R'Bonney Gabriel, Megan Young, Venus Raj stun at Philippine Independence Day Parade in NYC

Miss World 2013 Megan Young added life to the June 4 festivities in her ensemble by Filipino designer Cherry Veric. In her Instagram post following the event, the beauty queen is seen donning a fierce and fun outfit headlined by a bright yellow Filipiniana.

According to Cherry, the ensemble is a fusion of Filipino and American cultures, as it "blends [the] Filipiniana with the New York icon, the yellow taxi." Megan complemented the dress with black knee-high boots and leather gloves.

Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj also made a show with her Cherry Veric Filipiniana that matched that of Megan. Her white printed piece, Cherry said, "pays tribute to the Filipiniana and the landmark newspaper, the New York Times."

"The news? Filipino style is top of the universe," he added in her Instagram post.

Joining Megan and Venus on their float is actor Xian Lim who looked dapper in his Barong Tagalog which he gave a modern twist to by pairing it with light gray pants and white sneakers.

All three celebrities were joined by Cherry who is the creative genius behind Megan and Venus' stunning dresses.

Also present at the Philippine Independence Day parade was Miss Universe 2022 R'bonney Gabriel, who waved to the crowd from her own Miss Universe float. The Fil-Am beauty queen wore an oversized modern Filipiniana top paired with black high-waist trousers.

R'bonney shared her experience of that "beautiful Sunday' in an Instagram Story on the Miss Universe page. There, she said she was "so surprised" because she had her. own float. She added that the energy of the many Filipinos she celebrated Filipino culture with, was everything.

First held in 1990, the Philippine Independence Day Parade is the largest of its kind outside the Philippines. It happens every first Sunday of June to create awareness about Filipino culture and raise funds for charity projects in the Philippines and the U.S.