After weeks of scandals, controversies and viral moments, the chaotic 2025 Miss Universe pageant got here to a detailed on November 21, 2025.
Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch was topped the winner of the competitors, simply weeks after she made headlines for her feud with pageant govt Nawat Itsaragrisil. Throughout a pre-pageant ceremony on November 3, Nawat publicly scolded Bosch for not posting in regards to the pageant’s host nation, Thailand, on social media, going as far as to name her a “dumbhead.” Nawat later apologized, however was dismissed from this yr’s pageant.
“Immediately I reaffirmed that what God has destined for you, neither envy stops it, nor future aborts it, nor luck modifications it,” Bosch wrote through Instagram, translated from Spanish to English, after her win.
“Lengthy dwell Chris the King,” she added, in Spanish.
Bosch and Nawat’s feud was removed from the one scandal that plagued the 2025 Miss Universe competitors. Preserve scrolling to see the opposite controversial moments:
Nawat Itsaragrisil Insults Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch
Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch and Thai businessman Nawat Itsaragrisil, who holds govt positions throughout the Miss Universe Group and Miss Universe Thailand, made headlines in early November 2025 after Nawat publicly insulted Bosch by calling her a “dumbhead,” an expression meaning “idiot” or “emptyheaded.”
“We respect you, simply as it is best to respect us. I’m right here representing my nation, and it’s not my fault you’ve got issues with my group,” Bosch instructed Nawat.
He replied, “No, you have to take heed to me first, then argue with me.”
Bosch and a number of other different contestants then stormed out of the room, main Nawat to name safety.
Bosch later instructed the media, “He known as me dumb as a result of he has points with the group, and I believe that’s unfair.”
Nawat in the end apologized in an Instagram video on November 4.
“If anybody [was] feeling not good, if anybody [was] not snug. If anybody [was affected], I do apologize for everybody,” he stated.
In the meantime, Miss Universe Group president Raul Rocha introduced that Nawat’s function within the pageant can be diminished.
“I can’t permit the values of respect and dignity towards girls to be violated. Sadly, Nawat has forgotten the true which means of what it means to be a real host,” Rocha stated. “It means to reveal to all delegates of all nations that he, as a bunch, has the duty to serve them, help them and assist them. And to make sure they’ve a novel life expertise full of kindness and courtesy.”
Two Miss Universe Judges Give up
One week after the walkout scandal, two judges introduced their resignation from the competitors earlier than it was set to start. One choose, Omar Harfouch, claimed that the occasion was rigged, alleging that not one of the “actual eight members of the jury,” together with himself, have been current to pick out the 30 finalists from the 136 collaborating nations.
“After having a disrespectful dialog with [Miss Universe CEO] Raul Rocha in regards to the lack of transparency within the Miss Universe voting course of, l determined to resign from the jury and refuse to be a part of this charade,” Harfouch wrote through Instagram. “I may also not be taking part in the music composed for the occasion.”
Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch discovered herself in the course of a number of surprising controversies through the lead-up to the 2025 Miss Universe magnificence pageant. Bosch turned the first-ever queen from the Mexican state of Tabasco to win Miss Universe Mexico in September 2025, however her crowning second went viral for all of the mistaken causes. The […]
The Miss Universe Group issued a press release in response, saying that Harfouch’s feedback “incorrectly urged that an unauthorized or impromptu jury had been fashioned and that the official judges had been excluded from the number of finalists.”
“Given Mr. Harfouch’s expressed confusion, his public mischaracterization of this system and his acknowledged want to not take part, the Miss Universe Group respectfully acknowledges his withdrawal from the official judging panel,” the assertion added.
Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry Falls Off Stage
In the course of the preliminary night robe spherical on November 19, 2025, Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry fell off the stage and was carried away on a stretcher.
Henry was “rushed to the Paolo Rangsit Hospital, the place medical professionals are attending to her care and have suggested that she will not be affected by any life-threatening accidents,” the Miss Universe Jamaica Group shared through Instagram after the incident.
Rocha later shared an replace on Henry’s situation on November 24, revealing that the “newest medical report confirms that Dr. Gabrielle Henry is in good well being and nearing discharge.”
Moreover, Rocha stated that after Henry’s fall, he “personally entered the stage to help her, coordinated pressing medical consideration, and oversaw her instant switch to the hospital.”
