Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts was
asked to weigh in on the controversy surrounding Kentucky clerk Kim
Davis.
During the Q&A portion of Sunday
night's final of the Miss America 2016 pageant, Roberts was asked
whether the Supreme Court ruling that stuck down gay marriage bans
nationwide violated Davis' religious freedom.
“It absolutely does not violate her
religious freedom,” Roberts
answered.
“That is her job that she was voted
into doing. That law is a federal law throughout the rest of [the]
country. So, she did violate the law there,” added Roberts, who
won first runner-up in the contest.
Roberts' answer stands in contrast to
Carrie Prejean's 2009 endorsement of “opposite marriage.”
Prejean, who was competing for the Miss USA title, became an
overnight Christian celebrity when she claimed that she lost the
title because she was being “biblically correct.” Her star
quickly fell after she admitted to filming a secret sex tape as a
minor.