Overview
- Live tallies reported from the official platform show Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines above one million votes, Bangladesh also past a million, Chile over 589,000, Paraguay above 358,000, and Mexico’s Fátima Bosch fifth with more than 250,000.
- Public voting runs inside the Miss Universe app via free ad‑supported votes or paid packages ranging from $0.99 for 3 votes to $199.99 for 1,000, with purchases sometimes taking a few minutes to appear.
- The voting window closes on Nov. 19 at 10:00 a.m. Central Mexico time, and the People’s Choice winner is guaranteed a semifinal berth in the Top 30 for the Nov. 21 final at Impact Arena near Bangkok.
- Bosch has been highlighted as a frontrunner by pageant experts and AI tools, with figures like Osmel Sousa including her among favorites and analyses from ChatGPT and others listing her as a strong candidate.
- Her recent Instagram swimsuit photos and fluent English, shown in public exchanges during a widely covered dispute with organizer Nawat Itsaragrisil, have kept her profile high ahead of the final.