Miss Michigan 2010 winner, Rima Fakih (24-years-old),? was crowned Miss USA 2010. This is generally not the? kind of news? we love, but Rima has changed history and we do love women changing history!
She is the first? Muslim woman to? win the Miss? USA pageant. Depending on who you ask, it was a controversial win, one with a near fall and an ‘iffy’ answer to her interview question about birth control and health care.
“I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it’s a controlled substance,”? Rima said.
Regardless of the critics, and there are AWLAYS critics, she won and she proudly represents the Arab-American community.
Rima Fakih is a Lebanese-American woman who came to America when she was just a baby. She lived first in NY and then in Michigan where she was crowned Miss Michigan.? Rima told pageant organizers her family celebrates both Muslim and Christian faiths
