MAIN Pop Culture Miss Universe 2025

Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, is the reigning Miss Universe.

WHEN: Thursday, November 20, 2025\

The pageant's final competition took place on November 21 at 8 a.m. Thailand time. However, due to the vast time difference, in the U.S. the final aired on Telemundo and Peacock on Thursday, November 20 beginning at 7PM ET 4PM PT.

WHERE: Televised on Telemundo in the US from Pak Kret, Thailand

The most beautiful women in the world rook center stage at the 74th edition of the Miss Universe competition this year held at Impact Challenger Hall,in Pak Kret, a suburb of Bangkok.

Like last year, the 2025 competition was broadcast in the US on Telemundo nationwide. The program was also made available for streaming on Peacock and AIS Play.

AND THE WINNER IS ...

Fatima Bosch of Mexico was named Miss Universe 2025 in a competition plagued with controversy where Bosch emerged as an international favorite after she was berated by a Thai pageant official during a live-streamed meeting, triggering a walk out by contestants.

Miss Thailand, Praveenar Singh, who earned the first runner-up spot. The second runner-up position was also celebrated, Miss Venezuela, Stephany Abasali,

Miss Universe 2026 preenters, judges and entertainment

This year's presenters included US comedian Steve Byrne, former Miss Universe winner Dayanara Torres and former Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel.

Popular Thai singer and actor Jeff Satur was in the entertainment lineup while the Miss Universe judging panel included Brazlian artist Romero Britto, Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza, and Venezuelan model and actress Sharon Foseca.

Miss Universe 2026 oontroversies

Making headlines in the lead up to the final, a contentious meeting between a Miss Universe official and contestants went viral recently -- when Miss Mexico publicly argued with a pageant official, resutling in her and a handful of other contants staging a walkout. While things have been patched up since, the incident remains a victory for women's empowement and equality in the modern pageant era.

All about Miss Universe

Usually featuring more than 80 delegates from around the world, Miss Universe remains one of the world's most watched and most popular beauty pageants.

What began in 1952 - as a local bathing beauty competition in Long Beach, CA - has since grown to be a showcase that puts the spotlight on the world's most beautiful and most accomplished women.

South Carolina-born Miss Universe winner, Miriam Stevenson, stops for a publicity photo in 1954.

Following the evening gown competition, judges pick the Top 10 who go on to show off their best assets in the traditional and very popular swimsuit competition, from which the Top 5 are chosen... culminating in the crowning of Miss Universe.

The Miss Universe competition is traditionally televised In the U.S. on Fox and in Spanish on Telemundo, and airs in more than 160 territories and countries across the globe.

also see -> Miss USA | Miss America

DID YOU KNOW? Miss Universe fun facts

oops...

• It was the mistake heard 'round the world in 2015 when host Steve Harvey misread his cue card and crowned the wrong winner -- Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez Arévalo. The mix-up was corrected when the crown was given to the rightful winner, Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

• Another uproar in 2015 saw Miss Lebanon Saly Greige and Miss Israel Doron Matalon posing and smiling for a selfie together during the preliminaries, setting off a firestorm of controversy in Lebanon where citizens are forbidden any contact with Israelis.

• The USA leads the world in Miss Universe crowns with eight. Venezuela follows with seven titles, Puerto Rico with five, and the Philippines and Sweden with three apiece.

• Venezuela is the only country to win back-to-back Miss Universe pageants when Stefanía Fernández was crowned in 2009 by the previous winner, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.

More about Miss Universe around The Web

Check out more information on the universe's most famous beauty pageant in video clips, pictures, interviews and contestant profiles, along with past winners, judges, and bit of related history and trivia at top sites devoted to Miss Universe ...

Miss Universe.com - Check out the pageant's official site with videos, photos, close-up interviews and profiles of all the contestants.

Miss Universe - Wikipedia - The online encyclopedia offering extensive information on the selection process, pageant history, a complete list of winners from 1952 to the present, related links.