Rima Fakih recently ended her reign as Miss USA and is now facing the possibility of a DUI conviction. Police arrested the beauty queen early Saturday morning on suspicion of drunken driving in Highland Park, Michigan.
The 26-year-old Arab American attempted to fool her Twitter friends later the same day with a denial, “Let’s clear things up now. I’m NOT in Michigan and I’m NOT in jail! Wrong Fakih.”
That tweet turned out to be a fabrication and was later removed, likely at the insistence of her lawyer, Doraid Elder, who confirmed the arrest on Sunday.
Elder indicated that Fakih has “not a single blemish” on her record up to this point and “this shouldn’t be something that defines who she is.” He reiterated that his client is “very saddened and very apologetic for the situation that she’s in right now.”
The beauty queen gave up her crown in June, 2011, just days after the Miss Universe Organization complained that 2010 Miss USA had broken their pageant protocol by partying until 4 a.m. during the international competition.
Fakih’s response, “It’s not a big deal. 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.”
Highland Park police were tight-lipped regarding details, indicating that inquiries will be answered by the Chief of Police on Monday.
Check out a bikini pose by the former beauty queen below:
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