Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel crowned winner of Miss USA 2022

A brand new Miss USA has been topped — and he or she’s making historical past.

Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel received the coveted title throughout the competitors on Monday evening and is the primary Asian-American lady and first Filipina American to earn the Miss Texas USA title.

Miss North Carolina Morgan Romano walked away runner-up, adopted by Miss Nebraska Natalie Pieper in third place.

Final yr’s Miss USA Elle Smith handed the crown to Gabriel, 28.

Gabriel, a dressmaker, designed her Miss USA interview outfit on her personal as a tribute to her dad and mom. 

“My mother is from Beaumont, Texas, and my father is from the Philippines. They acquired married in Manila, Philippines. I hand-painted the identical flower design from my mom’s marriage ceremony costume onto my sleeves and tied in a standard Maria Clara Filipina collar form. I've immense gratitude for the [opportunities] my dad and mom supplied me and needed to precise my like to them by this,” she wrote on Instagram

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Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.

Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel, a dressmaker, created her Miss USA interview outfit herself.
Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.

Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.
Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.

Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.
Miss Texas R’Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.

Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel designed her Miss USA interview outfit herself.

Fifty-one contestants from the 50 states and the District of Columbia competed for Miss USA in Reno, Nevada.

The prizes included a six-figure wage, a condominium in Los Angeles, a “fabulous automotive” and a designer-filled wardrobe, in keeping with the Miss USA web site.

Miss USA selected to host the competitors on the Grand Sierra Resort & On line casino in Reno in honor of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide at age 30 earlier this yr.

Kryst was topped Miss USA at this venue in 2019.

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