“Interestingly, the number four is my lucky number.” These were the first words that Fátima Bosch (Tabasco, 25 years old) said after winning Miss Universe 2025. She is the fourth Mexican to be crowned in the most important beauty pageant. She did it with a red high-neck evening dress with golden elements. “They represent Mexican gold: corn,” he said in an interview. Lupita Jones won in 1991; Ximena Navarrete, in 2010; Andrea Meza, in 2020. With the exception of Jones, everyone was crowned wearing red (Lupita Jones did so in orange). Reactions to Tabasco’s victory were mostly positive. Memes abound with messages from users who say they were never interested in the contest, but are now celebrating.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, took the opportunity to congratulate her during the morning press conference on Friday the 21st. “I liked that she raised her voice when she felt that an injustice was being committed against her. It is an example of courage for all Mexicans,” said the president. “There’s no more that ‘shut up, you’re prettier’ thing. Women seem prettier when we talk and participate.”
Fátima Bosch Fernández was born in the municipality of Teapa, southwest of Tabasco, very close to the border with Chiapas. He studied fashion design at the Iberoamerican University of Mexico City and at the New Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She said she was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child and was a victim of psychological bullying at school.
His family has an important political and social influence in the state. His father, Bernardo Bosch Hernández, has worked at Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for 27 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. He is currently an advisor to the general management of Pemex Exploration and Production. Her mother, Vanessa Fernández Balboa, won the Flor de Tabasco México in 1984, a regional beauty pageant and prelude to participating in Miss Mexico. Bosch also won it in 2018, when he was just 17 years old. His maternal aunt, Mónica Fernández Balboa, was president of the Senate of the Congress of the Union and since 2024 has been in charge of the Institute for the Restitution of the Stolen to the People.
In September 2025, Fátima Bosch participated in the Miss Mexico competition, which was held in Guadalajara. The event also had controversy. The woman from Tabasco seized the crown and the opportunity to represent Mexico in Thailand. However, 25 of the 32 candidates ran to hug Yoana Gutiérrez, Miss Jalisco, one of the favorites to win the pageant and who later assured that Bosch did not deserve to win it. Celeste Hidalgo, Miss Sonora, supported Gutiérrez’s comments. “Only four went to hug the winner. That collective silence speaks a thousand words,” he posted on his social networks. After the result in Thailand, Gutiérrez limited comments on his Instagram account. “Don’t delete the comments. Be patient,” writes one user. “You should have been in Bangkok today,” says another.
Almost two months later, at the beginning of November, Bosch’s name once again lit up the networks. This time for a video in which she is belittled and insulted by Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Thailand. Itsaragrisil scolded the Mexican during a ceremony in which participants would receive a sash. The president of the competition reproached him for not having uploaded content promoting the country to his social networks. The current Miss Universe defended herself by claiming it was all a misunderstanding, but the Thai man told her to shut up, called her stupid and called security to take her out of the venue.
After the uproar generated by the video, Itsaragrisil posted a message on his personal TikTok account in which he briefly apologized and justified his actions. “I called the guard to feel safe,” the Thai said. In turn, the president Claudia Sheinbaum and the president of Miss Universe, Raúl Rocha, supported their compatriot. Rocha assured that Itsaragrisil will face legal and corporate action. However, during the broadcast of the ceremony, cameras showed Itsaragrisil and Rocha sitting together, both very smiling and excited. Those corporate and legal actions have not been confirmed.
On the eve of the closing of Miss Universe 2025, two judges left voluntarily. One of them, the French-Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch, said in a statement published on his social networks that an improvised jury had been formed to select the 30 finalists. “These are people with a significant conflict of interest because of some personal relationships with some of the Miss Universe contestants,” Harfouch said. The Miss Universe organization simply released a statement to refute the comments.
