R'Bonney Nola Gabriel was born on March 29, 1994, in Houston, Texas, US.
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Gabriel is the daughter of Remigio Bonzon "R. Bon" Gabriel, a Filipino, and Dana Walker, an American.
Her father immigrated to Washington State at the age of 25, and he received his doctorate degree in psychology from the University of Southern California.
R'Bonney Gabriel is 29 years old. Including Gabriel, they are four siblings. She has three younger brothers.
Gabriel was a volleyball player during her high school years, but later her interest changed to fashion designing. She has a bachelor's degree in fashion design.
R'Bonney Gabriel is a fashion designer and model. She first participated in Miss Kemah USA 2020. In which she was one of the top five finalists.
In 2021, Gabriel participated in the Miss Texas USA 2021 pageant as Miss Harris County. She came in second place.
In 2022, she participated in the Miss Texas USA 2022 pageant as Miss Friendswood. She was crowned Miss Texas at the time.
Later, she won the title of Miss USA 2022 and earned the right to represent the US in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant.
In January 2023, Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe 2022 by the former Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu.
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R'Bonney Gabriel is the first Filipino American model to win the Miss Universe title.