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Miss USA Angers Liberals with Answers on Feminism, Health Care. Those on the Left love diversity — except when other people don’t parrot their exact political opinions


Reported by PopZette Staff | Updated 15 May 2017 at 8:26 AM

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The newest Miss USA, District of Columbia’s Kara McCullough, found herself at the center of controversy during Sunday night’s pageant when she chose to answer questions with words that didn’t toe the accepted politically correct line.

McCullough, 25, answered a question about affordable health care by saying health care was a privilege and not a right. She said the country’s focus should be on getting more people jobs so they can afford health insurance. Liberals ran to Twitter to disagree — and complaints ranged from calling for the removal of the contestant to downright misogyny.

McCullough also answered a question later by saying that she did not consider herself a feminist. “I don’t want to call myself a feminist,” McCullough said. “Women, we are just as equal as men, especially in the workplace.” McCullough said she didn’t prefer the word “feminist” and “transferred the word feminist to equalism.” The liberal crowd chimed in once more.

What’s ironic here is that people on social media were in a celebratory mood most of the night, since the top five contestants were quite a diverse group of women; only one Caucasian contestant made the cut.

The reactions to McCullough’s answers showed that the Left has a deep love for diversity, except when it comes to political opinions that don’t precisely match theirs.

Despite the outrage, McCullough also earned a fair amount of support from those who saw a woman onstage standing up for what she believed in, no matter the consequences.

In the end, McCullough represented far more of America’s opinions and feelings than some would like to admit. Now that she’s been crowned Miss USA, she will next compete for Miss Universe.

In her intro video for the pageant, McCullough said: “My definition of success is not allowing fear or failure to define me. I’ve always recognized the process before the outcome. As a female scientist at the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission I feel successful walking into my agency, because I know only I can control my destiny. It all became clear that I am in competition with myself, when I overcame my fear of math at a young age, graduated with a degree in radiochemistry and decided to be the only scholar in my class to major in radiochemistry.”

First Muslim Miss USA converts to Christianity


waving flagReported by ruth-gledhill Ruth Gledhill Christian Today Contributing Editor 04 May 2016

Rima Fakih, former Miss Michigan, was crowned Miss USA in 2010 / Steve Marcus/Reuters

The woman who was believed to be the first Muslim to win the title when she was crowned Miss USA in 2010 has converted to Christianity. Rima Fakih gave her life to Christ last month in the run-up to her marriage in Lebanon next week to Wassim Salibi, a wealthy music producer who is a Maronite Christian. Canadian singer The Weeknd, who is managed by Salibi, will perform at the wedding.Praise the Lord

Fakih recently tweeted a verse from Philippians:

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Fakih’s faith was Shia Muslim but she attended a Catholic school.

In a Huffington Post interview in 2010 she said: “We’re more of a spiritual family. Religion really doesn’t define me or my family. My family’s been very liberal, and we appreciate all different kinds of religions.”

She added: “My brother-in-law is Christian, and he (and my sister) baptised their two sons. I have an uncle who converted to Christianity, and he’s a priest now.”

She said: “We’d go to church on Easter. We always had a Christmas tree and every year we go the Radio City Christmas Show, and watch Miracle on 34th Street. But we celebrate some of the Islamic holidays as well.”

According to Albawaba, It was only when she went to university in the US that Fakih connected with her Muslim roots: “When I went to the University of Michigan, because there’s more of a Muslim community, my dad wanted me to learn more about Islam,” she said. “I didn’t know much about Ramadan and other holidays, and my dad wanted me to take that opportunity and learn.”

On social media, most responses have been supportive of her conversion.

After she won the top beauty pageant, Fakih was quoted as saying: “I’d like to say I’m American first, and I am an Arab-American, I am Lebanese-American, and I am Muslim-American.” Some Muslim scholars at the time criticised her for entering the competition in the first place.

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Miss Louisiana’s Take on Bergdahl Prisoner Swap at Miss USA Contest Makes Crowd Go Wild


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Brittany Guidry of Louisiana, competing for the title of Miss USA, finished 3rd runner-up in the annual beauty pageant. But it wasn’t her looks, bathing suit, or talent that earned her the biggest applause.

The top 5 contestants are asked questions about current events, and Guidry’s question was about the issue that’s been headlining papers for the past week.

“In recent weeks the U.S. has released five detainees in Guantanamo in exchange for one U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan. The U.S. policy is to leave no soldier behind. Do you think it’s fair to sacrifice or swap lives to uphold this policy?”

Guidry’s answer was well-informed, sensible and simple. She may not have won the crown, but we know one place that could use her common-sense approach… Is the State Department hiring

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