Rima Fakih

I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it's a controlled substance.

We're a Muslim family, but we're also very cultured and we have a mixture of different religions. For example, my brother-in-law is Catholic, and my sister converted and my nephews are baptized. I have an uncle who just graduated and currently he's a priest.

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 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.