“I used to be current on the emergency room alongside her household, with whom I spoke straight. I really helpful a sequence of precautionary actions, some past normal protocol, to ensure probably the most correct analysis, monitoring, and medical oversight,” Rocha continued. “Extra medical specialists have been additionally introduced in to supply a number of skilled assessments and guarantee full readability concerning her situation.”
The Miss Universe Group later shared in a December 2025 press launch that Henry had suffered “an intracranial hemorrhage with lack of consciousness, a fracture, facial lacerations and different important accidents” on account of her fall.
“[Henry] was instantly admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, the place she remained in crucial situation below fixed neurological monitoring, and continues to require 24-hour specialist supervision,” the assertion continued. “She is going to return to Jamaica within the coming days accompanied by a full medical crew and will likely be transferred on to hospital for continued therapy and restoration.”
Miss Universe Estonia Brigitta Schaback Resigns
Miss Universe Estonia Brigitta Schaback renounced her title days after the competitors.
“My values and work ethics don’t align with these of the Nationwide Director, Natalie Korneitsik,” she wrote through Instagram on November 23, 2025. “My dedication is to girls’s empowerment and equality, and I’ll proceed this work independently, with none additional affiliation with Miss Universe Estonia. Thanks everybody to your form phrases and assist.”
The Miss Estonia Group instructed Those that there was “no private battle concerned” in Schaback’s determination.
What a commotion at Miss Universe! Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch dominating headlines and social media after a tense change with Thai businessman Nawat Itsaragrisil, who presently holds govt positions inside each the Miss Universe Group and Miss Universe Thailand, along with serving as president of Miss Grand Worldwide. The scandal started on Monday, November 3, […]
“The Nationwide Director made each effort to supply Brigitta Schaback with the chance to take part within the Miss Universe competitors. Sadly, a few of Mrs. Schaback’s latest public feedback have been inappropriate, dangerous to others, not aligned with skilled protocols, and contributed to public controversy,” the assertion continued.
The group didn’t specify which of Schaback’s feedback have been “inappropriate.” Schaback didn’t reply to the outlet’s request for remark.
Miss Universe Africa and Oceania Olivia Yace Resigns
Miss Universe Africa and Oceania Olivia Yacé, the pageant’s fourth runner-up, additionally stepped down from her title.
“Because the consultant of Côte d’Ivoire on the Miss Universe 2025 competitors in Bangkok, I witnessed firsthand that I used to be able to carrying out nice issues regardless of adversity,” she introduced through Instagram on November 24, 2025. “However to proceed on this path, I need to stay true to my values: respect, dignity, excellence, and equal alternative the strongest pillars that information me.”
Yacé added, “With a coronary heart stuffed with gratitude and profound respect, I hereby announce my resignation from the title of Miss Universe Africa and Oceania, in addition to from any future affiliation with the Miss Universe Committee.”
Yacé added that “to totally attain my potential, I need to stay firmly anchored in my values guiding ideas that pave the way in which towards excellence.” She additionally referenced feedback she made through the pageant about being a job mannequin to the youthful technology.
“I encourage them to push their limits, to stroll confidently into rooms the place they consider they don’t belong, and to proudly embrace their identification. It’s this dedication to being a optimistic affect that guides my determination at this time,” she stated. “Stepping away from this diminished function of Miss Universe Africa and Oceania will permit me to dedicate myself totally to defending the values I maintain expensive.”
Yacé continued, “I name upon Black, African, Caribbean, American, and Afro-descendant communities: proceed coming into areas the place you aren’t anticipated. Allow us to open the way in which for the brothers and sisters who will observe us. By no means let anybody outline who we’re or restrict our potential. Our presence issues, and our voices have to be heard.”
Miss Universe Proprietor Raul Rocha’s Alleged Drug, Weapons and Gas Trafficking Prices
In line with a November 2025 report by Mexican information outlet Reforma, Rocha was charged by the Mexico’s Legal professional Normal’s Workplace (FRG) for allegedly trafficking medicine, firearms and gasoline from Mexico to Guatemala.
Rocha allegedly has “connections with politicians and authorities in any respect three ranges of presidency to intentionally perform their mission, which incorporates the sale of hydrocarbons, narcotics, and the trafficking and sale of enormous portions of weapons of struggle,” per an arrest warrant obtained by the outlet.
Rocha reportedly spoke to the FGR in October to barter a plea cut price and allegedly share data in change for immunity from prosecution.
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