The First Muslim to ever win Miss USA competition, Rima Fakih has opened up on her conversion from Islam to Christianity.
Rima Fakih was crowned in 2010 as the winner of the year’s Miss USA.
The ex-beauty Queen converted last month in preparation for her marriage in Lebanon which is scheduled to hold next week.
Describing herself to news site Albawaba, the ex-beauty Queen said: “I’d like to say I’m American first, and I am an Arab-American, I am Lebanese-American, and I am Muslim-American.”
She continued: “When I went to the University of Michigan, because there’s more of a Muslim community, my dad wanted me to learn more about Islam,”
“I didn’t know much about Ramadan and other holidays, and my dad wanted me to take that opportunity and learn.”