I don’t know why it would matter if an american of arab descent, or an american who practices the muslim faith, was able to win a beauty contest.
Be careful, you will upset the “REAL” Americans. (Sarcasm)
The writer made it sound like it was impossible for her to be muslim. There are persons in India and Pakistan that are muslim.
It is irrelevant to her candidacy but if she’d be muslim, it would make headlines just as her heritage is making headlines.