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Filipino-American R'Bonney Gabriel takes Miss USA 2022 crown

By Ron Lim
Updated On: October 4, 2022, 01:23 PM
R'Bonney Gabriel will be competing in the 2022 Miss Universe pageant.

It looks like there is at least one other competitor with Filipino blood in the upcoming Miss Universe 2022 pageant as Filipino-American R'Bonney Gabriel, Miss Texas USA 2022, has just been crowned as the newest Miss USA.

R'Bonney triumphed over 49 other candidates at the Miss USA coronation night held in Reno, Nevada. The 28-year-old fashion designer, the first Filipino-American to be crowned Miss Texas USA, will now be heading to New Orleans, Louisiana to compete in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant on January 14, 2023.

Aside from owning her own fashion label, R'Bonney Nola, the new Miss USA also teaches sewing at the Magpies and Peacocks fashion house in Houston. R'Bonney has previously shared on her Instagram account videos of her making her own gowns for the competition, such as her outfit for the Miss USA opening number.

Her upcycling skills are something that she brought to focus during the pageant's question-and-answer round, saying that it allows her to be sustainable in her business and home. According to her, sustainable efforts like this one can help in the fight against climate change.

R'Bonney Gabriel will be going up against Miss Universe Philippines Celeste Cortesi whose winning question-and-answer response revolved around the important role her mother has played in her life.

Celeste has also recently advocated for Suicide Prevention Month, collaborating with global mental health and well-being organization MindNation to tell her followers that it is “okay to not be okay.”

MEANWHILE, CHECK OUT CELESTE'S HOTTEST SWIMSUIT PHOTOS IN THE GALLERY BELOW.

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