Overview
- The short video from a Miss Universe event in Bangkok spread widely after appearing to show Melanie Shiraz glaring at Nadeen Ayoub.
- Shiraz posted side-by-side and 'original' footage that places her behind Ayoub, arguing a third‑party angle or cropping distorted a brief expression.
- She reports an online barrage of death, rape and antisemitic messages, including Hitler references, and says she arranged heightened security.
- In her posts, Shiraz criticized circulating edited or incomplete content and noted pageant guidelines that restrict private photography at official events.
- She told Fox News a cameraman focused on Ayoub contributed to the misleading perspective, as the Miss Universe competition continues in Thailand ahead of the Nov. 21 final.