The winner of the 2010 Miss USA pageant is Lebanese immigrant and Muslim from Michigan, Rima Fakih. Although she is thrilled to have been in the contest and to have won it, many in the Muslim community are criticizing her for the immodesty inherent in the contest. She narrowly beat Miss Colorado, who may well have lost the competition because she signaled her support of the now nationally scorned immigration law here in Arizona. Reminding us all of Carrie Prejean’s answer to the gay marriage question last year, it made me ask whether a politically conservative woman can even win these contests. But that raised the second question, “Would a conservative woman be in the contest in the first place?” So I thought it would be interesting to discuss the ethical value of having, participating in, or watching beauty pageants.
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