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While Miss California Carrie Prejean awaits the decision on whether she’ll lose her title over the leak of nude photographs, The TODAY Show’s Matt Lauer spoke with pageant’s runner-up, Miss Malibu Tami Farrell, about the pic controversy and her readiness to take over the crown.

“It comes down to the contract. She has denied these photos and they continue to surface,” Tami told Matt on Tuesday.

Prejean’s fate now lies in the hands of The Donald.