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Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico crowned Miss Universe 2025

- Hernandez had famously stood up against pageant organisers who attempted to bully her
Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Photo: AP
Miss Olivia M. Freeman represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss Universe Pageant 2025. Photo: Facebook
Miss Olivia M. Freeman represented the Virgin Islands at the Miss Universe Pageant 2025. Photo: Facebook
BANGKOK, Thailand — Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. It was a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the center of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying from one of the hosts.

The first runner-up was 29-year old Praveenar Singh of Thailand and 25-year-old Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser of Venezuela placed third.

Rounding up the finishers were Ahtisa Manalo, 28, of the Philippines, and 27-year-old Olivia Yacé of Ivory Coast who came fifth.

The Virgin Islands was represented by Olivia M. Freeman.

Controversial pageant

Bosch Fernandez had walked out of an event earlier in November after a Thai official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatened to disqualify those who supported her.

That dramatic turn was followed a week later by the resignation of two judges, one of whom accused organisers of rigging the competition.

These come as one of the world's longest-running beauty pageants faces questions of its relevancy and a declining audience.

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