The Miss Universe pageant begins on November 21, but contestants are already on location in Bangkok for pre-pageant events. On Tuesday during an orientation meeting that was livestreamed, Nawat Itsaragrisil (a Thai businessman and national director of Miss Universe Thailand) told contestants that they were all expected to promote the host country on social media.

He was then seen reprimanding Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch for not attending an optional photoshoot that was intended for the contestants to share on social media to promote the pageant and Thailand. He claimed that she did not participate because she was following orders from the Miss Universe Mexico organization. He said that if she followed orders from her national director, then she was a "dumbhead." A pageant coach interviewed i

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