Overview

• The influencer was announced as the ninth and last elimination one week before the Oct. 5 finale, leaving six finalists to compete for the prize.
• Fans flooded social media with fraud claims and cited alleged favoritism and prior voting glitches, while Mercury’s mother was filmed in tears at a public viewing.
• A post-elimination video showed Mercury holding hands with producer Rosa María Noguerón during a private exchange that supporters and detractors interpreted differently.
• Mercury broke the 24‑hour isolation protocol by greeting crowds from his hotel window, prompting heightened security outside the venue.
• While actress Victoria Ruffo denounced the result and Sergio Mayer defended it as voter-driven, no independent confirmation of vote tampering has been presented and the production maintains the outcome reflects public voting.