Thai Police Investigates Defamation Case Against Miss Universe Winner

The Thai Police is investigating the defamation lawsuit filed in this Asian country by the Miss Universe director against this year's winner, the Mexican Fátima Bosch, as confirmed this Thursday to EFE by the police station handling the case. "The case is still under investigation," a spokeswoman for the police station stated, noting that the Mexican, who is currently visiting media outlets in the United States, has not yet been contacted by Thai authorities. The Thai national, in charge of organizing the pageant where the Mexican was crowned, denies having insulted Bosch and has taken legal action against her, while also asking the media "to be cautious when reporting on this issue and to refrain from cooperating or amplifying the false accusations." Although Nawat assures he never called the young woman stupid during that activity - in which the 120 contestants of the edition participated and was broadcast live on social networks - then-Miss Universe, the Danish Victoria Kjaer, also left the room when the argument took place and said the Thai man's behavior was "very disrespectful." Her victory was pointed out as fraudulent by the Franco-Lebanese pianist Omar Harfouch, who resigned from his position as a judge, along with two other members, and threatened to take legal action against Miss Universe for alleged crimes such as "fraud, abuse of power, corruption, deceit, breach of contract, conflict of interest and moral and reputational damages." Bosch, for her part, denounced on her Instagram account that she has received violent and hateful messages after being crowned Miss Universe 2025, amidst accusations of supposed fraud. "The first set of evidence has already been presented and now the Police is gathering more." In this regard, MGI assured EFE today that its lawyers "will take the legal process to its last consequences," a day after they published the lawsuit on Facebook, given that Bosch continues to state that Nawat called her "stupid" during an argument on November 4 that went viral on social networks. The case will be referred to the Public Prosecutor because the offender resides abroad," MGI stated. The Watphrayakhrai police station, located south of Bangkok, confirmed the receipt of the complaint, which was filed on November 12 on behalf of Thai entrepreneur Nawat Itsaragrisil, national director of Miss Universe and owner of Miss Grand International (MGI), another beauty pageant.