The title of Miss Universe 2025 was awarded to a Mexican woman. 5 facts about Fatima Bosch

Mexico's Fatima Bosch became the 74th Miss Universe. Prior to that, she was the first in the history of the Mexican state of Tabasco to win the title of "Miss Mexico", and also experienced a major scandal during the main international beauty contest and almost lost the race. What else is known about Fatima Bosch Fernandez — in the Izvestia article.

Fact 1. I missed the Miss Universe 2019 pageant for the sake of studying

• Winning the Mexican beauty pageant in 2018 gave Bosch the opportunity to compete for the title at the main international Miss Universe pageant the following year. According to the participant herself, she received an invitation, but instead chose to continue her education — at that time she was studying at the school of the Archbishop of the Cambres Villahermosa Institute.

• Bosch received her bachelor's degree in fashion and fashion design from the Iberoamerican University in Mexico City, then continued her education at the New Academy of Fine Arts (NABA) in Milan and the Lyndon Institute in the U.S. state of Vermont. She specializes in making clothes from recycled materials.

Fact 2. Devotes time to volunteering

Bosch cooperates with the Mexican association Gritos de Amor, which supports child and adolescent education, as well as cares for unaccompanied migrant adolescents in the country. It is also known about the participation of the future Miss Universe in other initiatives: in particular, she holds an annual charity event to collect toys for sick children at the Tabasco Cancer Hospital.

Fact 3. Suffers from dyslexia and ADHD

• While studying at school, Fatima Bosch was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as dyslexia, a disease that makes it difficult to learn to read and write. Because of her peculiarities at school, her classmates teased her. On social media, where Bosch has an audience of more than 2 million subscribers, she denounces cyberbullying in support of people with mental disabilities.

Fact 4. She caused a scandal at the Miss Universe pageant

• Bosch almost left the competition due to a scandal at one of the stages of the competition on November 4, which was broadcast live. Navat Itsaragrisil, the representative of the organizers from the host country, the national director of Miss Universe Thailand, chastised Bosch for missing the promotional shoot earlier and called her a "dumbass." When the contestant tried to justify herself, Itsaragrisil did not listen to her and called security to escort her off the stage.

• Following Bosch, several participants left the competition as a sign of solidarity, including the winner of the competition in 2024, Danish Victoria Kjer Telvig. The representative from Mexico was supported by the president of the Miss Universe pageant, Mexican businessman Rudel Rocha Cantu and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Izaragrisil was forced to apologize and leave the jury. This scandal instantly brought Bosch viral popularity.

Fact 5. Get a place to live in New York

• As the winner of Miss Universe, Fatima Bosch will receive a one-time payment of $250,000. Also, the finalist of the main beauty contest is entitled to a salary of $ 50 thousand. This amount, which is paid until the moment when another girl wins the title, should cover the costs of performances, trips and charity initiatives that Bosch will perform as Miss Universe. She will also move to an official residence for a year — a luxury apartment in New York.