{"id":192137,"date":"2025-11-21T07:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/192137\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T07:06:09","slug":"mexicos-fatima-bosch-wins-the-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/192137\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico&#8217;s Fatima Bosch wins the crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finale highlights<\/p>\n<p>The Miss Universe 2025 finale was hosted by American comedian Steve Byrne and opened with a performance by Thai singer Jeff Satur. The competition began with 30 contestants, who were narrowed down to 12 after the swimwear round, and finally top 5 following the evening gown segment.<\/p>\n<p>Questions and empowerment<\/p>\n<p>Finalists were asked which global issues they would address at the United Nations General Assembly and how they would use the Miss Universe platform to empower young girls.<\/p>\n<p>Bosch told the audience: \u201cBelieve in the power of your authenticity. Your dreams matter, your heart matters. Never let anyone make you doubt your worth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three weeks of events<\/p>\n<p>The pageant spanned three weeks, with delegates traveling around Thailand for rehearsals and participating in various events, showcasing their skills, personality, and advocacy platforms<\/p>\n<p>Miss Universe 2025: Contestants, surprises, and controversies<\/p>\n<p>The finalists for Miss Universe 2025 include Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Malta, and C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. Adding star power to the judges\u2019 panel is Indian badminton legend Saina Nehwal.<\/p>\n<p>The competition began with 121 delegates (after withdrawals and disqualifications) making a grand entrance. <\/p>\n<p>In a historic first, Miss Universe Latina, Mayotte, Niger, and Palestine will compete at the pageant, while Iraq, Slovenia, Sweden, Ghana, Haiti, Kosovo, and Panama return after several years away. Unfortunately, Iran has withdrawn from the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Replacements and surprises<\/p>\n<p>As always, Miss Universe 2025 has seen its share of unexpected developments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Congo<\/strong>: D\u00e9borah Djema was dethroned for refusing to sign a required contract; Dorcas Dienda replaced her.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Trinidad and Tobago<\/strong>: Sihl\u00e9 Letren stepped down for personal reasons; Latifah Morris took her place.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Poland<\/strong>: Oliwia Mikulska withdrew.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong>: 2024 titleholder Xuhe Hou stepped down, with Zhao Na now representing the nation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Theme and competition highlights<\/p>\n<p>The Miss Universe Organisation describes the 2025 pageant as more than a celebration of beauty \u2014 it\u2019s a global gathering of culture, purpose, and connection under the official theme, \u201cThe Power of Love.\u201d The week-long competition includes interviews, personal stories, evening gowns, National Costume, and swimwear rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1952, the Miss Universe Organisation has a 70-year legacy, promoting leadership, education, social impact, diversity, and personal development among contestants and titleholders.<\/p>\n<p>Controversies cloud the finale<\/p>\n<p>This year, the pageant has been embroiled in allegations of rigging. Judge and composer Omar Harfouch resigned three days before the finale, followed by French soccer manager Claude Mak\u00e9l\u00e9l\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>In response, the Miss Universe Organisation clarified: \u201cNo impromptu or unauthorised jury has been formed, and the official judges continue to evaluate delegates according to MUO protocols. Mr. Harfouch\u2019s comments mischaracterized the process. We respect his withdrawal, and all competition procedures remain governed by the highest standards of transparency, integrity, and fairness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finale highlights The Miss Universe 2025 finale was hosted by American comedian Steve Byrne and opened with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":192138,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[268],"tags":[434,18,117,19,17,8953],"class_list":{"0":"post-192137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ie","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-philippines"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115586425563851360","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192137\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}