Detroit Free Press with video (03:31):
Draped in a Guess dress, Rima Fakih glided
across the lawn of her parents' home in Dearborn
on a Friday night to greet her guests.
"Ahlan!" she exclaimed to a cousin, using the
Arabic word for "hello."
"How are you?" she then asked a friend in
English, beaming.
The blending of cultures -- Arab and American
-- was evident at Fakih's farewell party two
weeks ago as she prepared to leave for Las
Vegas, where she is to compete Sunday in the
Miss USA beauty pageant. The Dearborn resident
with roots in Lebanon hopes to become the first
Miss USA who is Arab American. MORE...
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