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For all the elegance and grace that beauty pageant contestants possess, there can also be an uglier side — a side that involves police, jail, courtrooms or scandal. To mark the 71st Miss Universe competition, which takes place in New Orleans on Jan. 14, 2023, Wonderwall.com is rounding up some of the beauty queens who fought the law or a nasty scandal and lost…
Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih was the epitome of class when she won the crown and was praised for being down-to-earth. (Asked how she felt about winning, the Michigan native responded, “Ask me after I’ve had a pizza.”) She also made headlines for being the first Arab American victor. (She was also the first Muslim to be crowned, but some Muslims argued she didn’t adhere to the faith’s tenants because she wore a bikini on stage.) Shortly after finishing her reign, Rima was arrested for…
