Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch speaks up against online hate, death threats after pageant win

Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch lamented the hate she has been receiving since

winning the pageant,

but declared that it will not break her as her “values ​​and self-esteem are strong”.

The newly-crowned beauty queen spoke through a statement released on her Instagram Stories on Nov 25.

Prior to sharing her statement, the Miss Mexico winner posted screenshots of hate messages sent to her online, some of which included profanities and death wishes.

“What must be in a person’s heart to wish harm on someone they don’t even know? Thank God my values ​​and self-esteem are strong, and this won’t break me,” she said in Spanish.

She added that while she is strong, such attacks could hurt other people and affect them mentally and emotionally.

“Today, I want to raise my voice not as a beauty queen, but as a woman... In recent days, I’ve received insults, attacks and even death threats for one reason only: because I won. Because a woman with dreams, preparation and heart decided to stand up and fight for what she loves,” she wrote.

“And although these attacks hurt, they don’t define me.”

Addressing those who “fabricated slander” against her, she continued: “My victory is not a threat... I will not back down, I will not hide, and I will not ask permission to shine. Because when a woman stands firm in the face of hatred, she paves the way for thousands more.”

Ms Bosch also addressed other women who share the same experience, saying she will use her voice to defend and speak for them.

“Because violence will never prevail against a woman who knows her worth. My voice will not be silenced,” she said. “There is much work to be done, and my commitment is and will continue to be to use this crown for good.”

Ms Bosch’s Miss Universe victory has been

hounded by controversies

after French-Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch, who said he

resigned as a judge in the pageant

, claimed that the competition was rigged.

Mr Harfouch even suggested that the beauty queen and Miss Universe Organization head Raul Rocha allegedly had a personal relationship.

Mr Rocha denied the rigged claims, even noting that “no judge resigned”.

He also announced that legal action will be made against an “opportunist” musician whom he did not immediately name. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK