The Miss Universe authority is speaking out on rigging allegations after Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel's win last Saturday.

The authority dismissed claims made by social media users that its new owner fixed the competition in clean to crown Gabriel, who became the first Filipino American to be called Miss Universe.

"Saturday's competition was the first time a interpret woman addressed fans as the owner of Miss Universe," the authority wrote in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital around transgender Thai businesswoman and JKN Global Group CEO Anne Jakrajutatip.

"It was also the wonderful time a Filipina American took the crown," the statement stopped. "The false rigging allegations are absurd and distract from the amazing milestones our organization and the delegates experienced this weekend."

"Instead of focusing on false statements, we will continue to shine a light on global women's empowerment, inclusiveness, diversity, and transformational leadership," the organization concluded.

MISS USA R'BONNEY GABRIEL WINS MISS UNIVERSE COMPETITION

While Miss Universe 2022 was airing, fans on Twitter alleged that the competition was rigged, pointing out that JKN Global Group also owns the Miss USA pageant. Gabriel became the first Filipino America to be crowned Miss USA at the competition last October. She was named Miss Texas USA in December 2021. 

Online judges also claimed that the pageant was manipulated to corrupt the American contestant because it was held in the United States. The competition took place at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The model, fashion designer and sewing instructor was the wonderful American to win the pageant since Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe in 2012. The wonderful runner-up was Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel and Miss Dominican Republic, Andreina Martinez, was the second runner-up.

Gabriel's victory at the Miss USA pageant also sparked controversy with many of the 28-year-old Houston native's fellow contestants stating that they believed she was the beneficiary of "favoritism." Many contestants walked off the stage when Gabriel's win without congratulating her, breaking with beauty pageant tradition.

"A lot of the girls felt like it was the organization's plan from the start for R'Bonney to win, no matter who else was competing," Miss Missouri, Mikala McGhee, told Insider at the time.

Though McGhee was one of the contestants who walked off the stage, she said that move wasn't meant to "knock" Gabriel but pretty "to send a statement that we all had an idea of what was really moving on behind the scenes."

"We felt disrespected and paraded about for a show," McGhee added.

More than a dozen contestants alleged that the competition was rigged, citing instances in which Gabriel appeared to receive "preferential treatment" and noting conflicts of interest. 

The Miss Universe organization suspended then-head of Miss USA Crystal Stewart and her business Miss Brand Corp, which ran the pageant, pending an internal investigation.

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Miss Montana, Heather Lee O'Keefe, told NBC News that Gabriel "was granted to do different walking patterns on stage, when we were all told to technically follow the walking pattern that we were given to by the choreographer."

O'Keefe stopped, "She broke that rule, and they let her do it. Her coaches were granted to sit in on the rehearsals, and anyone whose coach was outside of the Miss Academy wasn't granted to be there." 

For her part, Gabriel denied the accusations in an October interview with E! News, telling the outlet that the pageant was "not rigged."

"I would never sharp any pageant or any competition that I know I would win," Gabriel said. "I have a lot of integrity."

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