Fatima Bosch Fernandez of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2025 on Friday, a dramatic victory for a 25-year-old at the centre of the turbulent 74th staging of the popular beauty pageant in Bangkok who stood up to public bullying from one of the hosts.

The first runner-up was 29-year old Praveenar Singh of Thailand and 25-year-old Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser of Venezuela placed third.

Rounding up the finishers were Ahtisa Manalo, 28, of the Philippines, and 27-year-old Olivia Yace of Ivory Coast who came fifth.

Miss Universe India 2025 Manika Vishwakarma made it to the pageant till the swimsuit round. Manika, hails from Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan and is pursuing studies in Delhi University. She didn’t make it to the Top 12

The bad vibes at this year's event sprang from a sharp-tong

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