Freshly crowned 2010 Miss USA, Rima Fakih is caught up in the middle of yet another Trump Organization pageant scandal. Taking cues from Miss California Carrie Prejean herself, Rima Fakih's sultry pole dancing pictures from years before have just recently surfaced, and are causing tumultuous uproar amongst the pageant community.
It seems a lot of the pageant princesses have had some shady pasts, dabbling in topless photos (a la Prejean) or most recently, sexy pole dancing competition pictures featuring the new Miss USA. To be fair to 2010 Miss USA Rima Fakih, she did win the competition.
Pageant Queen Scandals
The 2010 Miss USA Rima Fakih Pole Dancing Pics Cause Controversy
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