Overview
- Fátima Bosch said she has received insults and death threats online since her Nov. 21 coronation and vowed to use her platform to oppose digital abuse.
- Multiple insiders, including a resigning judge and contestants, alleged preselection and opaque voting, while the Miss Universe Organization and Raúl Rocha denied rigging and signaled legal action against what they call defamatory claims.
- Mexico’s FGR is investigating Rocha over alleged fuel theft and arms trafficking, with national outlets reporting an arrest order and his cooperation as a protected witness under an agreement with prosecutors.
- A Bangkok court issued an arrest order for Jakkaphong ‘Anne’ Jakrajutatip, a co‑owner of the brand, in a separate alleged fraud case, according to Thai press reports.
- Rocha defended the outcome by citing travel‑visa logistics that he said constrained Côte d’Ivoire’s contestant and told Mexican media he is looking to hand off leadership after the backlash.