Houston, Miss USA has landed. When Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel took the stage on the Miss Universe 2023 Nationwide Costume Present this week, she wore the moon.
Paying homage to NASA’s Apollo 11 moon touchdown and the present Artemis program, Gabrielle’s costume featured a life-size moon held above her head by an intricate body surrounded by glittering silver stars, and a costume adorned with crimson, white and blue lights. She carried an American flag to finish the look.
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“On July 20, 1969, two U.S. astronauts turned the primary people to set foot on the moon, reaching probably the most exceptional achievements in human historical past. Quick ahead to at this time, and girls are extra concerned than ever within the Artemis program, which goals to ship the U.S. again to the Moon,” Gabriel (opens in a brand new tab)28. wrote concerning the costume on Instagram (opens in a brand new tab) by means of his clothes model R’Bonney Nola.
“As a resident of Houston, house to the NASA Area Middle, I’m proud to be from a metropolis that’s working to ship the primary feminine to the moon,” she added.
Houston is house to NASA’s Johnson Area Middle, house to the company’s Mission Management Middle for the human spaceflight mission and astronaut coaching facilities.
“The aim of this costume was to encourage girls throughout the universe to dream large, shoot for the moon, and obtain one thing out of this world,” Gabriel wrote.
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Gabriela, the primary Filipino-American Miss USA, selected Filipino designer Patrick Isoren (opens in a brand new tab) to create a fancy dress. In line with ABS CBN Information, Isorena additionally designed Gabriela’s Miss Texas costume for the Miss USA 2022 pageant. (opens in a brand new tab) Isorena instructed ABS CBN Information that the costume weighs as much as 33 kilos (15 kilograms).
The Miss Universe 2023 pageant ends tonight (January 14) in New Orleans. On Thursday (January 12) there was a nationwide costume present. You’ll be able to see the total people costume present under.
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