{"id":3139,"date":"2023-01-15T15:28:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T15:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:51:20","slug":"miss-usa-rbonney-gabriel-wins-miss-universe-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/magazine\/arts\/miss-usa-rbonney-gabriel-wins-miss-universe-contest\/2023\/01\/15\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel Wins Miss Universe Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW<\/span> ORLEANS<\/span> (AP)<\/span> Jan,15–<\/span> Her<\/span> designer,<\/span> model<\/span> and<\/span> sewing<\/span> instructor,<\/span> R’Bonney<\/span> Gabriel,<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> Filipino-American<\/span> to<\/span> win<\/span> Miss<\/span> USA,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> contest<\/span> officials.<\/span> I<\/span> won<\/span> the<\/span> Miss<\/span> Universe<\/span> crown<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> night.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Gabrielle<\/span> closed<\/span> her<\/span> eyes<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> moment<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> dramatic<\/span> announcement<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> winner,<\/span> Miss<\/span> runner-up<\/span> She<\/span> shook<\/span> hands<\/span> with<\/span> Venezuela,<\/span> Amanda<\/span> Dudamel,<\/span> and<\/span> she<\/span> smiled<\/span> after<\/span> her<\/span> name<\/span> was<\/span> announced.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> 71st<\/span> Annual<\/span> Miss<\/span> Universe<\/span> in<\/span> New<\/span> Orleans<\/span> On<\/span> stage<\/span> during<\/span> her<\/span> pageant,<\/span> music<\/span> was<\/span> played<\/span> in<\/span> full<\/span> swing,<\/span> she<\/span> was<\/span> presented<\/span> with<\/span> her<\/span> bouquet,<\/span> wrapped<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> winner’s<\/span> sash,<\/span> and<\/span> crowned<\/span> with<\/span> her<\/span> tiara.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> runner-up<\/span> is<\/span> Andreina<\/span> Martinez<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> Dominican<\/span> Republic.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>During<\/span> the<\/span> final<\/span> stage<\/span> Q&A<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> competition<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> three<\/span> finalists,<\/span> Gabrielle<\/span> asked<\/span> how<\/span> Miss<\/span> Universe<\/span> would<\/span> prove<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> an<\/span> “empowering<\/span> and<\/span> progressive<\/span> organization”<\/span> if<\/span> she<\/span> won.<\/span> was<\/span> given.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cI<\/span> would<\/span> use<\/span> it<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> a<\/span> transformational<\/span> leader,\u201d<\/span> she<\/span> responded,<\/span> citing<\/span> her<\/span> work<\/span> using<\/span> recycled<\/span> materials<\/span> in<\/span> her<\/span> fashion<\/span> design<\/span> and<\/span> teaching<\/span> sewing<\/span> to<\/span> survivors<\/span> of<\/span> human<\/span> trafficking<\/span> and<\/span> domestic<\/span> violence.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cIt<\/span> is<\/span> so<\/span> important<\/span> to<\/span> invest<\/span> in<\/span> others,<\/span> invest<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> community<\/span> and<\/span> use<\/span> your<\/span> unique<\/span> talent<\/span> to<\/span> make<\/span> a<\/span> difference,\u201d<\/span> Gabriel<\/span> continued.<\/span> \u201cWe<\/span> all<\/span> have<\/span> something<\/span> special,<\/span> and<\/span> when<\/span> we<\/span> plant<\/span> those<\/span> seeds<\/span> to<\/span> other<\/span> people<\/span> in<\/span> our<\/span> life,<\/span> we<\/span> transform<\/span> them<\/span> and<\/span> we<\/span> use<\/span> that<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> vehicle<\/span> for<\/span> change.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> Miss<\/span> Universe,<\/span> Gabriel<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> former<\/span> high<\/span> school<\/span> volleyball<\/span> player<\/span> and<\/span> graduate<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> University<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Texas.<\/span> A<\/span> short<\/span> bio<\/span> posted<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> organization’s<\/span> website<\/span> said<\/span> she<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> CEO<\/span> of<\/span> her<\/span> own<\/span> sustainable<\/span> clothing<\/span> line.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Nearly<\/span> 90<\/span> contestants<\/span> from<\/span> around<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> took<\/span> part<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> competition,<\/span> organizers<\/span> said,<\/span> involving<\/span> \u201cpersonal<\/span> statements,<\/span> in<\/span> depth<\/span> interviews<\/span> and<\/span> various<\/span> categories<\/span> including<\/span> evening<\/span> gown<\/span> &<\/span> swimwear.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Miss<\/span> Curacao,<\/span> Gabriela<\/span> Dos<\/span> Santos,<\/span> and<\/span> Miss<\/span> Puerto<\/span> Rico,<\/span> Ashley<\/span> Carino,<\/span> rounded<\/span> out<\/span> the<\/span> top<\/span> five<\/span> finalists.<\/span> Last<\/span> year’s<\/span> winner<\/span> was<\/span> Harnaaz<\/span> Sandhu<\/span> from<\/span> India.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Jan,15– Her designer, model and sewing instructor, R’Bonney Gabriel, is the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, according to contest officials. I won the Miss Universe crown on Saturday night. Gabrielle closed her eyes in the moment of the dramatic announcement of the winner, Miss runner-up She shook hands with Venezuela, Amanda […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[381,257,562,2407,2425],"tags":[770,771,772,773,774],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/miss.jpeg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3139"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3142,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3139\/revisions\/3142"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}