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R’Bonney Gabriel hit 1 million followers on Instagram following comments made by Raul Rocha

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Peter Andrew Acierto

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<p>Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel just hit a million followers on Instagram earlier this week after pageant fans urged netizens to give her a follow. This comes after comments were made by Miss Universe Organization president Raul Rocha about the beauty queen not even reaching a million followers, saying she only had around 800,000, during her stint as Miss Universe.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRiB5vCiX7m/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A122599.09999999404%2C%22ls%22%3A122284.5%2C%22le%22%3A122290.19999998808%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><p>R’Bonney had less than one million followers earlier this week but netizens were quick to respond to the call and in less than a day, she finally had reached 1.1 million as of this writing. </p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/7/22/miss-universe-2022-r-bonney-gabriel-goes-ukay-ukay-shopping-in-cubao-1658"><strong>READ: Miss Universe 2022 R&#x27;Bonney Gabriel goes ukay-ukay shopping in Cubao</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>She expressed her gratitude towards everyone that showed their support and gave her a follow on Instagram. She maintained that it was “never about the numbers” despite people looking down on her for having less than a million. </p><p>“In less than 24 hours, yall got me to 1 MILLION followers! It was never about the numbers, but people have looked down on me just because of my social media follower count,” she wrote.</p><p>“Thank yall so much for supporting me. Maraming salamat sa suporta. Your support is so strong and so real,” she added.</p><p>The former Miss Universe asserted that she’ll be using her following to push for her advocacies which includes sustainable fashion. </p><p>“This gives me a bigger platform to share my passion for design. To use fashion as a force for good. It was always about advocating for the arts, making women feel beautiful in my designs, and sustainability through my brand @rbonneynola_design,” she expressed.</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/28/former-miss-universe-r-bonney-gabriel-creates-a-dress-from-palm-leaves-0546"><strong>READ: Former Miss Universe R&#x27;Bonney Gabriel creates a dress from palm leaves</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><p>R’Bonney maintained that negativity shouldn’t foster on her page and asked her followers to not leave any hate comments under her post. </p><p>“It feels crazy to celebrate this, but I’m happy 😊 let’s not forget there’s still a whole world out there beyond digital platforms. Human connection and impact is still what’s most important,” she ended.  </p><p>Fans congratulated her for achieving such a feat in less than a day that they urged netizens to give her a follow. Other netizens expressed how they’re such a fan of her for being so graceful despite the comments made against her.</p>

<p>In less than a day, R'Bonney Gabriel earned enough followers to reach a million on Instagram.</p>

In less than a day, R'Bonney Gabriel earned enough followers to reach a million on Instagram.

R’Bonney Gabriel hits 1 million followers on Instagram following comments made by Raul Rocha

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R’Bonney Gabriel hits 1 million followers on Instagram following comments made by Raul Rocha

Drew Acierto,

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Published November 27, 2025 08:22 AM PHT

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Updated November 27, 2025 02:20 PM PHT

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