Her national costume, titled "Woman on the Moon", is a tribute to the NASA Space Center in Houston, which is working to send the first woman to the moon. The Houston native dazzled judges and fans with her unique and stylish wardrobe, taking home the Best State Costume award in an outfit inspired by the Texas bluebonnet. Although she never saw a state titleholder that looked like her, she never let that hinder her confidence. To Gabriel, preserving and celebrating her culture has always been a priority. Her mom is from Beaumont and her father is an immigrant from the Philippines. It was just pure, utter shock really," she said. It was just such a rush of feelings and I tell people you kind of black out because there's so much going on. It was probably about five seconds and I'm not reacting.
When they called my name, I didn't realize I won. Up to that point, it had been 14 years since Texas took home the Miss USA crown. Gabriel spoke to our sister station, ABC13, before she left for New Orleans two weeks ago and shared how her national win was a dream come true. The video above is from a previous report. NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Congrats to Texas' own R'Bonney Gabriel as she won Miss Universe 2022! She made history twice last year when she became the first Asian American woman to win the title of Miss Texas USA in June and then the first Filipina to win Miss USA in October. “I would recommend that they have a beautiful ceremony … and do a co-winner.Houston's own R'Bonney Gabriel will represent the USA at the Miss Universe pageant on Saturday in New Orleans.
It certainly was a terrible error, terrible for the young woman from Colombia. I like the way that he got out and did it. “Well it was something, I guess, that can happen. Speaking on NBC’s “Today” later Monday morning, Trump chalked the error up to live television, but said things would have turned out differently had he still been running the show. He also told his followers to tune into the announcement of the winner, moments before the mistaken announcement. My friend, of bought the Miss Universe pageants from me and they are on tonight on #Fox! Tune in! Trump had tweeted praise for the pageant property’s new owner, Ari Emanuel of IMG, and its new network home on Fox. According to Federal Election Commission filings, Trump’s stake in the pageant was valued between $5 million and $25 million. The company’s networks had announced that they would not air the telecast after his remarks about Mexican immigrants during his June campaign announcement speech. In reality, Trump sold the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA in September after buying back NBCUniversal’s stake in the property. " #MissUniverse DonaldTrump must be overjoyed that as soon as he sells the pageant it goes off the rails. " Where’s when you need em? #MissUniverse2015" The Republican presidential candidate used it as an opportunity to highlight his followers’ enthusiasm and loyalty. It was not until Miss Colombia was already crowned and wearing the Miss Universe sash that Harvey came on stage and apologized for the mistake. Steve Harvey, the show’s host, mistakenly read the name of Miss Colombia as the winner, when Miss Philippines had been the actual winner.
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