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'Walkout Queen' Fatima Bosch of Mexico wins Miss Universe 2025, PH bet Ahtisa Manalo is 3rd runner-up

Published Nov 21, 2025 01:00 pm
Fatima Bosch of Mexico, the controversial candidate who walked out on organizers, was crowned the 74th Miss Universe during a three-hour live telecast from Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 21, 2025.
Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch of Mexico. (Facebook)
Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch of Mexico. (Facebook)
This is the fourth time Mexico has taken home the crown from the prestigious beauty pageant: Lupita Jones (1991), Ximena Navarrete (2010), and Andrea Meza (2020).
Miss Philippines Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon settled for third runner-up. Other winners were: Thailand, 1st runner-up; Venezuela, 2nd runner-up; and Cote d'Ivoire, 4th runner-up.
Other candidates who finished in the Top 30 were delegates from India, Guadeloupe, China, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Rwanda, Colombia, Netherlands, Cuba, Bangladesh, Japan, Puerto Rico, USA, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Malta, Chile, Canada, Miss Universe Latina, Croatia, Guatemala, Palestine, Nicaragua, France, and Paraguay.
From the Top 30 girls, following the swimsuit competition, the candidates were narrowed down to the Top 12, who all competed in the Evening Gown portion. Then the Top 5 candidates were announced, who were judged during the question-and-answer portions.
During the final question-and-answer segment, the Top 5 candidates were asked a common question: "How would you use this platform to empower young girls?"
Fatima answered, "As Miss Universe, I will say to them, believe in the power of your authenticity. Believe in yourself. Your dreams matter. Your heart matters. Never let anyone make you doubt your work, because you work on everything, and you are powerful, and your voice needs to be heard."
Before this, Fatima was also asked in the first question-and-answer portion, "In your perspective, what are the challenges of being a woman in the year 2025, and how would you use the title of Miss Universe to create a safe space for women around the world?"
Fatima remarked, "As a woman and as Miss Universe, I will put my voice and the power in the service of others because nowadays, we are here to speak up, to make change, and have everything with fear, because we are women and the brave ones that stand up are the ones that will make history. Thank you."
Fatima, 25, is a model who studied fashion design. She also completed training in Italy and the US.
It would be recalled that Fatima walked out after a heated confrontation with a pageant director during the pre-pageant activity. The live-streamed video of the incident was shared online.
The controversy was settled after Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil apologized on national television.
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) also announced that Puerto Rico will host the Diamond Edition of the Miss Universe Competition in 2026.
Miss Universe President Raul Rocha Cantu announced this during the live broadcast of the competition from Thailand.
This would be the fourth time the Miss Universe pageant has been held: 1972, 2001, and 2002.
In 1972, the Miss Universe Pageant was held for the first time outside the US.
Former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, one of the co-anchors for this year’s pageant, said she was excited for her country to host the Miss Universe Competition once more.
The former beauty queen, who also launched a showbiz career in the Philippines after Miss Universe, said she cannot wait for pageant fans to taste Puerto Rico's culture, music, arts, and food.
Aside from the walkout, the pre-pageant activities were also marred by another controversy when two judges resigned days before the finals.
The two judges were Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch and French athlete Claude Makelele.
In a series of Instagram Stories, Omar said he had a disrespectful conversation with Miss Universe owner Raul Rocha about the lack of transparency in the voting process. On the other hand, Claude said he was resigning "due to unforeseen personal reasons."
More than 100 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2025. The MUO president said the organization hopes to set a record for the number of contestants in 2026.
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