R’Bonney Gabriel is an American model, fashion designer and sewing instructor who was crowned Miss Universe 2022. She is a Sustainable Fashion Advocate. R’Bonney believes in sustainability and is always looking for ways to reuse old and discarded clothes as a sustainable fashion designer.
Wiki/Biography
R’Bonney Nola Gabriel was born on Sunday, March 20, 1994 (age 29 years; in 2023) in Houston, Texas, United States. His zodiac sign is Pisces. She pursued her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion/Clothing Design with a minor in Fibers at the University of North Texas in the United States.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx): 50 kg
Hair Color: Light Brown
Eye Color: Hazel
Figure Measurements (approx): 32-24-35
Family
Parents & Siblings
R’Bonney Gabriel was born to a Filipino father, Remigio Bonzon Gabriel, also known as R. Bon. Gabriel, and an American mother, Dana Walker. His father is from Manila, the capital of the Philippines and second most populous city, and his mother is from Beaumont, a city in southeast Texas. In an interview, R’Bonney called himself a proud Filipino Texas and said,
My father moved to America from the Philippines on a college scholarship with about $20 in his pocket. He wants to open a new life for himself. He met my mother in Texas, who was a country lady from Beaumont. I am a very proud Filipino Texas.”
R’Bonney Gabriel with his parents
R’Bonney has three older brothers.
religion
R’Bonney Gabriel followed Christianity.
Autograph
R’Bonney Gabriel signature
Career
Production Assistant
In 2011, R’Bonney Gabriel joined ‘David Peck,’ a clothing and fashion retail company that provides women’s clothing, as a Production Assistant in Houston, Texas and worked for almost a year.
Model
R’Bonney worked as an E-Commerce Model for beauty brand ‘Shop Miss A’ from 2015-2016 at 10601 King William Dr in Dallas, Texas. In 2015, she joined the modeling agency ‘Callidus Agency’ in Dallas, Texas and worked as a model for three years.
Production Intern
R’Bonney Gabriel works as a Production Intern for ‘Nicole Miller,’ a global fashion and lifestyle brand headquartered in New York City, and ‘Esé Azénabor,’ a clothing brand owned by Esé Azénabor-Grembowski.
Founder and CEO
In 2018, Gabriel founded an independent fashion label, ‘R’Bonney Nola’ in Houston, practicing sustainable design methods and using recycled or natural fabrics.
Sewing Instructor
In 2020, Gabriel joined ‘Magpies & Peacocks,’ a non-profit design house that strives to build a sustainable future for local emerging designers by collecting and reusing post-consumer clothing, scrap textiles and accessories to create new clothes.
A meeting
After years of working as a model for different brands and designers, R’Bonney Gabriel decided to join a beauty pageant and started researching beauty queens and later she realized that beauty queens not only look beautiful and behave well but also have the ability to speak for them. enthusiasm and support what they are interested in. According to Gabriel, he realized that pageants are a beautiful combination of modeling and being able to speak about passion and impact. Later, R’Bonney Gabriel enrolled at MISS Academy, a beauty school in Houston, Texas, to lay the groundwork for competing in beauty pageants.
Ms. Kemah USA
R’Bonney Gabriel joined the pageant by competing in Miss Kemah USA 2020, where she was placed as the first runner-up.
Miss Houston
R’Bonney competed in Miss Houston 2021 and was placed as first runner-up.
Miss Texas USA
Gabriel competed in Miss Texas USA 2021 as Miss Harris County and was placed as first runner-up to Victoria Hinojosa from South Texas. According to R’Bonney, she was disappointed after being eliminated from the pageant, and she decided to compete again for the title in 2022. R’Bonney Gabriel represented Texas at Miss USA 2022 and went on to win the title of Miss USA 2022, becoming the first Miss USA of Filipino descent .
R’Bonney Gabriel was crowned Miss Texas USA 2022
Self-Designed Clothing
In an interview, R’Bonney revealed that she wanted to wear a dress of her own design in the Miss USA 2022 pageant where she tried to design as many dresses as possible in the time she had before appearing in the different rounds including interviews and opening numbers. . R’Bonney designed her dress for the interview round of the Miss USA 2022 pageant and named it Filipiniana, a traditional dress worn by women in the Philippines.
