Fakih with husband Salibi and R&B singer The Weeknd.

LEBANON  – Former Miss USA
Rima Fakih has finally tied the knot in Lebanon to music producer Wassim
Salibi on Sunday, May 15.

The star-studded event included attendance by R&B singer The
Weeknd, Rapper French Montana and Lebanese Singers Haifa Wehbi and Wael Kfoury.

Rapper French Montana and Lebanese Singer Haifa Wehbe pictured at the wedding.

Fakih’s marriage caused controversy in the Muslim community as
she had reportedly converted to Christianity before her wedding.

In 2010, she had become the first Muslim and Arab woman to be
crowned Miss USA after competing in the pageant that at the time had been owned
by Donald Trump.

Fakih, 30, was born in Lebanon and would later move to New York
City with her family. She resided in Dearborn for several years, where she
attended the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Fakih with her mother.

Salibi, a music producer, manages The Weeknd, who in the last
year reached career highs with Grammy wins and #1 hits such as “The Hills” and “Can’t
Feel My Face.”

Salibi, 35, was recently recognized by Billboard for being one
of the most influential music producers under the age of 40.  

The Weeknd performed his many hits during the wedding ceremony.  Kfoury also reportedly performed at the event.

Fakih did identify herself as a Shia Muslim after being crowned Miss USA.  But she would note on numerous occasions that her family included both Muslims and Christians.

“I have a family that is a mix of different religions and different ethnicities,” she told The Huffington Post in 2010.  “My brother-in-law is Christian, and he (and my sister) baptized their two sons. I have an uncle who converted to Christianity, and he’s a priest now. My family is Muslim. But none of this ever came up in our family. We don’t look at religion as something that defines us, we look at religion as something that we respect, and something that teaches us about ethics.”

Fakih dismissed the criticism she’s received for her conversion. Last week she expressed her feelings about the backlash on her social media. 

“I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I’m not.”