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.

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

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

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.

I'm Miss USA, not Miss Religion USA.

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

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.