Overview
- The coronation is set for Friday, November 21 at Impact Challenger Hall near Bangkok, with live streams on Miss Universe’s YouTube channel and regional TV partners including Imagen Televisión and Telemundo.
- Preliminaries wrapped on November 19, with Mexico’s Fátima Bosch drawing wide notice for a Xochiquétzal-inspired national costume and a red-swimsuit presentation.
- Judge Omar Harfouch resigned on November 18 alleging a preselected Top 30 and an improvised jury; the Miss Universe Organization issued a formal denial and the panel now includes Louie Heredia, with outlets listing Andrea Meza, Romero Britto, Sharon Fonseca, Ismael Cala, Chalida Thaochalee and Saina Nehwal, and Publimetro reporting Claude Makélélé also exited.
- Several national entries changed or withdrew ahead of the final, including Persia (Sahar Biniaz), Germany (Diana Fast), Niger (Zoulahatou Amadou), China (Xuhe Hou replaced by Zhao Na) and Congo (Déborah Djema replaced by Dorcas Dienda Kasinde).
- Delegations reported gastrointestinal illnesses among contestants in recent days, and Mexican director Jorge Figueroa was reported detained in Bangkok before posting videos denying the allegations tied to that complaint.