What caught most of the spotlight after winning the Miss Universe contest at a party that extended in New Orleans until dawn today, Sunday, in the US state of Louisiana, is a crown like no other beauty queen has placed on her head before now, because it is rare and now adorns the head of those who won over 85. A candidate who competed with her for the title is the American R’Bonney Gabriel, born 28 years ago, to a Filipino immigrant father and an American mother in Houston, Texas.
The new Miss Universe, R. Bonnie Gabrielle, is basically Miss Texas, and she drew attention when she spoke during the questions posed to her by the curators of the Miss USA pageant last year about sustainable fashion and climate change. As a model and fashion designer, which she repeated about herself in the Miss Universe contest.
The new queen believes that man affects the planet through his career and daily lifestyle, and she said: “I am a fashion designer. I made the clothes I wear, and I reuse pieces and recycle different clothes to be more sustainable with my industry, because I feel it is my duty, and I believe this is What we need to do in certain industries and in our homes, to be more sustainable.” These are phrases that apparently influenced the members of the jury, so they chose them over others.
Gabrielle, who graduated from the University of North Texas, majoring in fashion design, is currently active as an environmentally friendly fashion designer and model. She loves painting, shopping in her spare time, hula hoops, and yoga. She also drew attention by ascending to the stage in the competition’s fashion show, and last week she wore the astronauts’ costume, to celebrate the anniversary of the first landing of “NASA” on the surface of the moon, and she said: “The purpose of this costume is to inspire women to dream big and achieve something of this for the world.” her expression.
The Three Brothers and the Crown
As for the crown that they placed on the head of the new queen, it was made by a famous Lebanese house on an international level in the world of jewelry, its Arab headquarters in Dubai, and it is run by 3 brothers who inherited its ownership from father to grandfather: “Fred Moawad”, who was born 53 years ago in the town of “Zgharta” in northern Lebanon, He grew up in Switzerland, and currently resides in Thailand, while his brother Pascal resides in the United States, and “Alan” in Switzerland, and they entered the house 3 years ago in a partnership with the Miss Universe Organization to make unique crowns for the winners of the competition.
The Mouawad Jewelery House designed the crown, and made it from 110 carats of blue sapphires and 48 carats of white diamonds, with a 45.14-carat blue royal blue sapphire appearing at the top, according to what Al-Arabiya.net summarized excerpts I read about it online, some of which stated that The house, which was founded 135 years ago, called it Force for Good and that its cost amounted to 5 million and 750 thousand dollars, which was also mentioned by the Thai businesswoman Anne Jakrajutatip, owner of the Miss Universe contest.
Miss Lebanon, Yasmina Zeitoun, and Miss Bahrain, Evelyn Abdullah Khalifa, were unlucky to reach the semi-final stage of the competition, which ended with Venezuelan Amanda Dudamel as first runner-up, and Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez Founier as second runner-up, while Miss Curaçao and Puerto Rico came fourth and fifth. .
