(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Miss Mexico has gotten her flowers. Fátima Bosch Fernández was crowned Miss Universe on Nov. 21, with Miss Thailand Praveener Singh, 29, named runner-up, followed by Miss Venezuela Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser, 25, in third. The journey to the crown wasn't an easy one. Earlier in the competition, the 25-year-old was publicly berated by pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisi, who called her“dumb” during a pre-sash ceremony for not following through with an obligation. When she was escorted out by security, her fellow contestants staged a walkout in solidarity. “I just want to let my country know, I'm not afraid to make my voice heard,” she said in an interview, translated from Spanish and shared on Instagram.“It's here stronger than ever. I have a purpose. I have things to say.” “I'm not a doll to be made up, styled and have my clothes changed,” she continued.“I came here to be a voice for all the women and all the girls who fight for causes and to tell my country that I'm completely committed to that.” Below is Miss Panama.

Miss Mexico Wins Miss Universe Weeks After Standing up to the Pageant's Organizer

Bosch's crowning comes after weeks of scandal surrounding the Miss Universe competition, which kicked off with a confrontation of her own. On November 4, the very first day of the pageant, Miss Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil, who hosted Miss Universe 2025, got into an argument with Bosch over a sponsorship event. Their exchange was caught on the Miss Thailand Facebook live stream and quickly went viral. Itsaragrisil was criticizing the Miss Mexico team when he appeared to tell Bosch,“If you listen to your director, you're a dumbhead.” Itsaragrisil later told reporters that the word he had used was“damage.” When Bosch tried to speak up, Itsaragrisil replied:“I did not give you an opportunity to talk.” “I have a voice,” Bosch told him.“You are not respecting me as a woman.”

Itsaragrisil then called security on Bosch, which prompted multiple Miss Universe contestants to walk out of the room in a show of support. The director demanded that the contestants return to their seats, saying:“If anyone wants to continue the contest, sit down.” Itsaragrisil apologized for the incident in a press conference the following day.“I am human,” he told reporters.“I didn't want to do anything like that.” There was speculation as to whether Bosch would choose to continue in the competition. In a November 6 Instagram post, the pageant queen told her fans:“Mexicans don't give up because giving up has never been part of our history.”

Miss Universe president Raul Rocha announced on the same day of the confrontation that he would restrict Itsaragrisil from attending future Miss Universe 2025 events. However, the director was photographed at many of the pageant's events leading up to the crowning. He was also thanked during the live finals and shook Rocha's hand. Just days before the Miss Universe finals, composer Omar Harfouch also dropped out as a judge, alleging that the organization had pre-selected the top 30 contestants through a“secret vote” that did not involve the official judges. “I felt honored to be invited as an official judge, and I approached it with full integrity and artistic dedication,” he said.

“But that changed when I discovered the existence of a parallel selection committee acting independently from the official jury. That moment shifted everything - from trust to credibility.” In an Instagram statement shared on November 18, the Miss Universe Organization said Harfouch was confused by its use of a separate selection committee for the pageant's“Beyond the Crown Program,” which celebrates the contestants' charities. “The Miss Universe Organization clarifies that this eight-person committee operates entirely independently from the official Miss Universe judging panel,” the statement said.“This committee does not evaluate the performance of the delegates during the 74th Miss Universe competition, nor do its decisions grant any additional points toward the final results.” The Miss Universe Organization did not respond to requests for comment from Newsroom Panama.

Panama's entry Mirna Caballini Bouche pictured above 22 is an actor, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. She began performing at the age of 6 with her father, a fellow actor, and learned more about the trade through her mother, an architect and decorator. She earned a degree in fashion design and marketing, and later founded her own clothing brand, Pálquea by Mirna Caballini. According to her Miss Universe bio, Caballini Bouche is also the founder of MCaballini Productions, which hosts children's theater productions.

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