Miss Universe Pageant Chief Files Arrest Warrant Against Fatima Bosse
Nawat Itsaragrisil, chief of Miss Universe Thailand, filed an arrest warrant against 2025 Miss Universe Fatima Bosse over defamation allegations amid their dispute over pageant licensing rights in Southeast Asia.
On August 22, Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of the Miss Universe Thailand pageant organization and CEO of Miss Universe Eastern, posted an Instagram story in Thai and English stating that he is urgently pursuing an arrest warrant against Fatima Bosse in a defamation, libel, and false information case, with clear supporting evidence. He attached a copy of a case report from Wat Phra Ya Kai Police Station. The two have been in an online dispute over licensing rights to the Miss Universe pageant. Itsaragrisil has previously affirmed in interviews that he holds full 100 percent authority over the Eastern region as CEO of Miss Universe Eastern, managing 95 countries.
Fatima Bosse is the 74th Miss Universe of the world and won the title while competing in Thailand in 2025. The Mexican beauty holds a bachelor's degree in fashion design from Iberoamerican University. She comes from a family of business and political figures; her father, Bernardo Bosch Hernandez, is an accomplished engineer and senior executive at Pemex, Mexico's state-owned oil company.
