Thai mogul Nawat Itsaragrisil insisted that he had nothing to do with the results of the Miss Universe 2025 pageant that crowned Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch at the end of the coronation show last Nov. 21 in Thailand.
Nawat served as the hosting committee chair of the 74th edition in pageant, being the franchise owner of the Miss Universe Thailand, and the Miss Universe Organization’s (MUO) VP for Asiana.
In an interview during the homecoming media con for newly-crowned Miss Grand International (MGI) 2025, Nawat said that despite being the chief promoter of the pageant, he was not involved in determining the results of the pageant.
‘On our part, I [was part of the committee where we were] the host country for Miss Universe. I [did] a lot of things since Day One for 20 days. But the result is only from the Miss Universe Organization. I cannot touch it. I cannot do anything. I never know about the result before, that’s why I cannot say anything,’ Nawat said.
Despite ‘accepting’ Bosch’s win, he said fans have the right to voice out their opinion on whether they accept the Mexican beauty queen’s victory or not.
‘But I accept the result because it means that it’s already finished. But by the way, [for] pageant fans, if you agree or not agree, you have your voice. You have your own opinion. I always accept every opinion. we still have more than 300 days to approve [or] prove if it’s true or not,’ he said, apparently referring to allegations of rigging in the results of the pageant.
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The allegations stemmed from the claim of French-Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch, who resigned after being told by MUO president Raul Rocha to vote in favor of Bosch. Rocha has denied the allegations.
Bosch has to prove herself worthy
The Thai businessman also pointed out that it is up to Bosch prove if she is indeed worthy to wear the Miss Universe crown, and how she’ll carry herself throughout her reign.
‘We have to think about how she’ll carry the crown. For MGI, the most important thing is when she wore the crown on her head, it doesn’t mean success. The success is during the time of your reign. Three-hundred sixty-five days later, she will have room to prove who she is and how much worthy she is,’ he said.
‘If you don’t agree with the result, we respect you. You have your voice. But for my side, I don’t have any idea. I hope she will continue with her success. At this moment, let her prove herself,’ he continued.
Before the coronation event, Nawat and Bosch made headlines after he publicly called out the latter at a sashing ceremony for allegedly failing to fulfill requirements with sponsors. The Mexican beauty queen then called him out for disrespecting her and allegedly calling her ‘dumb’ in front of other delegates, before walking out of the conference hall, followed by the then reigning Miss Universe Victoria Theilvig and other sympathetic candidates.
Nawat eventually apologized for the incident, although he clarified that he didn’t accuse Bosch of being ‘dumb,’ countering her claim.