Miss Universe 2023

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Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel takes Miss Universe title (The Washington Post)

Gabriel, a Houston native, is the chief executive of a sustainable clothing line, R'Bonney Nola. She earned her bachelor's degree in fashion design from the ...

The second runner-up was Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez. When asked what change she would make to the contest, she said she would raise the age limit. And that is the oldest age to compete. The Miss Universe first runner-up was Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel. The Miss Universe And I think it’s a beautiful thing,” she said during the pageant,

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Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel Wins Miss Universe Competition (Voice of America)

Gabriel closed her eyes and clasped hands with runner-up Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, at the moment of the dramatic reveal of the winner, then beamed after ...

“It is so important to invest in others, invest in our community and use your unique talent to make a difference,” Gabriel continued. A short bio posted on the organization's website said she is also CEO of her own sustainable clothing line. “I would use it to be a transformational leader,” she responded, citing her work using recycled materials in her fashion design and teaching sewing to survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence.

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Controversy at Miss Universe 2023: Should it have gone to Miss ... (MARCA.com)

R'Bonney Gabriel became the new Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday, at the 71st edition since the pageant was first held. The 28-year-old fashion designer, ...

The group photo session with the Miss Universe candidates was not free of controversy either. The Miss Universe pageant is not without controversy. Miss Bolivia's representative, Fernanda Pasivic, lost her place in the pageant when she mocked other candidates during a live broadcast on Instagram. Many expressed disbelief after the crown was awarded to Miss USA and the signs of discontent are widespread. However, her director, Jessica Newton, warned via Instagram that there had been an attempt to sabotage the Peruvian queen, suggesting her shoes and headdress were missing. On the other side is Venezuela, a nation that has had seven beauty queens, a figure that could have increased, tied with the USA, if Amanda Dudamel had won this year.

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Who is Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel, the winner of Miss Universe 2023 (AS English)

Who is R'Bonney Gabriel? Meet the winner from the United States in the 71st edition of the Miss Universe beauty pageant.

She was elected Miss USA after a pageant at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, where she beat representatives from Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina and Miss Ohio. She is the daughter of an American and a Filipino, who arrived in the United States with only 20 dollars in himpocket, but managed to excel and pursue a doctorate in Psychology from the University of Houston. Their last win was yesterday, with R’Bonney (Miss Texas), declared the winner after an 84-nation competition.

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Controversial beauty queen R'Bonney Gabriel won Miss Universe ... (Daily Mail)

R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night, beating out contenders from 83 countries across the globe.

Controversy continued to spiral for Gabriel when a picture of Crystle Stewart, one of the Miss USA organizers, doing Gabriel's hair backstage circulated. O'Keefe claimed that Gabriel's ambassadorship was a violation of the handbook and that no contestant should have been allowed to work with Miss USA national sponsors. 'Cheslie dealt with high-functioning depression,' said her mom, April Simpkins, said on the competition stage. R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday night, beating out contenders from 83 countries across the globe. I teach sewing classes to women that have survived from human trafficking and domestic violence. Just because someone tells you they’re fine, doesn’t mean they are.'

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Miss Universe 2023: Owner Anne JKN accused of rigging peagant ... (MARCA.com)

It is clear that the majority of those who thought Amanda Dudamel would win the evening were not overjoyed with R'Bonney Gabriel's victory as the United ...

It is an organization that is open to people of all ethnicities, backgrounds, and religions. For a number of years, Anne JKN's goal to grow her company has influenced her choice to buy the top beauty pageant in the globe. She just took over Miss Universe while serving as the CEO and executive chairman of JKN Global Group Public Company Limited.

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Miss Universe 2023 Live: Divita Rai makes it to the top 16 (CNBCTV18)

Miss Universe 2023 Live: Divita Rai, a 25-year-old Indian architect and model, is the country's representative at the Miss Universe 2022 beauty pageant, ...

This year 86 participants will be competing for the title of Miss Universe at the Ernest N. The Miss Universe 2022 pageant will be held on January 14, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At the preliminary round of the 71st Miss Universe beauty pageant, she stunned the crowd with her ‘Sone ki Chidiya’ themed shimmering golden ensemble, symbolic of India's wealth, rich cultural heritage and spiritual essence. Divita Rai, a 25-year-old Indian architect and model, is the country's representative at the Miss Universe 2022 beauty pageant, which is set to take place on January 14 in New Orleans, United States. The Miss Universe pageant will take place on Sunday, January 15, at 6:30 am (IST). Rai, a native of Karnataka, was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2022 in August last year.

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Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel wins 71st Miss Universe after making ... (KGO-TV)

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Congrats to Texas' own R'Bonney Gabriel as she won Miss Universe 2023! She made history twice last year when she became the first ...

She is the first Miss USA to take home the international title in more than a decade and move to Thailand for her year of service. The nonprofit design house is dedicated to using "fashion as a force for good" through sustainability and community impact. Gabriel added, "When you think about how a shirt is made, there's a lot of extra fabric that's just thrown into the landfill. "I think when people think about fashion, they think about the surface level -- beautiful clothes and beautiful people. She earned a bachelor's degree in fashion design from the University of North Texas in 2018. Her mom is from Beaumont and her father is an immigrant from the Philippines.

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Miss Universe's New Owner Accused of Rigging Pageant for Miss USA (TMZ)

Miss Universe has been called 'rigged' by some online since the new owner of the pageant has her hand in both that competition ... as well as the one that ...

where she said Miss Universe was now owned by women, for women. Some have claimed there was favoritism afoot in that competition as well ... dating back to October, when JKN Global came onboard as the new shot-callers. Her outfits were also less ridiculed than the ones Gabriel wore, particularly in the costume category ... The runner-up was Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel. For starters, Miss Universe was hosted in New Orleans -- airing on Roku -- and some claim the fix was in from the get-go to make sure R'Bonney Gabriel was crowned by the show's ending ...

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