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Miss Universe Organization denies 'rigging' allegations, says R'Bonney Gabriel is 'rightful' winner
Miss Universe Organization denies 'rigging' allegations, says R'Bonney Gabriel is 'rightful' winner
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Published Jan 19, 2023 01:33 PM PHT

The Miss Universe Organization denied rumors that its recent pageant was rigged, maintaining that R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States is the "rightful" winner.
The Miss Universe Organization denied rumors that its recent pageant was rigged, maintaining that R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States is the "rightful" winner.
The organization's CEO, Amy Emmerich, told TMZ that an independent party handled the results of the competition.
The organization's CEO, Amy Emmerich, told TMZ that an independent party handled the results of the competition.
"One of the top four accounting firms in the United States handled the results and verified the process," she said.
"One of the top four accounting firms in the United States handled the results and verified the process," she said.
Emmerich went on to describe Gabriel as a "strong and dedicated contestant."
Emmerich went on to describe Gabriel as a "strong and dedicated contestant."
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"The false rigging allegations are absurd and distract from the incredible milestones our organization and the delegates experienced," she said.
"The false rigging allegations are absurd and distract from the incredible milestones our organization and the delegates experienced," she said.
Gabriel is the first Filipino-American to win the pageant. She has a Filipino father and an American mother.
Gabriel is the first Filipino-American to win the pageant. She has a Filipino father and an American mother.
Two of the Philippines' Miss Universe winners, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray, are Filipino-German and Filipino-Australian, respectively.
Two of the Philippines' Miss Universe winners, Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray, are Filipino-German and Filipino-Australian, respectively.
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