BANGKOK - Miss Universe Thailand’s (MUT) national director Nawat Itsaragrisil has filed a criminal complaint against Ms Fatima Bosch of Mexico, the newly crowned Miss Universe 2025, over “repeated defamatory statements” made against him. 

He acquired the MUT franchise for five years and is Miss Universe Organization’s (MUO) vice-president for Asiana. He is also the president of rival pageant Miss Grand International (MGI).

MUT posted a four-page police incident report on its Facebook account on Dec 3.

It states that Mr Nawat showed up at the Wat Phraya Krai Police Station in Bangkok on Nov 12 to accuse Ms Bosch, 25, of making false public statements that allegedly damaged his reputation in Thailand and abroad. 

“If any further defamatory actions are discovered, additional legal action will be taken to the fullest extent of the law,” read the organisation’s caption. 

The complaint stems from an incident on Nov 4 in Bangkok, where

Mr Nawat confronted Ms Bosch in front of other delegates

over refusing to participate in a sponsored shoot, which led to the latter walking out. Miss Universe 2024 winner Victoria Theilvig followed suit, along with beauty queens from other countries.

MUT reiterated in its latest statement that Mr Nawat never called Ms Bosch “dumb head” during the confrontation prior to the sashing ceremony. It said audio recordings from the room showed the MGI head saying the word “damage” as part of a warning. 

“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 apologise to Mr Nawat Itsaragrisil,” continued the statement.