To this, I say, it’s about time. A 24-year-old Arab American from Michigan took the 2010 Miss USA title Sunday night, despite stumbling in her evening gown. Rima Fakih of Dearborn, Michigan, won the pageant at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas after strutting confidently in an orange and gold bikini, wearing a strapless white gown that resembled a wedding dress and saying health insurance should cover
It turns out she may not have been the first middle eastern woman to hold this title. Julie Hayek’s (Ms. USA 1983) father was from Lebanon.
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/05/it-turns-out-that-julie-hayek-is-apparently-the-first-arab-american-miss-usa/1
Good catch James! Thank you for the scoop 🙂