On Thursday night, Miss Mexico, a.k.a. Fátima Bosch Fernández, was crowned Miss Universe, two weeks after igniting a walkout from the pageant. Addressing the media after her win — which was met with resounding cheers from the audience — Bosch said she hoped she would be remembered as “a person that changed a little bit the prototype of what is a Miss Universe and a real person that gives the heart.”

It was quite a dramatic year for the international pageant, which was previously owned by Donald Trump. During the early stages of the competition on November 4, Bosch and several other contestants walked out after she was berated by a Thai pageant executive during a livestreamed sashing ceremony. After video of the incident, which showed Nawat Itsaragrisil admonishing Bosch for not p

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