Miss Mexico wins 74th Miss Universe

Miss Universe has crowned its new winner.

On Thursday, Nov. 20, the international competition hosted its beauty pageant at Impact Challenger Hall in Bangkok, Thailand, and crowned Fátima Bosch, who represented Mexico.

Competitors from more than 130 other countries and territories competed for the crown at the 74th Miss Universe final, for which the theme this year was “The Power of Love.”

The crowning of Bosch comes after the Miss Universe Organization has found itself embroiled in a few controversies in the lead-up to the pageant.

Just a few weeks ago, on Nov. 4, a livestream went viral of pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil scolding Bosch for allegedly refusing to participate in a photo shoot meant for contestants to share on social media.

Despite denying the claims, Itsaragrisil continued to chastise Bosch, prompting several other contestants to follow her out of the room as she left.

Last year’s winner, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, became the first-ever Danish winner of the Miss Universe pageant, taking home the title at the 73rd version of the pageant.