Miss United States R’Bonney Gabriel was chosen this Saturday in New Orleans (USA) Miss Universe 2022.
The winner of the contest succeeds the Indian Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021, and she will have the mission of being the face of a new stage of the organization of the contest focused on defending gender equality and women’s rights.
The first and second runner-up were chosen, respectively, Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel, and Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez
These three candidates came out of a group of 16 semifinalists, which also included candidates from Spain, Haiti, Australia, Laos, South Africa, Portugal, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Curaçao, India and Colombia. The group was then reduced to five with the final three plus Puerto Rico and Curaçao.