R’bonney Gabriel this saturday became the new one Miss Universe 2023, number 71 since the competition took place. The United States representative, a 28-year-old fashion designer, won the crown in a close competition that was not without controversy.
After the announcement of the victory of R’bonney Gabrielthe social networks have risen en masse against the judges’ decision, even assuring that the competition has already been bought, believing that the winner should have been the Venezuelan Amanda Dudamelwho finished first and second.
The vast majority of the public considers it unfair that the United States representative prevailed over the Venezuelan candidate. The decision surprised locals and foreigners alike Amanda Dudamel became the favorite of viewers and participants of social networksso the outrage was at its maximum after R’bonney Gabriel took over the crown.
The jury’s decision did not make the public happy. many demonstrated infidels after Miss United States was bestowed the crown and the signs of dissension are numerous.
Controversial Miss USA election
Already in the election of the national competition Miss USAaround the month of October 2022, some candidates denounced fraud when electing R’bonney Gabriel: “Most candidates are very strongly convinced of it There was a favoritism from Miss Texas and we have the receipts to prove it.”
R’bonney Gabriel prevailed back then, edging out candidates from Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ohio and making history by becoming the first Filipino-American woman take home the title.
This establishes the United States as the nation with the most representatives to have won the Miss Universe pageant, with a total of nine winners. On the flip side is Venezuela, a nation that has had seven beauty queens, a number that could have gone up, level with the US if Amanda Dudamel had won this year.
Who is R’Bonney Gabriel?
The new Miss Universe is a 28-year-old model who was born in San Antonio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion and Apparel Design from the University of North Texas, which she graduated in 2018.
After graduating, R’Bonney created her own clothing line while also collaborating with Magpies & Peacocks, where she was a master tailor.
Miss Universe 2023: Sabotage, Discrimination and More Controversy
The Miss Universe pageant could not be without controversy. The controversy began with the transgender businesswoman’s takeover of the international pageant Anne JakrajutatipOwner of conglomerate JKN Global Group.
Already in the days leading up to the final gala, the controversies with complaints about discrimination, homophobia and attempts at sabotage of the beauty queens were mounting.
Miss Bolivia representative Fernanda Pasivic lost her chance in the competition by making fun of other contestants during a live video on Instagram. His comments against the representatives of Argentina (Bárbara Cabrera), Paraguay (Leah Ashmore), Brazil (Mia Mamede) and El Salvador (Alejandra Guajardo) have been labeled as racist, discriminatory and homophobic for allegedly alleging that Alessia Rovegno is transgender.
Fernanda Pasivic tried to apologize by stating it was a “social experiment“, but that did not prevent the crown of Miss Universe Bolivia being withdrawn and replaced by Mara Camila Sanabria Pereyra.
In the preliminary round of the pageant, Miss Peru, Alessia Rovegno, performed in a red dress depicting the Amazon sunset. However, the director, Jessica Newton, warned via Instagram that there was an attempt Sabotage of the Peruvian Queen. “Did they break or did they break it? Also, her shoes and headdress weren’t there,” he said. In addition, the mother of the Peruvian representative denounced that her daughter also had problems with the wardrobe for the parade in a bathing suit: “Something happened to her with her cape, she couldn’t open it properly. did you do something to her “
The group photo session with the Miss Universe candidates was not without controversy either. miss Ukraineat the sight of the representative of RussiaUncomfortable, she asked Mis Colombia, María Fernanda Aristizbal, to change her seat to avoid being close to the Russian model.
An image that went viral on TikTok, the same thing that happened with a backstage video of the January 11 pageant, in which several contestants denounced being ignored by the makeup artists from MUBA Cosmetics, the official sponsor of Miss Universe preferred to take care of the Venezuelan Amanda Dudamel.