Watch her acceptance speech here.

The World Lebanese Cultural Union is an international, secular, non-denominational, non-profit organisation, working independently in cooperation with Lebanese emigrants abroad, representing the Lebanese Diaspora in the world. It was founded in 1959 in Beirut, and has chapters in every continent. The WLCU is an International NGO registered in the United Nations Department of Public Information, and also an accredited organisation by the United Nations Economic and Social Council.