After several seconds of suspense shared in the center of the stage of the New Orleans Morial Convention Center, in New Orleans,
R'Bonney Gabriel
was crowned
Miss Universe 2022
in front of the Venezuelan Amanda Dudamel.
If the 28-year-old American has been heartily congratulated by an audience committed to her cause since the start of the ceremony, on the other hand the reactions of the other candidates were less unanimous.
Positioned in the front row, in the background, Miss Kosovo visibly displayed her disappointment by showing no enthusiasm.
On the Internet, Roksana Ibrahimi's reaction has even gone viral, with the video footage of her disillusioned attitude being shared many times on social networks.
And if the 24-year-old young woman from Pristina was so disappointed, it was because she particularly liked her Venezuelan comrade.
“Since we had the chance to talk together, you have given me a sense of peace
,” Miss Kosovo wrote on her Instagram account last Friday alongside a photo of her alongside Amanda Dudamel.
“You know how to make people around you feel good.
Your soul is so sweet, I'm happy that this adventure gave us the opportunity to know each other.
»
A few seconds later, the young woman applauded as it should be R'Bonney Gabriel for her title of Miss Universe.
It is the ninth time that the United States has won the international beauty pageant, the last crowning being Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe 2012.
Floriane Bascou
, who represented France, was not made the top 16.
Miss Universe 2022 winners
Miss Universe 2022
: R'Bonney Gabriel (USA)
First runner
-up: Amanda Dudamel (Venezuela)
Second runner
-up: Andreina Martinez (Dominican Republic)
Top 5
: Gabriela Dos Santos (Curaçao) and Ashley Carino (Puerto Rico)
Top 16
: Ndavi Nokeri (South Africa), Monique Riley (Australia), Amelia Tu (Canada), Maria Fernanda Aristizabal (Colombia), Alicia Faubel (Spain), Mideline Phelizor (Haiti), Divita Rai (India), Payengxa Lor (Laos), Alessia Rovegno (Peru), Telma Madeira (Portugal) and Tya Jané Ramey (Trinidad and Tobago)