Overview
- Midori Monet of the United States won Miss International Queen 2025 in Pattaya, Thailand, with Olivia Lauren of Cuba as first runner-up and Ha Tam Nhu of Vietnam in third place.
- Footage from the coronation shows multiple contestants rushing to congratulate Lauren while Monet stood largely alone on stage.
- Lauren told World Press that she faced daily intimidation, pushing and thrown objects during the contest and claimed the organization was aware, which has not been independently verified.
- Monet, in comments to EFE, described her win as meaningful for trans visibility in a difficult U.S. political climate.
- Clips of the scene spread widely online and were compared to this month’s Miss Universo México controversy involving winner Fátima Bosch, with no formal disciplinary actions announced in either case.