One of the top organizers of the Miss Universe pageant issued an apology on Wednesday after several contestants walked out in protest of him angrily scolding Miss Mexico earlier this week.

During a pre-pageant event that was livestreamed on Nov. 3, pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil, who co-owns the organization, was seen publicly reprimanding Miss Mexico contestant Fátima Bosch for not taking part in promotional activities that helped to promote the host country, Thailand.

Itsaragrisil called out Bosch for not partaking in a photo shoot, saying that she did so on orders from Mexico’s pageant director.

“You don’t like to post everything because your director from Mexico ordered you to not pay any attention, to post about the host country? If you follow the orders from your national

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