R’Bonney Gabriel’s self-designed dress for the interview round at the Miss USA 2022 pageant
Gabriel designed a red cocktail dress from an old red jacket for the opening number round at the Miss USA 2022 pageant.
R’Bonney Gabriel while designing her dress for the opening number of the Miss USA 2022 pageant
Miss Universe
On January 15, 2023, the United States candidate R’Bonney Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe 2022 at a ceremony held in New Orleans. Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez won the runner-up spot, and the 1st runner-up spot was won by Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel.
R’Bonney Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe 2022
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, who holds the title of Miss Universe 2021, crowned R’Bonney Gabriel in a grand ceremony organized at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The new Miss Universe is USA!!! #MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/7vryvLV92Y
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) January 15, 2023
R’Bonney Gabriel left everyone in awe with his answers to the questions asked in the final round. The question Jibril asked was,
If you win Miss Universe, how will you try to show this as an empowering and progressive organization?”
R’Bonney answered the question and said,
Well, I will use it to become a transformational leader. As a very passionate designer, having been on the job for 13 years, I use fashion as a force for good. In my industry, I reduce pollution through recycled materials when I make my clothes. I teach sewing classes to women survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence. I say this because it is so important to invest, and that others invest in our community and use your unique talents to make a difference. We all have something special and when we plant that seed in other people in our lives, we change them and we use them as a vehicle for change.
Top 3 US answers! The 71st #MISSUNIVERSE The competition is being broadcast LIVE @TheRokuChannel! pic.twitter.com/i7Ol0mPGFc
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) January 15, 2023
Personal Clothing
R’Bonney Gabriel designed a dark blue jumpsuit, which reflects the “up and down” she experienced after winning Miss USA 2022. Gabriel wore the dress during the preliminary interview round of the Miss Universe 2022 pageant.
R’Bonney Gabriel wears a self-designed dress for the preliminary interview round at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant
Reportedly, the process of designing the dress took almost 50 hours. In an interview, she talked about the clothes she designed herself and said,
Thunderstorms are dark, chaotic, and it’s just a reflection of my time as Miss USA. These last three months, there were ups and downs. There were many challenges, and I had to find the beauty in the darkness.”
Miss USA Rbonney Gabriel wears her own dress in an early thunderstorm-inspired interview describing the ups and downs of her experience as Miss USA ?? She took about 50 hours to complete this hand-painted piece #missuniverse #missuniverse2022 pic.twitter.com/EyuuSdW9NU
— Dyan Castillejo (@DYANCASTILLEJO) January 11, 2023
Favourite
- Filipino dessert: Halo Halo
- Quote: If not now, when?
Facts/Trivia
- According to several sources, Gabriel was a high school volleyball player. She gravitated towards fashion after developing an interest in sewing and creating things from fabric at the age of 15.
- In an interview, R’Bonney Gabriel revealed that he loves backpacking.
- R’Bonney likes to hula hoop and read in his free time.
- According to Gabriel, she used to be a tomboy and through pageants, she was able to show off her feminine side.
- R’Bonney has designed many clothes inspired by various countries including India. In 2020, he shot for a collection in India, where local residents including children were also involved in the shooting.
Photos from R’Bonney Gabriel’s Indian-inspired clothing shoot in Mumbai, India (2020)
- R’Bonney Gabriel made history as the oldest winner of the Miss Universe pageant in 2023 after winning the title of Miss Universe 2022; moreover, she was the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA.
- Shortly after winning the title of Miss Universe 2022, R’Bonney Gabriel received backlash when several contestants claimed the pageant was rigged. According to several media sources, many contestants left the stage instead of staying and congratulated Gabriel on his victory. Responding to the allegations in an interview, Gabriel denied receiving favoritism at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant and said,
I will not enter any competition or competition that I know I will win. I have a lot of integrity.”
- Reportedly, R’Bonney Gabriel received a comeback for her dress for the national costume round at the 71st Miss Universe pageant.
R’Bonney Gabriel’s dress for the national costume round of the 71st Miss Universe pageant
One Twitter user, in response to the outfit, wrote,
You know what America is? moon!”
- R’Bonney contributes to social welfare. She teaches sewing and design to women survivors of trafficking and domestic violence and to those who belong to underserved communities; moreover, she is associated with many local shelters and provides sewing classes to those inclined in that direction.
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