R’bonney Gabriel this saturday became the new Miss Universe 2023, number 71 since the contest has been held. The representative of the United States, a 28-year-old fashion designer, won the crown in a close competition that has not been without controversy.
After announcing the victory of R’bonney Gabrielthe social networks have risen up en masse against the decision of the judges and have even assured that the contest was already bought, since they consider that the winner should have been the Venezuelan Amanda Dudamelwho finished first runner-up.
The vast majority of the public considers it unfair that the representative of the United States prevailed over the Venezuelan candidate. The decision surprised locals and strangers after Amanda Dudamel became the favorite of viewers and participants of social networksso the outrage was maximum after R’bonney Gabriel took the crown.
The jury’s decision has not left the public happy. many demonstrated unbelievers after the crown was awarded to Miss United States and the signs of disagreement are numerous.
Eleccin polemic of Miss USA
Already in the election of the national contest of Miss USAaround the month of October 2022, some contestants denounced fraud when choosing R’bonney Gabriel: “Most of the contestants feel very strongly that there was favoritism towards Miss Texas and we have the receipts to prove it.”
R’bonney Gabriel prevailed that time as well, ousting candidates from Illinois, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ohio and made history by becoming the first Filipino-American woman to take home the title.
Thus, the United States establishes itself as the nation with the most representatives that have emerged victorious from the Miss Universe contest, adding a total of nine winners. On the other hand is precisely Venezuela, a nation that has had seven beauty queens, a figure that could have increased, tied with the USA, if Amanda Dudamel had won this year.
Who is R’Bonney Gabriel?
The new Miss Universe is a 28-year-old model born in San Antonio. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion and Clothing Design from the University of North Texas, studies that she completed during 2018.
After graduation, R’Bonney created his own clothing line, while at the same time becoming associated with Magpies & Peacockswhere she works as a sewing teacher.
Miss Universe 2023: sabotage, discrimination and more controversy
The Miss Universe contest could not be without controversy. The controversy already began with the acquisition of the international pageant by the transgender businesswoman Anne Jakrajuta tipowner of the conglomerate JKN Global Group.
Already in the days prior to the final gala, the controversy was building, with complaints of discrimination, homophobia and attempts to sabotage the beauty queens.
The representative of Miss Bolivia, Fernanda Pasivic, lost her chance in the contest by making fun of other candidates during a live in Instagram. Her comments against the representatives of Argentina (Bárbara Cabrera), Paraguay (Leah Ashmore), Brazil (Mia Mamede) and El Salvador (Alejandra Guajardo) were described as racist, discriminatory and homophobic for allegedly saying that Alessia Rovegno appeared to be transsexual.
Fernanda Pasivic tried to excuse herself by stating that it was a “social experiment“, but that did not prevent the crown of Miss Universe Bolivia from being withdrawn, being replaced by Mara Camila Sanabria Pereyra.
In the preliminary of the pageant, Miss Peru, Alessia Rovegno, paraded in a red dress that represented the sunset of the Amazon. However, its director, Jessica Newton, warned through Instagram that there was an attempt to sabotage of the Peruvian queen. “Did they break or did they break it? Also, her shoes and headdress were missing,” she assured. In addition, the mother of the Peruvian representative denounced that for the parade in a bathing suit her daughter also had problems with the wardrobe: “Something happened to her with her cape, she couldn’t open it properly. Did they do something to her?”
The group photo session with the Miss Universe candidates was not free from controversy either. miss ukraineupon seeing the representative of Russiashe was uncomfortable and asked Mis Colombia, María Fernanda Aristizbal, to change her place to avoid closeness with the Russian model.
An image that went viral on TikTok, the same thing that happened with a backstage video of the contest on January 11, in which several candidates denounced having been ignored by make-up artists. MUBA Cosmeticsofficial sponsor of Miss Universe, who preferred to serve the Venezuelan Amanda Dudamel.