A total American bombshell and genuine daughter from Texas, and also a Miss Texas, R’Bonney Gabriel was born and raised proudly in Houston to a Beaumont mother and a father who came to America at age 19 on a school scholarship with $20 in his pocket. As the first Filipino-American woman to proudly wear the Miss USA crown. travel, discussing some of his tips along the way.
What has been your favorite destination you have traveled to over the past year?
Belize! I love the island, driving golf carts, lobster dishes, and I got my diving certificate and got to see rays and a reef shark in the water.
Do you have a favorite hotel overall?
My favorite hotel I stayed in a riverside villa in Pai, a small nonviolent mountain in the northern Thai city.
The vacation of a lifetime?
My most productive vacations are undoubtedly the ones I took for only two months after graduating from university in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. I just packed a backpack with some t-shirts, shoes, and swimsuits. I was able to create so many memories through attending the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan, camping at sunset on a volcano on Mount Rinjani, and taking surf lessons with a mute instructor in Lombok, Indonesia.
The souvenir bought during the trip?
When I traveled to Mumbai, India, I discovered the best fabrics with floral embroidery and homemade beads. I had to take everything home! I was so encouraged through all the colorful colors of women’s clothing in India that when I returned to the U. S. I was so encouraged by the U. S. I designed my own dresses with this stunning fabric.
How do you still have compatibility and compatibility with your trips?What do you eat and how do you exercise?
I start my day with a quick yoga consultation and morning walk for aerobics and move to the gym if one is available. I look for foods that remain in my meal plan, namely oatmeal and eggs in the morning, shrimp and green beans. for lunch and salmon and asparagus for dinner. I do my best to find foods similar to this without being too much myself if I can’t stick to them. I regularly allow myself to eat 1-3 pieces of chocolate or caramel. Rice pancakes in my bag to snack anytime, anywhere.
How to turn your hotel room into a haven of peace?
I bring my galactic gentle with me. I use it at night to assign the stars and moon to the ceiling. I drink hot tea and play jazz or soul music in the evening to relax before bed.
Your favorite brand?
Briggs
Health and well-being you swear by?
Turmeric wellness is spiced up when my sinuses are doing theirs!If I start to feel sick, I cook a whole clove of garlic and eat it temporarily to spice up my immune system, and I like the taste. I also take a daily multivitamin for women and vitamin D in the morning and supplement my day with magnesium citrate in the evening.
Beauty you swear by?
As for products, I love the regular buffet serum every night and the SeneGence-colored sunscreen moisturizer every day, but when I want to step it up, I turn to Cynosure’s TempSure Envi and Potenza Microwantling remedies. These two RF remedies have made my skin much firmer and fresher with no main downtime, which is a great credit to me.
What’s in your carry-on baggage?
My MacBook in case I want to do some work, a sketchbook to draw because I get very excited when I’m in the air, and a book. I’m reading Tim Grover’s Relentless lately. Most importantly, I have coffee before my flight.
Favorite airline?
Simple! I grew up driving United because my mom worked for them for years. I have been fortunate to travel to more than 15 countries thanks to those benefits.
How do you pack your crown?
Very carefully! I don’t wear it all the time with my “Power of Positivity” Mouawad crown, but when I do, the crown has its own velvet-lined box with a padlock.
Where is your next trip?
I’m going to Las Vegas for a series of paintings As soon as I go back, I plan to focus and prepare for Miss Universe on January 14. I have another trip to the Philippines planned with Miss USA Organization’s charity partner, Smile Train. Then back to educational preparation!
Which ones are on your bucket list?
Anywhere in South America, I’ve never been there!I would like to go to Iceland, rent a van and explore Australia, spend a safari in Africa and other islands in the Philippines.
Which ones are on your bucket list?
The Kagga Kamma Nature Reserve in South Africa and the Watamu Tree House in Kenya. I love the outdoors and have dreamed of staying in a big quiet treehouse.
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