Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch found herself in the middle of multiple unexpected controversies during the lead-up to the 2025 Miss Universe beauty pageant. Bosch became the first-ever queen from the Mexican state of Tabasco to win Miss Universe Mexico in September 2025,

After a Miss Universe event official called Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch “dumb” during a pre-sash ceremony in Thailand, the 25-year-old contestant shared her response.

Nia Sanchez, who previously won Miss USA in 2014, has weighed in on the Miss Universe scandal surrounding reigning Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch. “She spoke out, and I’m very proud of her,” Sanchez, 35, said on the Thursday,

Miss Universe executive Nawat Itsaragrisil has been dismissed from this year’s pageant following his shocking confrontation with Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch earlier this week. Raúl Rocha, the president of Miss Universe, announced the decision as well as several additional sanctions against Itsaragrisil, 60, in a subtitled video shared to social media.

Other contestants walked out in solidarity with Fátima after a heated discussion with Miss Universe exec, Nawat Itsaragrisil.

Itsaragrisil is a popular Thai media personality as well as the national director of Miss Universe Thailand and an executive of the Miss Universe Organization. He is also the owner of the Miss Grand International pageant.

Miss Mexico 2025, Fátima Bosch is speaking out after a heated exchange between her and a Miss Universe pageant executive prompted a walkout by other Miss Universe contestants. In a video posted to Instagram,

Miss Universe contestants barged out of a pre-pageant event as they protested an executive who called one contender a “dummy” and ordered her removal during a heated exchange caught on camera.

Miss Universe Mexico Fátima Bosch is "stronger than ever" after an awkward confrontation with Miss Universe executive Nawat Itsaragrisil in Thailand.

Multiple contestants were seen getting up and leaving during a livestreamed event in Thailand, after an organizer called out contestant Fátima Bosch