Rima Fakih Quotes

• They say 'expect the worst.' I say 'Expect the best and even better will happen.'

  Rima Fakih

  Worst, Happens

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• Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country.

  Rima Fakih

  Country, Ethnicity, America

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• I'm Miss USA, not Miss Religion USA.

  Rima Fakih

  Usa, Missing

  "Beauty queen: 'I'm Miss USA, not Miss Religion USA'". Interview with Cathy Lynn Grossman, content.usatoday.com. May 28, 2010.

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• I do like to have fun. I don't need alcohol to have fun.

  Rima Fakih

  Fun, Alcohol, Having Fun

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• My father always said, "You don't know who you are until you know where you came from." That's one thing I always remembered. The other thing that my family always taught me was respect and reputation. You always respect yourself.

  Rima Fakih

  Father, Reputation, My Family

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I consider myself to be blessed. I have a family that is a mix of different religions and different ethnicities. I hope everyone can look beyond the bikini or beyond the whole beauty pageant stereotype of Miss USA, and realize that what I'm doing is more significant than just that. It represents the United States as a country of opportunity, where you can do anything you want to, and ethnicity and religion cannot stop you.

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  Country, Blessed, Opportunity

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• America is the land of opportunity, and people can live in America and be who they want to be. Don't deny your faith. Don't deny your ethnicity. Don't stereotype Muslim women, because as you can see with me, or in Lebanon, for example, beauty is appreciated.

  Rima Fakih

  Opportunity, People, Appreciated

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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• I'm not a party animal; I took my job as Miss USA very seriously Sometimes, of course, I want to let it all go. Even though I'm a beauty queen, you're also an unofficial ambassador, and there's a lot of pressure.

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  Jobs, Queens, Party

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• My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths.

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  Melting, Wonderful, My Family

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• I understand there are a lot of people looking up to me.

  Rima Fakih

  People

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• I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it's a controlled substance.

  Rima Fakih

  Believe, Birth Control, Substance

  "Arab-American Crowned 2010 Miss USA". www.foxnews.com. May 17, 2010.

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• I went out with some old friends and we were having fun. A couple of them were very intoxicated. When I went to leave, I refused to let them drive. So when I got pulled over, I was the driver.

  Rima Fakih

  Couple, Fun, Old Friends

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• My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 13 and it was something we weren't really aware of as a family.

  Rima Fakih

  Mom, Cancer, Breasts

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