Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned the new Miss Universe in Thailand on Friday – marking the end of an exceptionally scandal filled pageant season, the BBC reports.
The 25-year-old contestant had earlier in November walked out of a pageant event after an official publicly berated her in front of dozens of contestants and threatened to disqualify those who supported her.
A week after, two judges resigned, with one of them accusing organisers of rigging the competition.
Miss Universe, founded in the US, is one of the longest-running beauty pageants on the planet. The recent controversies, analysts say, underscore the cultural and strategic differences between the pageant’s Thai and Mexican owners.
