Fátima Bosch
Birth nameFátima Bosch Fernández
Birth date19 May 2000 (age 26)
Birth placeTeapa, Tabasco, Mexico
Height1.74m[1][2][3]
Alma materUniversidad Iberoamericana
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Competitions

Fátima Bosch Fernández (/ˈfætɪməˈbɒsk/ FAT-im-ə-_-BOSK; ˈfatima ˈβoʃ;[a] born 19 May 2000) is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2025. She had previously won Miss Universe Mexico 2025. Bosch is the fourth Mexican woman to win Miss Universe.

Early life and education

Bosch was born on 19 May 2000, in Teapa, Tabasco, to Bernardo Bosch Hernández and Vanessa Fernández Balboa.[4] Bosch completed her elementary and high school education between Colegio Arji, Instituto Cumbres Villahermosa.[5]

From 2021 to 2024, Bosch attended the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, where she earned a bachelor's degree in fashion and apparel design.[6] Her surname, Bosch, is of Catalan origin and means 'forest'.[7][a]

Pageantry

Flor Tabasco 2018

Bosch won Flor Tabasco, representing Teapa,[8] competed against 16 contestants during the pageant finale held in the Centro de Convenciones Tabasco 2000 of Villahermosa on 25 April 2018.[9] She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Bárbara Aranguren.[10]

Miss Universe Mexico 2025

Bosch represented Tabasco, and won Miss Universe Mexico 2025, against 31 contestants.[11] The contest held on 13 September 2025, at the Sala Plácido Domingo del Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas in Zapopan, Jalisco. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder María Fernanda Beltrán.[12]

Miss Universe 2025

On 4 November 2025, during the sash ceremony event, a dispute occurred when Miss Universe Thailand national director Nawat Itsaragrisil reprimanded Bosch and referred to her as "dumb", leading to tensions and several contestants walking out.[13][14][15][16] Bosch later said she felt disrespected, while Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig criticized the public scolding and left the venue.[17][18][19]

During the preliminary competition on 19 November 2025, Bosch's fellow contestant Gabrielle Henry, Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, fell through an unguarded opening in the stage floor during the evening gown round and was hospitalised in intensive care in Bangkok.[20] Speaking to Good Morning America following her coronation, Bosch described the stage conditions the contestants had faced during the preliminary rounds, stating that the lighting made it impossible for those walking to see the stage: "The lights that came to us make everything darker, like you can see us, but we couldn't see."[21] When Henry later published a personal statement about her recovery, Bosch was among the fellow contestants who responded publicly, praising Henry's strength and resilience.[22]

On 21 November 2025, Bosch represented Mexico and won Miss Universe 2025, competing against 120 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.[23] Bosch is the fourth Mexican woman to earn the Miss Universe title, after Lupita Jones, Ximena Navarrete and Andrea Meza.[24]

Notes

  1. ^ Despite the common Spanish pronunciation of ˈboʃ, her surname is originally pronounced ˈbɔsk in Catalan.

References

  1. ^ "Edad y estatura de Fátima Bosch, Miss Universo México 2025" (in Spanish). razon.com.mx. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Se acabó el debate: esta es la estatura de Fátima Bosch, representante mexicana en Miss Universo 2025" (in Spanish). tikitakas. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Esta es la estatura real de Fátima Bosch, la representante de México en 'Miss Universo 2025'" (in Spanish). revistafama.com. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.[dead link]
  4. ^ "¿Quién Es Fátima Bosch? 4 Datos que No Conocías sobre Miss México 2025" (in Spanish). nmas.com.mx. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Fátima Bosch: edad, estatura y dónde nació la mexicana Miss Universo 2025" (in Spanish). ambito.com. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  6. ^ ""Por Siempre IBERO": Fátima Bosch, Miss Universo México, Reacciona a Felicitaciones de su Universidad" (in Spanish). ibero.mx. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ^ Islas, Laura (21 November 2025). "¿De dónde son los papás de Fátima Bosch, la mexicana que ganó Miss Universo 2025?" (in Spanish). Revista Merca2.0. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Teapa, Flor Tabasco 2018" (in Spanish). xevt.com. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Fátima Bosch Fernández cumple su sueño es la Flor Tabasco 2018" (in Spanish). diariopresente.mx. 26 April 2018. Archived 29 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Fátima Bosch Fernández es la nueva Flor Tabasco 2018" (in Spanish). notimerica.com. 26 April 2018. Archived 26 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  11. ^ "¡La flor más bella del universo! Coronan a Fátima Bosch como Miss Universe Tabasco" (in Spanish). xevt.com. 29 May 2025. Archived 17 June 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  12. ^ "¡Teapa celebra a su flor y corona de Miss Universe México 2025!" (in Spanish). xevt.com. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  13. ^ Rios, Anabella González, Sol Amaya, Michael (8 November 2025). "'No one can shut our voice': Miss Universe Mexico confronts mistreatment". CNN. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  14. ^ "สรุปดรามาร้อน จักรวาลเดือด! นางงาม MU2025 สไตรค์ ไม่เอา "ณวัฒน์" (คลิป)" [Summary of the hot drama, the universe is boiling! The MU2025 beauty queens are on strike, not wanting "Nawat" (Clip)] (in Thai). MGR Online. 4 November 2025.
  15. ^ "เกิดอะไรขึ้น เมื่อจู่ๆ บอส ณวัฒน์ สั่งหยุดงานกระทันหัน หลังนางงามเอาต์ระหว่างประชุม" [What happened when Boss Nawat suddenly ordered a sudden work stoppage after a beauty queen was out during a meeting?] (in Thai). Siam News. 4 November 2025. – via Line Today.
  16. ^ "เกิดอะไรขึ้น! มิสยูนิเวิร์ส2025หลายประเทศวอล์กเอาท์ต่อหน้า"บอสณวัฒน์ "" [What happened! Miss Universe 2025 from many countries walked out in front of "Boss Nawat"] (in Thai). Amarin TV. 4 November 2025.
  17. ^ S., Sukanlaya (4 November 2025). "นางงาม MU 2025 แห่ลุกออกจากห้อง หลังปะทะ ณวัฒน์ เผย ถูกตะคอก-ไม่ให้เกียรติ" [Miss Universe 2025 leaves the room after a confrontation with Nawat, revealing she was yelled at and disrespected] (in Thai). The Thaiger
  18. ^ Aindravudh (4 November 2025). "สรุปดราม่า Miss Universe 2025 วุ่นวายไม่หยุด ณวัฒน์ ฟาดรัวๆ จนนางงามแห่ขยาด" [Summary of the Miss Universe 2025 drama: The chaos continues. Nawat is lashing out, causing many beauty queens to panic] (in Thai). The Thaiger
  19. ^ Purnell, Kristofer (4 November 2025). "Miss Universe 2025 sashing delayed as queens walk out after heated exchange". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Miss Jamaica Universe withdraws from pageant after suffering head injury in fall". Jamaica Observer. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Miss Jamaica's family says she will return home to recover after falling off Miss Universe stage". ABC News. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Miss Jamaica Universe, Gabrielle Henry, Addresses Fall at Thailand Final". NY Carib News. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  23. ^ "Miss Universe Mexico, Fátima Bosch, shares road to the Miss Universe 2025 final amid backlash Bosch was the winner of the Miss Universe 2025 pageant on November 21st, 2025.". hola.com. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
  24. ^ "Miss Mexico is crowned Miss Universe at a pageant where she stood up to a host's bullying". ABC News. Retrieved 21 November 2025.