Who is miss universe 2023

Later, she went on to compete in the Miss Texas USA 2021 pageant, losing to Victoria Hinojosa. In 2022, Gabriel competed in the Miss Texas pageant once more and this time she came out on top. She also became the first Miss USA of Flipino heritage after winning the Miss USA title in 2022. On Sunday, Gabriela was crowned the new Miss Universe by India's Harnaaz Sandhu, who was honoured with the title last year. While Gabriel won the title, Venezuela's Amanda Dudamel and Dominican Republic's Andreína Martínez became the first and second runner-ups, respectively. Over 80 countries competed for the crown this year. However, only 16 countries - Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, India, Curacao, Trinidad, Tobago, Peru, Canada, Portugal, South Africa, Laos, Dominican Republic, Australia, Hait, and Puerto Rico made it to the top 16.