MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated Friday the victory of Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico as Miss Universe 2025, applauding her as an example for women.

Miss Mexico's sparkly Miss Universe win is coming with some serious side eye ... 'cause after her own scandal shook the pageant, people are claiming the crown was handed to her as damage control, not as the result of a hard-earned victory.

Natalie Glebova was appointed to judge the 2025 Miss Universe competition after judge Omar Harfouch dropped out, claiming questions of "transparency" surrounding the pageant's selection committee. It later came to light that Glebova had also personally coached one of the Miss Universe contestants there representing Canada,

Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch, center, is celebrated by other contesters after winning the 2025 Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.

This year's Miss Universe competition, held in Bangkok, was marred by a series of dramatic incidents, from a contestant's livestreamed walkout to a now former judge's allegations of rigging.

Former Miss Universe judge, Omar Harfouch, who resigned just days before this year's final, is speaking out about the competition's alleged 'secret committees and rigged votes.'

Miss Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe 2025 in a vindicating win for Fátima Bosch, after she was the viral subject of an "unacceptable" insult.

Organizers of the beauty pageant, which is wrapping up in Bangkok, denied allegations by one of the judges that the top 30 contestants had been preselected in a “secret vote.”

The Miss Universe competition has officially crowned its new winner: Fatima Bosch of Mexico. Bosch, 25, went home with the honor Friday morning, marking the end of a chaotic two-week-long competition in Bangkok.