Sweet, now THAT'S progress. Especially given today's climate toward Muslims and the Middle East!
Rima Fakih of Dearborn became the first Michigander to be named Miss USA since 1993 when she took her crown in Las Vegas on Sunday night. But that's not what everyone is talking about. Fakih, 24, is "believed to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA," the Detroit Free Press reported. (According to New York magazine, pagent officials are unable to state definitively that Fakih is the first Arab-American to be crowned, because their records aren't detailed enough.) "This is historic," Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, told the Free Press. "This shows the greatness of America, how everyone can have a chance to make it." During the interview portion of the pageant, Fakih said that she believed the cost of birth control should be covered by health insurance. The Miss USA pageant, which is jointly owned by real estate mogul Donald Trump and NBC, was held at Las Vegas' Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. It aired live on NBC and was hosted by celebrity chef Curtis Stone. Miss Oklahoma USA Morgan Elizabeth Woolard was named first runner-up.
Read original story in The Detroit Free Press | Monday, May 17, 2010
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