R'Bonney Gabriel

R'Bonney Nola Gabriel (born March 20, 1994) is an American fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder. Gabriel won the Miss Texas USA 2022 and Miss USA 2022 titles, becoming the ninth competitor from the United States to win the Miss Universe 2022 title. At 28 years old, Gabriel is the oldest Miss Universe winner.

R'Bonney Nola Gabriel was born in Houston, Texas, to a Filipino father, Remigio Bonzon "R. Bon" Gabriel, and an American mother, Dana Walker, who were married in the Philippines. She grew up in Missouri City and later in Friendswood, Texas.

Gabriel's first pageant was Miss Kemah USA 2020, where she reached the top five finalists. She competed at Miss Texas USA 2021 as Miss Harris County and was the first runner-up to Victoria Hinojosa of McAllen.

After winning Miss Universe, Gabriel traveled to Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Guatemala, the Netherlands, South Africa, Honduras, Belize, Mexico, France, and El Salvador.

On November 18, 2023, Gabriel crowned Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua as her successor at Miss Universe 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador.

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