R’Bonney Gabriel returns to the Philippines: ‘This time for longer’

R’Bonney Gabriel is back in the Philippines!

On Instagram, the Miss Universe 2022 shared a reel where she walked around Uptown Bonifacio in her all-black outfit.

“Hello Philippines!” she said in the caption.

“Happy to be back, this time for longer,” she added, tagging talent agency Empire/Mercator.

In a separate post, Empire/Mercator posted headshots of the beauty queen, hinting that R’Bonney is now accepting work engagements in the country.

“So excited, let’s work!” she commented on the post.

R’Bonney is the first Filipino-American Miss Universe. Aside from being a beauty queen, she is also a sustainable fashion designer. The last time she was in the Philippines was in February.

Last year, R’Bonney reunited with her family and visited her dad’s home street in Malate.

In an interview on “Updated with Nelson Canlas,” R’Bonney said that one of her distinct Filipino habits is picking up things with her feet.

R’Bonney also delighted netizens with her use of balikbayan boxes when she traveled to El Salvador for the Miss Universe 2023 pageant. —Hermes Joy Tunac/KG, GMA Integrated News