"Who would have thought that, a decade after serial woman-hater Donald Trump relieved himself of ownership of the Miss Universe pageant, the organization would somehow find itself more marked by corruption and legal jeopardy than ever before? It's definitely saying something, to state that the iconic beauty pageant is somehow in more dire straits now in 2025 than it was in 2015 when run by a man later found liable for the sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll-and yet it can't be denied."
"After all, Trump didn't have a warrant out for his arrest during his Miss Universe days-he'd have to wait until 2023 in Georgia for that honor. Now, of the two people who currently split ownership of Miss Universe between them, both are wanted for entirely separate crimes, ranging from fraud to suspected involvement in drugs and weapon trafficking. Oh, and did we mention that the recently concluded 2025 pageant was also marked by verbal abuse, the serious injury of a competitor,"
Miss Universe 2025 concluded on Nov. 21 with the crowning of 25-year-old Fátima Bosch Fernández, Miss Mexico. The preliminaries included a severe stage accident in which Miss Jamaica, Dr. Gabrielle Henry, sustained an intracranial hemorrhage, fractures, and facial lacerations and required several days in an intensive care unit. Two current co-owners of Miss Universe are wanted on separate allegations ranging from fraud to suspected involvement in drugs and weapons trafficking. A judge publicly alleged contest rigging, and multiple contestants reported verbal abuse. The competition nearly collapsed amid safety, legal, and integrity crises that overshadowed the final results.
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