Miss USA Crowned Miss Universe 2022 [Video]

Miss USA topped Miss Universe 2022 on the on the 71st Miss Universe Competitors.

On Saturday, R’Bonney Gabriel gained the worldwide magnificence pageant that came about on the New Orleans Morial Conference Heart. Gabriel secured the crown after beating 83 contestants together with, runner-up Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel and second runner-up Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez.

The style designer, mannequin and stitching teacher was offered with the crown by Miss India, who gained the pageant in 2021. Gabriel’s win is simply one other accolade underneath her belt. The 28-year-old can be the primary Filipino-American lady to win the Miss USA competitors.

As well as, Gabriel talked about through the competitors that she hopes the pageant will permit ladies older than 28 to compete sooner or later.

“I am 28 years old, and that is the oldest age to compete,” Gabriel mentioned. “And I think that’s a beautiful thing. My favorite quote is, ‘If not now, then when?’ Because as a woman, I believe age does not define us. It’s not tomorrow. It’s not yesterday. But it’s now. The time is now that you can go after what you want.”

“As a woman, age does not define us.” -Miss USA #MissUniverse2022 pic.twitter.com/z4j8cYXj2m

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This 12 months’s competitors is the primary one held underneath the brand new possession firm JKN International Group. JKN bought the Miss Universe pageant final October for $20 million. The transaction made JKN’s CEO Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip the primary lady to personal the group.