Overview
- Several delegates reported gastrointestinal illness in Thailand, received medical care and temporarily stepped back from activities.
- Contestants and national teams identified affected delegates, including Karla Bacigalupo (Peru), Fátima Bosch (Mexico), Alejandra Fuentes (Honduras), Mirna Caballini (Panama), Valeria Baladan (Uruguay), Brigitta Schaback (Estonia) and Chandini Baljor (Guyana).
- Miss Peru missed the Nov. 11 Phuket dinner, then said she had recovered and returned to rehearsals and the preliminaries.
- Hungary’s Kincső Dezsényi was hospitalized for a severe case, with her delegation reporting treatment and expressing hope she can appear at the final.
- Information first circulated via influencer Jens Castro and contestants’ posts, and with no official MUO statement, the competition continues with the final set for Nov. 21 at Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Bangkok.