Courtney Stodden - Car Candy

A 16-year-old beauty queen from Washington, Courtney Alexis Stodden, recently traveled to Las Vegas to marry her 51-year-old beau, actor Doug Hutchison.

Hutchison, you may remember, played prison guard Percy Wetmore in The Green Mile.

A 16-year-old child can apparently marry in Las Vegas as long as she gets permission from her parents. Her parents gave permission. In fact, her father, 41, told RadarOnline:

“Every father can only pray to have such a man behind their daughter.”

“Courtney is one of the most level headed girls out there and I’m not just saying that because she’s my daughter. Doug is the nicest man I’ve ever met in my life,” he added.

The couple say, through a spokeswoman, that they are very much in love and that true love is ageless.

The teen began modeling at age 12 and was a contestant in the Miss Washington USA pageant at age 15. She is now working on her singing career. You can see a snippet of one of her videos here: