Overview
- MUO president Raúl Rocha condemned the incident, curtailed or removed Nawat Itsaragrisil’s participation, postponed the sashing event, and directed legal and administrative actions.
- A senior MUO delegation led by CEO Mario Búcaro and executive Ronald Day has arrived to take full operational control of the pageant in Thailand.
- Video from the pre-event shows Nawat reprimanding Fátima Bosch and calling security; Bosch says he called her “tonta,” while he later claimed he said “daño” and denied the quoted wording.
- Several contestants, including reigning Miss Universe Victoria Kjær, walked out in solidarity; Bosch remains in the competition and publicly defended her right to speak.
- Nawat issued emotional public apologies without naming Bosch, then posted that he was misquoted, as MGI canceled a planned paid voting dinner citing sponsor pressure.