Amanda Dudamel: Why didn’t you hug R’Bonney Gabriel in the Miss Universe 2022 final?

The 71st edition of Miss Universe 2022 It continues to give people something to talk about both in networks and in the international press, as there are those who consider that it was a “theft” and that the real winner should have been Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel, and not the representative of the USA, R’Bonney Gabriel. In a recent interview with the Telemundo network, the Latin model relived the moment when the name of the winner of the contest was revealed and why she could not congratulate her partner as she wanted. As recalled, the event was held at the Ernest N. Morial convention center in New Orleans.

Last January 14, a new queen was crowned; However, a detail that caught the attention of the public was that at the moment of receiving her Miss USA title, Dudamel did not approach her to hug her and congratulate her. The 23-year-old fashion designer explained the reason behind the controversy.

Amanda Dudamel breaks her silence

Amanda Dudamel spoke with Miss Universe 2022 for the Telemundo channel and explained that when they were holding hands waiting for the final verdict, both could not hear the name of the winner. “It was very strange because no one understood what happened,” she said at the beginning.

“We were very confused, we did hear USA, I got confused because for a moment I said: ‘I don’t understand what happened’, if I was the finalist and she told me the same thing, if they read our lips, we both said: ‘What happened’”, she expressed.

After that, the Venezuelan beauty queen mentioned that the organization’s representatives came to tell R’Bonney Gabriel that she was the winner and they ended up throwing her out. “I’m sorry I couldn’t hug her, we really are quite friends with her. A while ago, I was talking to her and I would have liked that congratulatory hug, ”she finished.