The edition of Miss Universe which is being held this month in Bangkok has been punctuated by a series of accusations among the organizers of the contest, who have already threatened each other with legal actionsafter the insult that the representative of Mexico, Fatima Bosch.
The four days of official activities of the contest, in which women of 122 countries and territories, have been full of controversies, many of them starring the director of the contest in Thailand, Nawat Itsaragrisilhired by the organization Miss Universe (MUO) as producer of the 2025 edition.
This Thai businessman – owner of the Miss Grand International (MGI)a contest that competes against Miss Universe in the world of beauty pageants – is being criticized for having called the Mexican delegate “dumb” at an official activity, a moment that has been viralized on social networks.
What measures have been taken?
The president of MUO, Raul Rochasaid that he will undertake legal actions in the face of “the series of malicious acts committed by Nawat”, in the midst of more controversies: the Thai accused MUO of committing an illegality by allying itself with a sponsor linked to online casinoswhose operations are illegal in Thailand.
In statements to EFE, the Thai said that MUO, without notifying them, carried posters that showed the name of a online casino to the hotel where the candidates are and where agents of the Police in search of those responsible.
In front of journalists, the police allegedly took a worker to the police station. Miss Universewithout further details being known so far.
Before the arrival of the Police, MGI and MUO had had a war of communications in which they threatened legal action due to differences regarding the holding of a dinner chaired by Nawat and his proposal that the public vote for their candidates to choose the 10 with the most popular support.
The team of Miss Universe He assures that this activity is not authorized and that these votes will not affect the result of the contest, while Nawat insists that it is part of the agreement with MUO.
What is the reaction of those involved?
Furthermore, the attack on boschwho clarified that she will not abandon the competition, has unleashed a wave of rejection against Nawat, starting with several of the candidates who also left the place, as did the current Miss Universethe Danish Victoria Kjaerwho described the act as “very disrespectful.”
Nawat has apologized at least twice for what happened, with messages published on social networks, in which he has called on the followers of the contest to continue with the established agenda.
However, the president of MUO, the Mexican Raul Rochasaid in a video published on social networks that the Thai businessman “humiliated, insulted and disrespected” the Mexican, and committed “the great abuse of having called security to intimidate a defenseless woman, trying to silence and exclude her.”
“I have conditioned Nawat’s participation in the events that are part of the contest – whose final is scheduled for November 21– so that this is very limited or non-existent,” he stressed.
While Mexican celebrities and political leaders in the country have published messages of support for Bosch, the Mexican Embassy In Thailand, he assured through Facebook that he maintains contact with the candidate and her family to provide them with the appropriate advice, without going into details. EFE
