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The Miss Universe Philippines organization has officially announced former Miss Universe of the USA, R'Bonney Gabriel as host of the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines 2024 coronation night. To recall, R'Bonney was crowned Miss Universe 2022 during the the 71st Miss Universe pageant held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans in January 2023. The Filipino-American fashion designer became the second Asian-American woman to win the Miss Universe title since Brook Lee (Miss Universe 1997) and so far, the oldest winner at 28 years old, succeeding Andrea Meza of Mexico. This year's Miss Universe Philippines final show will be held on Wednesday, May 22 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Tickets are available through smtickets.com . The winner, to be crowned outgoing titleholder Michelle Dee (Miss Universe 2023 Top 10 finalist), will go to Mexico for Miss Universe 2024 in November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss ...

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) is excited to announce a partnership with formalwear marketplace Queenly and Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel. MUO and R'Bonney have officially donated many of the iconic outfits from her reign as Miss Universe to be sold on Queenly's platform, with the proceeds donated to Houston’s Magpies and Peacocks. Her dresses are available to the public at queenly.com or on the Queenly app for purchase prices ranging from $300 to $600 and come from designers such as Nicole Miller and BCBG. The sustainable fashion designer is listing one of her own designs. Queenly and R'Bonney are a perfect fit as she continues her mission as a sustainable fashion leader,  inspiring others to make environmentally-friendly choices, one step at a time. In addition to offering dresses for every kind of event from sorority formals, and quinceañeras to weddings, Queenly is known for being an accessible and inclusive destination for all types of formal and pagea...

Reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel had the incredible opportunity to meet with President Nayib Bukele on her last day in El Salvador. Wearing an elegant blue dress, the beauty queen was accompanied by MUO's Nick Teplitz as she was welcomed at the presidential office for her first meeting with the nation's leader. R'Bonney touched down in El Salvador earlier this week to start pre-filming for the upcoming Miss Universe 2023 pageant. She has toured various places in the country and shared her wonderful experiences on social media. "Thank you El Salvador for your hospitality and kindness. We will see you in November for the 72nd Miss Universe competition," Miss Universe posted on Instagram. President Bukele officially announced earlier this year that Miss Universe 2023 will be hosted in his country. The final is set to be held on November 18. "El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. We have the best surfing beaches in the world, magnificent vol...

Fresh from her Paris Fashion Week debut, the reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel of the USA touched down in El Salvador for the first time today. According to the beauty queen, she will be in the Central American country for a week to start filming for the upcoming Miss Universe 2023 competition. "It is my first time here, I'm very excited, I've heard amazing things about El Salvador. I'm looking for some of the best pupusas here in the country and I'm looking forward to just exploring the beauty that this country has to offer," she shared on social media. The 72nd Miss Universe is set to take place in El Salvador on November 18. R'Bonney will crown her successor at the end of the event, just 10 months after she won Miss Universe 2022 in New Orleans. Check out the footage of her arrival below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universo El Salvador (@missuniversosv) Photo: Miss Universo El Salvador / Instagram

Reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel attended as the keynote speaker for the OnCampus Awards of Hult Prize Global Finals 2023 held on Friday, September 22 in Paris, France. Named after Bertil Hult, the Hult Prize (often referred to as the Nobel Prize for students) is an annual competition to challenge young people around the world to solve the planet's most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship. Former US President Bill Clinton selects and announces the challenge topic each year and the winner receives a startup prize worth $1 million. This year's challenge "Redesigning Fashion" was to create a for-profit social venture in the fashion or clothing industry. R'Bonney, a fashion designer and sustainability advocate, took the stage to inspire the nominees in her speech. She also announced the Hult Prize World Program of the Year, which was awarded to Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Watch the highlights of the event below: Vie...

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has officially announced its decision to eliminate all age limits across its competition. In an Instagram story, MUO posted on Tuesday, "This change will apply for all 2024 pageants globally." Every adult woman in the world will now have the opportunity to become the next Miss Universe. This significant move towards a more inclusive pageant system came after allowing transgenders, mothers, and married women to compete. The reigning Miss Universe, R'Bonney Gabriel of the USA, became the oldest winner to date when she was crowned at age 28 in New Orleans last January. To recall, during the competition she was asked "Miss Universe recently made an inclusive change, allowing mothers and married women to compete this year. What's another change you'd like to see, and why?" R'Bonney replied, "For me, I would like to see an age increase because I am 28 years old and that is the oldest age to compete, and I think it...

Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel kicked off a cruise ship adventure with her sister queens this weekend from the Port of Galveston in Texas. Fresh from her quick trip to Manila, she was reunited with last year's Miss Universe Aruba Kiara Arends and Miss Universe El Salvador Alejandra Guajardo. This is the first time the beauty queens have met since they competed in the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana last January. They will have a week full of activities visiting three different countries such as Honduras, Belize, and Mexico onboard the Carnival Vista, a cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. "We're going to be posting all of our adventures, we're going to have a spa day, we're going to the beach, there's lots of delicious food," R'Bonney shared, eagerly anticipating the next few days. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alejandra Guajardo (@aleguajardo_sv) Photos: Alejandra Guajardo / In...

The Miss South Africa organization officially announced on Tuesday, August 8 the impressive all-women selection panel for Miss South Africa 2023. One of the prominent members is reigning Miss Universe from the United States R'Bonney Gabriel who just landed in Johannesburg for a week-long trip to the rainbow nation as a special guest of the national pageant. The beauty queen joined several notable South African personalities on the panel consisting of actress Leandie du Randt, award-winning investigative television journalist Devi Sankaree Govender, former Miss South Africa Jo-Ann Strauss, and international Emmy-nominated actress Thuse Mbedu. They were tasked with the most difficult job of choosing the next deserving Miss South Africa who will proudly represent the beautiful country of South Africa on the global stage. Miss South Africa 2023, the 65th edition of the Miss South Africa pageant, will take place this Sunday, August 13 at SunBet Arena, Time Square, Pretoria. View...

Reigning Miss Universe reacted following a press release of the Miss Universe Organization confirming that the rigged allegations on Miss USA 2022 were false. R'Bonney Gabriel went to social media to share: "Winning Miss USA was a dream come true. But then many accusations followed claiming was win was rigged." "Long story short, a 3rd party thorough investigation was conducted, and the accusations were found false, I was able to go compete at Miss Universe, and thankfully won." She continued with what she learned from her experience: "Many things will try to knock you down in life, never let them block or distract you from working towards your goal. We can't control unfortunate events in life, but we can control how we react and let them affect us. Use adversity to make you stronger." "I believe everything in life happens for a reason, if I would have let this bring me down and stop training for Universe during this controversy, I never would...

Following the Miss Universe Beverage (M*U Beverage and M*U health drinks), the Miss Universe Skincare was officially launched on Friday, July 21 at Capella Bangkok in Thailand. Reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel attended the event with her fellow 71st Miss Universe sisters Ndavi Noderi of South Africa, Monique Riley of Australia, Divita Rai of India, Evlin Khalifa of Bahrain, Hrafnhildur Haraldsdóttir of Iceland, and Anna Sueangam-iam of Thailand. Also present were the hearts and brains of the skincare line Miss Universe Organization owner Anne Jakrajutatip and her business partners — CEO and founder of O Skin Med Spa Olivia Quido-Co and President of Legacy Holding Raul Rocha Cantu. With carefully selected natural ingredients from across the seven continents, Miss Universe Skincare products were created to meet a wide range of skincare needs of consumers around the world. They will be available on its official website by November. As the official skincare brand of the Mi...

The Miss Universe Organization has officially launched the M*U Beverage, a new business group under the M*U brand, to bring top-quality drinks to people around the world. Hosted at the True Icon Hall, Iconsiam in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday (July 17), the star-studded event was attended by reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel and her fellow competitors during the 71st Miss Universe pageant. Present were Ndavi Noderi of South Africa, Monique Riley of Australia, Divita Rai of India, Evlin Khalifa of Bahrain, Hrafnhildur Haraldsdóttir of Iceland, and Anna Sueangam-iam of Thailand. Miss Universe Thailand 2023 contestants, former Miss Universe Natalie Glebova of Canada, and of course, the president of MUO, Anne Jakrajutatip, were also in attendance. The first product introduced was M*U NØR, a natural alkaline mineral water sourced from Iceland. According to the organization, it is the first Thai brand of alkaline water that comes in a glass bottle. M*U, a healthy beverage made f...