R’Bonney Gabriel moves out of Miss Universe apartment in New York

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel. Image: Instagram/@rbonneynola

Days before she’ll pass her crown to her successor in El Salvador, R’Bonney Gabriel couldn’t help but get sentimental as she moved out of the Miss Universe apartment in New York City.

The Miss Universe 2022 titleholder showed a peek of her “moving day” in New York on Instagram Wednesday, Nov. 1, where she was surrounded by boxes and her “plant babies.”

“Moving day. Packing up my plant babies and moving out of the Miss Universe apartment. Definitely going to miss it. Hope the next queen enjoys it just as much as I did,” she said in the caption.

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The Filipina-American beauty queen then asked her fans to share their thoughts on who will be next in line for the title.

“Who do y’all think is moving in next?” Gabriel wrote. She, however, has yet to disclose her plans after the end of her Miss Universe reign, as of this writing.

Aside from messages of support, many netizens revealed their chosen bets for the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in El Salvador, with Miss USA 2023 Noelia Voigt, Miss Universe Thailand 2023 Anntonia Porsild and Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee being the favorites.

Others hoped that Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2023 Mariana Downing, Miss Universe France 2023 Indira Ampiot, Miss Universe Puerto Rico Karla Guilfu, Miss Universe Chile 2023 Celeste Viel, Miss Universe India 2023 Shweta Sharda, Miss Universe Nicaragua 2023 Sheynnis Palacios or Miss Universe South Africa 2023 Bryoni Govendor would bag the coveted title.

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@rbonneynola

Gabriel was crowned as the reigning queen in New Orleans, Louisiana, last Jan. 14, cementing the US’ long-standing dominance in the global tilt. As of this writing, the US has the greatest number of Miss Universe winners with nine titleholders.

Dee is on a mission to bring back the Philippines’s semi-final streak in the global tilt, as well as the country’s fifth crown after Gloria Diaz, Margarita Moran, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray.