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

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

My family is just an amazing melting pot of wonderful religions and faiths.

I'm not a party animal; I took my job as Miss USA very seriously Sometimes, of course, I want to let it all go. Even though I'm a beauty queen, you're also an unofficial ambassador, and there's a lot of pressure.

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.

I'm Miss USA, not Miss Religion USA.