Miss Universe 2022 winner name, country, photo, runner up, top 3 contestants, crowning moment video

Miss Universe 2022:  R'Bonney Gabriel of the USA was crowned Miss Universe 2022 by Harnaaz Sandhu. Sandhu had won the beauty pageant title in 2022 at the 71st edition of the prestigious beauty pageant held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Miss Universe 2022 Question And Answer

In the Question & Answer round at the last stage of the competition for the three finalists, Gabriel was asked how she would work to demonstrate Miss Universe is an empowering and progressive organisation, if she were to win?

"I would use it to be a transformational leader, she responded, citing her work using recycled materials in her fashion design and teaching sewing to survivors of human trafficking and domestic violence. It is so important to invest in others, invest in our community and use your unique talent to make a difference," she said.

"We all have something special, and when we plant those seeds to other people in our life, we transform them and we use that as a vehicle for change," Gabriel added.

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Miss Universe Crowning Moment Video

The new Miss Universe is USA!!! #MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/7vryvLV92Y

— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) January 15, 2023

Miss Universe 2022 Winner Photo

Miss Universe Runner Up, Top 3 Contestants

84 women took part in the coveted title of Miss Universe 2023. India's Divita Rai couldn’t make it to the top 5 after advancing to the top 16.

Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel was the first runner up, while Miss Dominican Republic was crowned as the second runner-up.

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Who is R’Bonney Gabriel

R’Bonney is an eco-friendly fashion designer, model. As a high-school volleyball player who pivoted to fashion, she quickly fell in love with constructing designs with fabrics and textiles at the young age of 15.

She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design with a Minor in Fibers in 2018 from University of North Texas. She is currently CEO of her own sustainable clothing line, R’Bonney Nola.

R’Bonney is the lead sewing instructor at Magpies & Peacocks, a Houston based non-profit design house that is dedicated to using “Fashion As A Force For Good” through sustainability and community impact. As a “Gucci Changemakers” recipient, they were honored for their work of diverting unwanted textiles and fabrics from landfills and turning them into fashion collections. Within the “MAKR” program, she teaches sewing classes to women that have survived human trafficking and domestic violence.

As the first Filipino-American to win Miss USA, she shares the importance of embracing culture. As a voice for Asian-Americans, she opened the door for more diversity and representation in society and was honoured to be published in Vogue Philippines. R’Bonney’s mission is for women and young girls to see themselves in her, and feel inspired to conquer their goals by owning who they are.

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