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Breaking: Farouk Systems Withdraws Miss USA Sponsorship

This week, Farouk Systems, Inc. formally announced its withdrawal of its sponsorship of the Miss USA, Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants and that it will not renew its sponsorship. The brand also announced that it will have no further involvement in the Celebrity Apprentice program. “Farouk Systems does not agree with or endorse the Continued

July 1, 2015·1 min read

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 This week, Farouk Systems, Inc. formally announced its withdrawal of its sponsorship of the Miss USA, Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants and that it will not renew its sponsorship. The brand also announced that it will have no further involvement in the Celebrity Apprentice program.   “Farouk Systems does not agree with or endorse the statements recently made by Donald Trump about immigrants,” says Farouk Systems CEO, Basim Shami. “Our company is multicultural, with people of Latin American descent making up a large percentage of our employees and loyal customers. As a company proudly founded on the concept of coming (more…)