Lewis to retract the defamatory statements made against my client and to seek to restore her good name , '' LiMandri wrote . He denied any contract violations by Prejean , calling those claims a `` complete and utter pretext '' for her firing . The list Lewis gave to reporters of Prejean 's missed appearances was `` an outright fraud , '' he said . `` She did not think it was appropriate for her to accept Mr. Lewis ' invitation to attend a gay documentary in Hollywood promoting same-sex marriage , '' he said . `` It was not my client 's job , as Miss California , simply to help your client promote his personal or business interests as a Hollywood agent and producer , or gay activist . '' Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump announced in May that Prejean could keep her title despite a controversy over topless photos , missed appearances and her statements against same-sex marriage . Trump later reversed himself . `` I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California USA organization , and I gave her the opportunity to do so , '' Trump said . `` Unfortunately , it just does n't look like it is going to happen , and I offered Keith my full support in making this decision . ''