Rima Fakih miss USA 2010,miss America 2010 winner ,Miss USA Pageant:

Rima Fakih miss USA 2010,miss America 2010 winner ,Miss USA Pageant:

Rima Fakih Miss Michigan was crowned Miss USA on Sunday night, he was the first Arab-American ever to win the election. Fakih, 24, a former New Yorker who grew up in Dearborn, Mich., defeated 50 other participants, including runner-up Miss Oklahoma, for the prize. When asked on stage how she felt about the big victory, the Petite brunette joked: "Ask me after I got a pizza." "I feel great. Thanks for hiring me, Donald Trump," she said of the co-owner of the Miss USA pageant. Fakih accepted her crown from Kristen Dalton, the outgoing Miss USA at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Born in Lebonon, she emigrated with her parents to the United States as a baby and a Catholic school in New York City until her family moved to Michigan in 2003. She graduated from the University of Michigan-Dearborn with a degree in economics and business management. She plans to start law school after her years-long reign. Fakih almost tripped on the train of her long, strapless gown during the evening wear portion of Sunday's competition, broadcast live on NBC. In the interview segment of the event, she was asked whether she thought contraception should be paid by health insurance. She said yes. "I believe that birth control is just like any other medication, even if it is a controlled substance," said Fakih, who had grown up in a household that both Christian and Muslim religions celebrate. She told reporters that she sold her 1998 Ford Taurus to the $ 800 entry fee for the Miss Michigan election. Besides winning scholarships and a wardrobe fit for a queen, Fakih gets a luxury apartment in New York City to live in, while Miss USA. Fakih, an advocate for breast and ovarian cancer awareness, will compete for the title of Miss Universe later this year. She's been ready for questions about its roots. "I think it would prove that Arabs do not always try to separate themselves, but instead are integrated into American culture," she said recently the Arab Global Network. "It would be the world that yes, there are Arabs who are not only beautiful to look impressive, but on the inside," she said. "There are Arabs who care, those are good people, and who love the country they live in. I think a more positive image of Arab making."

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