BLACK HISTORY MONTH - MISS IDAHO USA 1964

Miss Idaho USA 1964 Dorothy Johnson

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - 1965

At Miss Universe 1965

MUSICA + ALMA + SEXO

Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih attends the launch of Target's exclusive deluxe version of Musica + Alma + Sexo celebrates by Target and Ricky Martin at Highline Ballroom on February 2, 2011 in New York City. (Photo: Getty Images)

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - 1982

At Miss USA 1982

PHOTO OP

Miss USA 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih, attends the Edwin Booth Lifetime Achievement Award honoring actor Kevin Spacey at The Players Club on January 10, 2011 in New York City, NY. (Photos: Getty Images)

ZEN ON SUNDAY

USA's Chelsi Smith, Miss Universe 1995

ZEN ON SUNDAY

South Carolina's Lu Parker, Miss USA 1994

IN MEMORIAM

Leona Gage

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Miss USA 1996, Ali Landry of Louisiana

GLITTERING GALA

Miss USA 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih, and Miss Teen USA 2010, Maryland's Kamie Crawford, pose for photos during the 2010 USO Gala at Marriot Wardman Park Hotel on October 7, 2010 in Washington DC. (Photo: Getty Images)

ON THE ROAD WITH RIMA

Miss USA 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih poses at the historical site of the Giza Pyramids, Egypt, Monday, October 4, 2010. Fakih, 24 is a Lebanese immigrant from Dearborn, Michigan who spurred celebrations among Arab-Americans when she won the Miss USA 2010 title. (Photos: AP)

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - 1960

Miss Universe 1959, Japan's Akiko Kojima, congratulates Miss Universe 1960, USA's Linda Bement.

ZEN ON SUNDAY

Miss USA 2010, Michigan's Rima Fakih

TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE - 2001

At Miss USA 2001...Miss District of Columbia makes the final three

RIMA AND RAMADAN

Detroit Free Press, 18-aug-2010: As controversy swirls over body-painted topless images of this year's Miss Universe contestants, Miss USA Rima Fakih said says she's focused on fasting from sunrise to sunset in accordance with Islamic tradition during the holy month of Ramadan.

Fakih of Dearborn is the first Arab-American and Muslim to be crowned Miss USA. She spoke Tuesday to the Free Press from Las Vegas, where she and beauties from around the world are prepping to compete in Monday's Miss Universe contest. Ramadan started last week and continues through Sept. 10. During the month, observant Muslims don't eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. "I am fasting," Fakih said. "It's part of my religion. I wanted to be respectful." She said the racy photo shoot last week involving body paint was "pure art." A photo shows her from the back with her arm covering her chest.

EXPECTING MISS UNIVERSE BUT GETTING MISS IOWA

Miss Iowa USA 2010 Katherine Connors poses for photographers with Washington Nationals pitcher Miguel Batista before throwing out the first pitch at their MLB National League baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies in Washington, July 30, 2010. The Nationals invited Connors to the game to make up for Batista's unintentional slight against her, telling reporters after he was booed by home fans for replacing Stephen Strasburg that the fans were disappointed the same way they would have been if they were expecting Miss Universe and got Miss Iowa instead.

ZEN ON SUNDAY

Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010

THIS TIME FOR AFRICA

Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez, and Miss USA, Rima Fakih, are in Rwanda and met with First Lady Jeannette Kagame.

LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih visits "Late Show With David Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theater on May 18, 2010 in New York City.

Detroit Free Press, 19-may-2010: Praising America as a land of opportunity, the new Miss USA, Rima Fakih of Dearborn, told the Free Press today her victory shows that anyone can make it in the U.S. — regardless of background. And she hopes it will inspire Michiganders to rebuild the struggling state. Touching upon the fact that she is the first open Arab American to win Miss USA, Fakih said she hopes her win will dispel anxieties.

“The fear that people had implanted since 9/11, maybe what I did can show people that, you know what, who cares what ethnicity you are,” Fakih said from an SUV driving her through Manhattan. “This is America. Everyone has been through hardships. Everyone has been through something. And that does not mean you should be afraid or should be shy to say who you really are, what your ethnicity is, and what your background is. Because America is the land of opportunity and the land of the free.”

Read the entire article at the Detroit Free Press.

MISS USA RATINGS GROW BY 5%

From 7-9 p.m. on Sunday night, Miss USA, televised by NBC, averaged 5.3 million viewers overall, matching its year-ago rating in adults 18-49 and grew by 5 percent in total viewers (5.3 million this year vs. 5.0 million last year). The pageant ran third (out of four) in its time slot, and NBC ran third for the night.