{"id":151797,"date":"2025-11-21T10:59:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151797\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:59:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:59:09","slug":"miss-universe-2025-miss-mexico-wins-title-after-host-insult-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/151797\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Universe 2025: Miss Mexico wins title after host insult drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Other drama in the run-up to the final round included<a href=\"https:\/\/cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com\/entertainment\/miss-universe-2025-judges-step-down-474216\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> two judges quitting this week<\/a>, with one alleging the contest was rigged by a &#8220;secret and illegitimate vote&#8221; held without the official jury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This vote was conducted by individuals who are not recognised members of the official judging panel,&#8221; French composer Omar Harfouch wrote in a statement posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The Miss Universe Organization has denied Harfouch&#8217;s claims, stating that &#8220;no impromptu jury has been created&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Former professional footballer Claude Makelele also withdrew as a jurist, citing &#8220;unforeseen personal reasons&#8221; in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n<p>During the costume round on Wednesday, Miss Britain Danielle Latimer tripped and fell flat on the stage while wearing an outfit inspired by the Cockney character Eliza Doolittle.<\/p>\n<p>And Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry was hospitalised after she fell off the main stage during an evening gown showcase, president of the Miss Universe Organization Raul Rocha said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Miss Universe Jamaica public relations director Shannon-Dale Reid told AFP late on Wednesday that Henry was &#8220;resting under medical observation&#8221; and had not suffered serious injuries.<\/p>\n<p>He declined to comment on Thursday about her condition and the cause of her fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Other drama in the run-up to the final round included two judges quitting this week, with one alleging&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":151798,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,44057],"class_list":["post-151797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-miss-universe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/151798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}