The President of Miss Grand International (MGI), Nawat Itsaragrisil, claims he has officially filed a criminal complaint against the winner of this year’s Miss Universe following a viral dispute over ‘disrespectful’ remarks.
The controversy began on November 4 when Itsaragrisil criticized Mexico’s contestant, Fátima Bosch, for supposedly refusing to participate in a photo shoot intended for social media sharing among contestants.
By November 21, he further alleged that Bosch was acting on the orders of Mexico’s pageant director by refusing to engage.
During an attempt to explain her side, Bosch was reportedly interrupted and ended up in a verbal clash with Itsaragrisil, who is said to have called her a ‘dumbhead.’
However, MGI and Itsaragrisil dispute this account, releasing a statement that read: “Miss Mexico wrongly claimed that Mr. Nawat called her ‘dumbhead,’ when he actually said ‘damage.’ Video evidence is available. She has never corrected the false accusation, which caused significant reputational harm to Mr. Nawat and triggered a series of escalating issues throughout the 74th Miss Universe event.”
Bosch eventually secured the title of Miss Universe, but the matter remains unresolved. A post on the official Miss Universe Thailand Facebook page on Wednesday elaborated further on the situation.
“We wish to reaffirm that Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil never called Ms. Fatima Bosch a ‘dumbhead.’ What he said was ‘damage,’ which is clearly audible in the voice recordings that have already been widely circulated across various platforms,” the post stated.
“However, when Ms. Fatima Bosch Fernandez walked out of the room, she immediately made a false accusation in front of the media by publicly claiming otherwise. Even after she later became aware of the facts, she did not apologize to Mr. Nawat Itsaragrisil,” the statement continued.
“Instead, she continued to falsely accuse him in multiple interviews, seemingly for personal gain and to justify herself throughout the competition—after which she was ultimately crowned Miss Universe, as everyone is aware.”
This statement follows Bosch’s appearance on ABC News on Tuesday, December 2, where she defended the pageant but mentioned feeling ‘scared at that time’ during the confrontation.
Both MGI and Itsaragrisil have reinforced their stance, asserting that Bosch has continued to misrepresent the incident in interviews, thereby defaming Mr. Nawat across various media channels.
Consequently, Itsaragrisil has ‘formally filed a criminal complaint against’ Bosch in Thailand on November 12, 2025.
“If any further defamatory actions are discovered, additional legal action will be taken to the fullest extent of the law,” the Facebook statement concluded.
“We request that all media outlets exercise caution when reporting this matter and refrain from cooperating with or amplifying Ms. Fatima’s false allegations. Failure to do so may result in legal action against such media entities as co-conspirators in defamation.”