I was ecstatic yesterday after hearing that we had an immigrant Arab-American Miss U.S.A for the first time in the United States! Rima Fakih, is a beautiful and stunning Lebanese Muslim woman, I’m very happy that amongst the controversy, the racial profiling and the ignorant attitude some of our citizens have against people of different cultures and ethnicities, we can still celebrate and support women of diverse nationalities and backgrounds. I also received a pleasant surprise when I saw the newest Swarovski collection for the middle east and Arab nations, the collection is called Jawaher and it celebrates the beauty and glamour of Arabian women world-wide. Many designers embellished their wonderful garments, jewelry and accessories with Swarovski’s crystallized elements and added a touch of the region’s history and elegant beauty, check out the pics!
Jawaher collection images via Swarovski.com
Rima Fakih, Miss America 2010 image via Reuters
And the winner is…..Miss America 2010 – Rima Fakih
Let’s hope this coronation is a stepping stone towards acceptance and understanding of the diverse people that make this country America, I hope the state of Arizona learns that racial and ethnic profiling is not the answer and that a long-term solution is better than alienating the majority of the state’s Latino residents.
Much love,
Glendy
The Swarovski images are so gorgeous! xo
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What a fabulous post! I think Arab women are some of the most gorgeous women in the world. Love your blog!
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Thanks so much love, all women of all cultures and backgrounds are beautiful including our Newest Miss America :)
Much love,
Glendy
I so agree with you; I was sooo pleased that a Lebanese muslim girl won – isn’t it mean to be the land of the free? Yet so many nasty commentators are choosing to see it as some sort of Hezbollah/Mujahadeen plot. How ridiculous!!
As to this post…I love excessive bling..but the eyelid bling that goes all the way out to the temple? I’M IN LOVE!!
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I think that Rima Fakih worked hard and put all her effort and beauty and knowledge to win the pageant. I really think that she deserve the crown and be the Miss USA 2010 :) Congratulations to her :)
Great post! I’m loving the eyelashes bit, but it all looks good. :)
I love these images! So inspiring :) the eyelashes picture flored me, but everything here is really great. I’m so glad you posted about this. I have a lot of friends that come from different areas of the middle east and they’ve told me all about the ways some women choose to make their own fashion statements, sometimes specifically with their hijabs, sometimes not, but always beautiful! I feel like there’s a strong focus on detail…either way, thanks for sharing :)
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Stunning!!!! I absolutely love the eye crystals. Kind of reminds me of Alicia Keys at the Grammy’s back 200? Anyway, I was also excited for Rima winning, she was classy and of course gorgeous!
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I’m so happy she won I posted about her too and thanks for sharing the middle east collection by swarovski, will share with my readers also.
xoxo :)
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I love this post! I’m not Arab, but I’ve always adored Arab and Persian women. They’re so beautiful. Gorgeous coloring, beautiful hair, even, olivey skin tones. Lovely.
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