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(RNS1-MAY19) Rima Fakih, 24, of Dearborn, Mich., reacts after being crowned Miss USA 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Fakih is Muslim, leading some to question whether her coronation is a sign of progress, or a violation of Islamic beliefs on modesty. For use with RNS-MUSLIM-MISSUSA, transmitted May 19, 2010. Religion News Service photo courtesy of Darren Decker/Miss Universe Organization.

(RNS1-MAY19) Rima Fakih, 24, of Dearborn, Mich., reacts after being crowned Miss USA 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 16, 2010. Fakih is Muslim, leading some to question whether her coronation is a sign of progress, or a violation of Islamic beliefs on modesty. For use with RNS-MUSLIM-MISSUSA, transmitted May 19, 2010. Religion News Service photo courtesy of Darren Decker/Miss Universe Organization.

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