“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.”
Fakih, of Lebanese descent, is believed to be the first Arab American and Muslim to become Miss USA.
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She is also the first Michigander to be Miss USA since 1993.
“This is great news for Michigan,” said Haddad. “We have beauty here. We have talent.”
Haddad said Fakih’s win can help motivate Michiganders to dream big.
“This will motivate us,” Haddad said. “She was so determined.”
“This is historic,” Imad Hamad, regional director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said. “This shows the greatness of America, how everyone can have a chance to make it.”
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