The 2010 Muslim winner of the Miss USA pageant has reportedly converted to Christianity.
According to Christian Today, Rima Fakih grew up in a home which she says was “spiritual,” but not necessarily religious.
“My family's been very liberal, and we appreciate all different kinds
of religions,” Fakih said in a interview with the Huffington Post in
2010. "My brother-in-law is Christian, and he (and my sister) baptised
their two sons. I have an uncle who converted to Christianity, and he's a
priest now,” she added.
"We'd go to church on Easter. We always had a Christmas tree and every
year we go the Radio City Christmas Show, and watch Miracle on 34th
Street. But we celebrate some of the Islamic holidays as well."
Fakih reportedly converted to Christianity about a month ago. In a
week, she will marry Wassim Salibi, a Maronite Christian who is a music
producer of artists such as The Weeknd, who will perform at the wedding.
Fakih recently tweeted Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Some Muslims criticized Fakih for entering the Miss USA pageant in
2010. When she won the pageant, she 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."
The social media response to her conversion has overall been positive and supportive.
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