https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/11/04/miss-universe-scandal-nawat-itsaragrisil-fatima-bosch-mexico/87095020007/
Miss Universe fires back at 'malicious' exec who called Mexican contestant 'dumb'
KiMi Robinson
USA TODAY
The Miss Universe Organization is weathering another scandal ahead of its 74th annual pageant.
The organization is doing damage control after widespread condemnation of how Miss Universe Mexico, 25-year-old Fátima Bosch, was treated during a pre-sash ceremony event in Thailand.
During an awkward speech to the Miss Universe contestants, which was livestreamed Nov. 4 on Miss Universe Thailand's Facebook page, Nawat Itsaragrisil called out Bosch for allegedly not following through on an obligation for the competition, chastised her for explaining the situation and called her "dumb." The minutes-long back-and-forth ended with Itsaragrisil calling for security to remove her from the event.
Itsaragrisil, a Thai businessman, is president of Miss Grand International as well as vice president for Asia and Oceania within the Miss Universe Organization.
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In 2016, Nawat was reported by Miss Iceland 2015, Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir to have said that "she's too fat and needed to lose weight" prior to the finals of Miss Grand International 2016 held in Las Vegas on October 25, 2016,[6] eventually dropping out of the pageant before the coronation due to the controversy. In a statement, Nawat said that they give similar advice to other contestants who asked what should they do to improve in order to win. Nawat eventually said that he had spoken with Jónsdóttir along with the company's vice president and clarified matters.[7] In 2022, Nawat has also publicly stated in a live stream that "Miss Vietnam had too long a torso and too short legs" as to the reason why Miss Vietnam failed to make top 10 in Miss Grand International 2022, enraging Vietnamese beauty fans.
Nawat has also expressed displeasure[8] about the behavior of Filipino pageant fans online. This is after several incidents of Filipino pageant fans attacking him on social media. These incidents include accusations of Nawat rigging the results of Miss Grand International, of him having a bias against Filipina contestants,[9][10] an Instagram post where Nawat insinuated that the coronation of Catriona Gray as Miss Universe 2018 was a rigged affair[11] and saying that Miss Philippines 2018 didn't make it due to the rest of the contestants being better than her.[11]
Nawat has also gotten into a verbal row with the Miss Supranational organization after the then reigning Miss Supranational Chanique Rabe did not include Miss Grand into what she considers the "Big Five" of pageants, saying that those pageants were "minor crowns".[12]
In 2025, Nawat publicly body-shamed Rachel Gupta, the winner of Miss Grand International 2024, through an Instagram post after she announced her decision to step down from her role. He shared two images of Rachel labeled ‘Before’ and ‘After,’ insinuating she had undergone cosmetic surgery. He also posted another photo accusing her of altering her appearance surgically. The Indian Pageant and Glamour responded, stating, “There should be no place for someone like him in an organization such as Miss Universe. It should be a platform for empowerment, not harassment”.[13]
In November 2025, he insulted Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch by referring to her as a "dumb head" should she follow the orders from Mexico's Miss Universe national director, who he claimed to have instructed Bosch not to post content related to Thailand, and in spite of her clarifying that it was a misunderstanding.[14] After doing this Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig walked out of the hall and all other contestants followed her.[15][16][17] Nawat claimed that he was misunderstood,[18] however Raul Rocha, the president of Miss Universe Organization, stepped in thereafter and declared that Nawat would be restricted from participating in subsequent activities as much as possible while bringing in executives from MUO to manage the rest of the contest.[14] Nawat subsequently apologised for his actions.[18]
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