The most famous and important female beauty event in the world is undoubtedly Miss Universe, which in January 2023 celebrated 71 years of choosing the beauty monarch who stands out among the competitors from all over the world.
For this edition, the contest underwent several changes, the most important being the new organization that runs it.
As usual, the event was full of cheers in favor of the main candidates, of which the representatives of Venezuela, United States, Puerto Rico, Curacao, Dominican Republic and the United States advanced to the final round.
The representatives of the Dominican Republic, United States and Venezuela were the three finalists who competed for the crown. The second finalist was the Dominican Republic, and the crown was disputed between the representatives of the United States and Venezuela.
Finally, the great favorite of the public was the great winner: R’Bonney Gabriel, Texan, of Filipino parents and Miss USA is the new monarch of universal beauty and the eighth winner of the contest for the host country.
The winner was the great favorite of the public
The 71st edition of Miss Universe was held in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, which welcomed the 84 contestants who competed gallantly representing their country.
The winner, R’Bonney Gabriel, received the crown from India’s Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, who wore the crown in 2021.
Held several months later than usual, just because of changes in its organization, Miss Universe had several favorites from the start, who paraded in formal, traditional and swimsuit attire at a preview event, which was broadcast via YouTube on Wednesday.
For this year, one of the changes was that the jury chose 16 contestants for Saturday’s ceremony, instead of the traditional 20.
The favorites gave their best
Among the favorites are several contestants from the American continent: Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, United States, Mexico, as well as the Philippines, Thailand and Australia.
Another novelty for this edition was the participation of transgender multimillionaire Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, representing Thailand, who runs a media distribution emporium.
The new beauty queen will wear a new crown called Force for Good, which contains 993 precious stones, with a diamond base and a 45.14-carat sapphire at the top.