Miss Universe repudiated the alleged verbal aggression of the host of the contest in Thailand, Nawat Itsaragrisilagainst the Mexican representative Fatima Boschand revealed the decision you made following the incident.
The president of the Miss Universe Organization (MUO), the Mexican businessman Raul Rochaspoke about the event through a video published on the entity’s official social networks.
«I will not allow values of respect and dignity towards the woman be violated. Unfortunately, Nawat forgot the meaning of what it is to be a true host«said Rocha in reference to who had been appointed as national director of Miss Universe Thailand, the businessman and influencer local Nawat Itsaragrisil.
In particular, the highest authority of Miss Universe referred to the incident that occurred during a meeting in Bangkok between the contestants and the organizers of the pageant, in which Itsaragrisil allegedly called Bosch «silly».
«I want to make clear my great indignation and repudiation towards Nawat for the public aggression against Fátima Bosch, Miss Universe Mexico, whom humiliated, insulted and disrespected. In addition, he called security personnel to intimidate a woman helpless, trying silence and exclude her«Rocha stated in his public speech.
The president of the Miss Universe Organization, Raúl Rocha, during his statement. Photo: screenshot/Instagram @missuniverse.Next, the Mexican manager reiterated that Itsaragrisil was disrespectful to the representative of his country. «Just, Nawat; Every woman in the world should be respected. Fátima, apart from having her own voice, represents her country, just like the 122 delegates that are in Thailand,» he said.
«I will not allow any of them to be attacked and humiliated. «Many of them managed to reach this viewing and voice platform precisely by trying to overcome situations like these,» he added.
What action did the organization take?
Regarding the organization’s decision, Rocha reported that he will postpone the banding event for «avoid«a meeting between Itsaragrisil and the contestants. In turn, he indicated that «will limit or cancel» Thai participation in events of Miss Universe 2025.
Fátima Bosch, during the Miss Universe 2025 presentation event. Photo: EFE/EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT.«I decided to postpone the banding event to avoid interaction with Nawat, who, in his desire to always stargenerated this act. (…) I conditioned Nawat’s participation in the events that are part of the 74th Miss Universe pageant, so that this be very limited or non-existent«said the president of Miss Universe.
«I instructed our CEO, Mario Bucaroto issue a statement on behalf of the Miss Universe organization detailing all the corporate and legal actions that we will carry out as a consequence of the series of malicious acts committed by Nawat,» Rocha said.
On the other hand, the Mexican businessman reaffirmed its support for the 122 participants of the contest. «The delegates from all the countries They have my unconditional support. Nobody is more than the other; We are all the same, with different abilities and qualities. No one can go over another. In Miss Universe, The values of respect and dignity towards women are not negotiable«he reflected.
Nawat Itsaragrisil’s cry: «I am human»
After the incident, Itsaragrisil broke the silence: he defended himself with a public defense in which apologized and also admitted to having «angry«.
On the other hand, according to the Mexican newspaper The Universalduring the last hours the Thai businessman broke down in tears in a conference prior to a Miss Universe event.
Itsaragrisil at a recent Miss Universe 2025 event in Thailand. Photo: EFE/EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT.«I am humaneveryone knows that the last days were a lot of pressure«said the man, according to the same medium.
«I think you have to understand that the pressure was a lot, sometimes I can’t control it. But I had no intention of harming anyone«, expressed Itsaragrisil, without directly mentioning Bosch, according to The Universal.
“I respect all of you, I am sincerely sorry for what happenedI want to take this opportunity to apologize to the delegates if any of them felt uncomfortable with what happened. «I’m sorry,» he exclaimed.
The Thai businessman broke down during a conference. Photo: capture. On the other hand, according to the Mexican newspaper, the man asserted that many of the phrases attributed to him during the incident with Bosch are not true and classified them as false information.
