Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch reportedly made an abrupt exit from her interview with American Spanish-language TV network Telemundo after she was asked about the controversies hounding the pageant and her win.
The network said this via its Facebook page on Tuesday, Dec. 9, while showing a photo of the Mexican beauty queen from the interview.
“Fatima Bosch leaves Telemundo and cancels agenda with the television!” the English translation of the Spanish caption read.
Bosch, as per Spanish magazine Hola!, had an interview on Telemundo’s show Pica y se Extiende with hosts Lourdes Stephen and Carlos Adyan.
Their conversation included questions about Miss Universe Organization (MUO) president Raul Rocha’s frozen bank accounts amid his alleged involvement in drugs, fuel and weapons trafficking, as well as Miss Universe Thailand and Miss Grand International (MGI) president Nawat Itsaragrisil’s criminal complaint against Bosch.
“I don’t have any lawsuit. I haven’t defamed anyone. I don’t want to talk about that,” Bosch said.
However, Adyan reportedly later disclosed that Bosch told him off air that her father has been “handling the legal situation.”
Bosch and the hosts also delved on the topic of the 2025 delegates’ visa, which apparently referenced Rocha’s remark about how Cote d’Ivoire bet Olivia Yace’s loss was due to her “weak passport.”
“I don’t know the rules in detail, but everyone should have the same opportunities to win, no matter their passport,” the magazine quoted Bosch.
She, however, also noted, “Miss Universe is a business and a job. If you have to travel around the world, it’s obvious that you need someone who can travel easily.”
The show went on brief break then returned on air without Bosch. The hosts said that the beauty queen “decided to leave the studio” and cancel her scheduled guestings in the network.
Bosch as well as the MUO have yet to comment on the matter as of this writing. – Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network
