6 FACTS ABOUT M ISS UNIVERSE 2022 R’BONNEY GABRIEL
- By Style MNL staff
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R’Bonney Gabriel is the newest Queen to join the growing list of Miss Universe. Gabriel bested 86 women vying for the crown last January 15 at the pageant’s 71st anniversary.
Aside from being a proud Filipina Texan which she deliberately shared in one of her Television interviews with ABC News, did you know that Gabriel is also a fashion model and started sewing at the age of 15?
Here are other six facts that you need to know about the newly crowned Miss Universe Queen.
R’ Bonney was born in Houston, Texas.
R’Bonney Gabriel was born in Houston, Texas, on March 20, 1994. She was born to an American mother from Beaumont, Texas, and a Filipino father who left the Philippines for the US as a young student.
In October 2022, Gabriel told ABC News’ local affiliate in Houston: “My dad moved to America from the Philippines on a college scholarship with about $20 in his pocket. He wanted to pave a new life for himself. He met my mom in Texas, who is a country woman from Beaumont. I’m a very proud Filipina Texan.”
She is originally from Missouri City, Texas, and grew up in Houston with three older brothers. As the only girl of four siblings, she considers herself the baby of the family and often joked about being the favorite child.
R’Bonney earned a degree in fashion design
Gabriel earned a degree in fashion design with a minor in fibers in 2018 from the University of North Texas.
She first started sewing at age 15 and fell in love with the process of constructing things out of fabrics and textiles.
After college, she went on to intern for fashion designer, Nicole Miller, in New York City
Based on her bio, she is an “eco-friendly fashion designer, sewing instructor for domestic violence survivors, artist helping women learn tools for success, advocate for sustainability in the fashion industry.”
R’Bonney is the oldest Miss USA in the pageant
At age 28, she is the oldest Miss USA winner in the pageant’s 71-year history. But, that age comes with an intelligent, responsible, empowered, and a well-accomplished young woman ahead of her time.
R’Bonney started as a model
R’Bonney Gabriel had been modeling for six years before joining the Miss Universe Organization where she bagged the title in October 2021.
R’Bonney made a history as the very first Fil-Am candidate to win Miss USA
R’Bonney previously made history as the first Filipino-American candidate to win Miss USA last year, thus leading her to represent the country on the international pageant stage.
R’Bonney’s National costume and long gown during her preliminary in Miss Universe were made by Filipino designers
Her national costume and dress for the evening gowns were also made by Filipino designers. Patrick Isorena created her large, heavy-looking costume. It was inspired by one of the world’s historic moments involving America—the first-time mankind walked on the moon. It was achieved by American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin in 1969.
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