Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 05-17-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Fashion-Eastas
With two U.S. flags in front of the stage inside a Dearborn restaurant, Arab Americans cheered, danced, and sang into the night Sunday for Rima Fakih of Dearborn—crowned Miss USA in Las Vegas. Fakih, of Lebanese descent, went into the pageant as Miss Michigan. Fakih nearly fell while finishing her walk in her evening gown because of the length of its train, but she made it across the stage without a spill. She is thought to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA. Fakih replaces Miss USA 2009 Kristen Dalton and is to represent the U.S. in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. She gets a one-year lease in a New York apartment with living expenses, an undisclosed salary, and various health, professional and beauty services.
This is historic,” Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said Sunday night. “This shows the greatness of America, how everyone can have a chance to make it.”
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