The Miss Universe 2025 pageant has been plagued by scandal. Contestants walked out after a Miss Universe director appeared to call Miss Mexico a "dumbhead." Miss Chile apologized after posting a ...

UPDATE, November 20, 2025: There's been a karmic new development in the Miss Universe walkout controversy. On November 20, Fátima Bosch, the woman who initiated the walkout, was crowned Miss Universe.

Omar Harfouch quit the Miss Universe judging panel just three days ahead of the pageant. He claimed that the Miss Universe Organization created an "impromptu jury" composed of people with "potential ...

Several Miss Universe 2025 contestants walked out of a pre-pageant event that was being livestreamed on Facebook on Tuesday. The incident was just the latest in a string of controversial moments for ...

The main competition for the 2025 Miss Universe pageant hasn't even started, and already the 74th edition of the competition has generated scrutiny. The controversy over Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch‘s ...

Fátima Bosch of Mexico has won this year’s scandal-plagued Miss Universe competition, just days after she walked out of one of its events in protest. Bosch, 25, was crowned the new Miss Universe on ...

Miss Universe 2025 will take place in Thailand, featuring contestants from 136 countries Tabitha Parent is a writer at PEOPLE covering entertainment and culture. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Latin America is once again lighting up the global stage. From Tierra de Fuego to the Caribbean, and Mexico, twenty-one powerful women are carrying the dreams, languages, and cultures of an entire ...

WASHINGTON — Miss Universe President Raul Rocha Cantu is addressing the controversy surrounding the treatment of Miss Universe Mexico ahead of the annual pageant. The organization's president ...

This year’s edition features 121 contestants from across the world, each competing for the crown in a three-hour live broadcast that blends fashion, cultural representation, advocacy, and global ...

The 74th annual Miss Universe contest will be held in Bangkok on Friday morning local time. There will be 120 women competing in the pageant. The contestants include a civil engineer, a "Big Brother" ...