Gabrielle is the first Filipino-American to win the Miss USA title. Miss Dominican Republic, Andrina Martinez, was chosen as second runner-up to Gabrielle
American designer and model R Bonnie Gabriel won the Miss Universe title during the final of the 71st edition of the Miss Universe contest, Saturday, in New Orleans, United States.
Before announcing the winner’s name, Gabrielle closed her eyes and clasped hands with her runner-up, Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel, and smiled the moment she heard her name. Miss Dominican Republic, Andrina Martinez, was chosen as second runner-up to Gabrielle.
According to Sky News Arabia, Gabrielle is the first Filipino-American to win the Miss USA title. Gabrielle was presented with a bouquet of flowers, wrapped in the winner’s scarf, and then crowned with the title.
What caught the spotlight most following winning the Miss Universe contest was a crown like no other beauty queen had put on her head before today, because it is rare and now adorns the head of the one who won over 85 candidates who competed with her for the title, which is the American R’Bonney Gabriel, born 28 years ago, to a father. A Filipino immigrant and an American mother in Houston, Texas, according to Al Arabiya.net.
R Bonnie Gabrielle, she is basically Miss Texas, and she drew attention when she spoke during the questions posed to her by the curators of the Miss USA competition last year regarding sustainable fashion and climate change, so her answers were better than her competitors, and she introduced her day as a model and fashion designer, which is What she repeated regarding herself in the Miss Universe contest.
The Mouawad Jewelery House designed the crown, and made it from 110 carats of blue sapphires and 48 carats of white diamonds, with a 45.14-carat blue royal blue sapphire appearing at the top, according to what Al-Arabiya.net summarized excerpts I read regarding it online, some of which stated that The house, which was founded 135 years ago, called it Force for Good and that its cost amounted to 5 million and 750 thousand dollars, which was also mentioned by the Thai businesswoman Anne Jakrajutatip, owner of the Miss Universe contest.
Miss Lebanon, Yasmina Zeitoun, and Miss Bahrain, Evelyn Abdullah Khalifa, were unlucky to reach the semi-final stage of the competition, which ended with Venezuelan Amanda Dudamel as first runner-up, and Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez Founier as second runner-up, while Miss Curaçao and Puerto Rico came fourth and fifth. .
