If you’ve been anywhere near the internet this week, you already know that Miss Universe 2025 somehow turned into the most dramatic pageant in years. And honestly, nobody even knows where to start because the whole thing has been a rolling disaster from the moment rehearsals began.
Why Did Miss Mexico Walk Out?
The first big blow‑up happened when Fátima Bosch, who was Miss Mexico at the time, literally walked out after the pageant director called her “dumb” for not posting some promotional content. People online had opinions, obviously. The clip spread, Mexican Twitter went into full meltdown mode, and even President Claudia Sheinbaum jumped in to support Bosch. So before the pageant even started, she was already the center of a political moment. Great start.
Then suddenly two judges quit. One said it was “personal reasons.” The other hinted something wasn’t right behind the scenes. Nobody explained anything properly, and the pageant pretended everything was normal while everyone else was like, “Uh, hello? Half your judging panel just dipped.”
Contestant issues
Things got weirder. A contestant fell during rehearsals and was hurt badly enough that people started blaming the organizers for being sloppy. It turned into this whole safety debate, and by then fans were already convinced something was off about the entire event.
But the real explosion happened when Miss Cote d’Ivoire — who many people thought was the strongest contestant — didn’t win. Viewers were furious. Social media basically decided the competition was rigged. The timing of everything, the walkout, the judges quitting, it all looked sketchy.
Miss Mexico’s background
And then, because 2025 apparently wasn’t chaotic enough, people started digging into Fátima Bosch’s background. That’s when stories came out about her father working at Pemex and possibly having some kind of connection to Raúl Rocha Cantú, the co‑owner of Miss Universe. Rocha denied everything, Bosch’s father denied everything, but once the internet decides it smells like smoke, it doesn’t care who’s holding the match.
Who are Raul Rocha & Anne Jakkaphong?
Rocha made it even worse when he tried to explain Miss Cote d’Ivoire’s loss by saying something about “visa problems.” Which… made absolutely no sense because she literally has dual U.S. citizenship. Contestants were annoyed, fans were annoyed, and it honestly felt like the organization wasn’t even trying to give believable answers anymore.
And then — just when everyone thought the drama had peaked — Mexican media reported that Rocha himself was under investigation for drug, gun, and fuel trafficking. Yes, that kind of investigation. Meanwhile, the other owner, Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, skipped a court hearing in Thailand for a fraud case and now has an arrest warrant. It’s like the universe decided, “Let’s just test how much chaos can fit into one pageant.”
Through all of this, Bosch has been quiet and composed. Some people say she deserves that crown regardless of everything happening above her. Others think the whole event was so messy that nobody’s win would have looked legitimate.
Will the Miss Universe Organization Recover?
What’s clear is that Miss Universe 2025 won’t be remembered for the gowns or the performances or anything the contestants actually did. It’ll be remembered for walkouts, judges disappearing, accusations flying in every direction, and two owners dealing with legal trouble at the exact same time.
And honestly? At this point the biggest question is whether the Miss Universe brand can even recover from something like this, because this wasn’t just a little bit of drama. This was the whole house catching fire while everyone kept posing for photos.
