'My heart is filled with joy': First Filipina crowned Miss Texas USA

It was certainly a "star-spangled" and glitzy weekend in Texas. Along with the usual pageantry, Miss Texas USA 2022 also managed to make history ov...

July 6, 2022
2:18 AM

It was certainly a "star-spangled" and glitzy weekend in Texas. Along with the usual pageantry, Miss Texas USA 2022 also managed to make history over the weekend when R'Bonney Gabriel claimed the crown. Gabriel is the first Filipina woman to ever wear the coveted Miss Texas crown. A Harris County resident, Gabriel graduated from the University of North Texas in 2018. When she's not doing pageant work, she runs her own independent clothing label out of Houston.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by R'Bonney Nola (@rbonneynola) Now officially Miss Texas USA, she will go on represent Texas for the Miss USA pageant.

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