Miss Universe Organization

R'Bonney Gabriel, a fashion designer, model and sewing instructor from Texas who competition officials said is the first Filipino American to win Miss USA, was crowned Miss Universe on Jan. 14 night.

Gabriel closed her eyes and clasped hands with runner-up Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, at the moment of the dramatic reveal of the winner, then beamed after her name was announced.

He’s beauty, he’s grace, he’s … well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Donald Trump was imagined as a voluptuous beauty queen in an illustration on The New Yorker’s latest cover, a response to his fat-shaming remarks about former Miss Universe Alicia Machado.

Former Miss USA pageant winner Olivia Culpo bore all for ‘Treats magazine’. The hot 23-year-old model from Rhode Island, who won the title in 2013, also works as TV presenter and recently broke up with star singer Nick Jonas. The result of the photo-shoot is very sensual.

With flashes of flesh and impressive resumes, Miss USA was crowned July 12, after the pageant was shunned by major networks following controversial comments on Mexican immigrants by presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Mexico will not send a contestant to this year's Miss Universe pageant after part owner and TV personality Donald Trump made comments insulting Mexicans, Mexican broadcaster Televisa said on June 29.

Televisa and former Miss Universe Lupita Jones organize a pageant to select a Mexican candidate for the contest.