In January 2010, Fakih received the key to which was presented by Mayor | Fakih placed as the second runner-up in the competition, behind winner Carina El Kaddissi of Brazil and first runner-up of Australia |
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Fakih later appeared as a contestant on of on the , competing for a contract with the WWE as a | Meyer, Nick November 20, 2009 |
Miss Universe Lebanon [ ] In 2018, Fakih received the license for the competition, becoming the organization's national director.
11In 2015, Fakih competed in the Thai reality design competition series , where she placed as the runner-up behind Chinese actress Xiao Wang | No Muslim woman can call herself a Muslim and be on stage with her bikini |
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In 1993, Fakih and her family moved from Lebanon to due to the effects of the | The following month, she appeared at the event in , where she served as the |
In 2008, Fakih was selected to represent Michigan in the Miss Lebanon Emigrant pageant.
19Regarding her identity, Fakih stated "I'd like to say I'm American first, and I am an Arab-American, I am Lebanese-American, and I am Muslim-American | Having previously been crowned , Fakih was the first woman and the third woman from Michigan to win the Miss USA title |
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She later advanced to the top ten and top five, until being crowned the winner, besting first runner-up Morgan Woolard of Oklahoma; her win ended a five-year streak of winning the title | Due to scheduling conflicts with , Fakih was the only contestant from the season not to appear in the live finale episode |