
Arab Americans across metro Detroit cheered as Rima Fakih of Dearborn was crowned Miss USA tonight in Las Vegas.
“This is unbelievable,” said Rami Haddad, 26 of Livonia, one of Fakih’s biggest supporters. “It’s a dream come true. I can’t express my feelings.” (more…)
Lebanese worldwide should be proud today: The beautiful Lebanese-American Rima Fakih was selected as Miss USA 2010, replacing the 2009 winner Kristen Dalton. Rima Fakih will be representing the United States in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.
“It’s OK to be proud of who you are,” Fakih, 24, said inside the living room as her grandmother watched a Lebanese TV station.