The latest version of the competition Miss UniverseIt was founded in 1952 and ended in an international scandal that included politicians, businessmen in the oil sector, and drug smuggling investigators. A few hours after he learned about it Mexican Fatima Bush … After winning the competition held in Thailand, the accusations began that led to the emergence of the plot for the best political thriller.
The first accusation came from one of the jurors, Omar HarfoushWho said without hesitation that Bush’s father, a consultant for the Mexican oil company Pemex, had bribed his fellow Mexican Raul Rocha Cantu, owner of 50% of the Miss Universe franchise.
After the words of the Lebanese musician Harfouche, complaints came from the other participants. Nadine AyoubMiss Palestine denounced, via social media, the alleged tampering of fan votes in the competition’s official application. For her part, the Argentine contestant Aldana Masset He spoke of “strange things” in elimination situations. while Frederick GilbertIn a statement, the head of the Miss France Organization expressed his concern about the events and stated that they were awaiting clarifications.
Representative of Ivory Coast, Olivia YassieShe relinquished the titles of Miss Universe and Miss Universe Africa and Oceania, which were awarded to her after last week’s final in Thailand, where she was the fourth finalist in the competition. In parallel, Bush defended himself on social networks, received the support of other previous winners of the competition and even received congratulations from the Mexican president. Claudia Sheinbaum.
What looked like it would remain a scandal in the entertainment world quickly escalated to the judicial level when the Mexican Attorney General’s Office charged Rocha Cantú on Wednesday with alleged arms and drug trafficking and smuggling. Associated with the Jalisco New Generation Cartelthe most powerful criminal organization in Mexico.
A few hours after being charged, Rocha Cantu showed up at the prosecutor’s office to avoid arrest. He asked to be a cooperating witnessThat is, revealing sensitive information in exchange for preserving their freedom, and ultimately receiving a reduced sentence.
Who is Raul Rocha?
Rocha Cantú is a prominent businessman in Monterrey, an industrial and financial region in northern Mexico. Miss Universe scandal This is not the first event in which she has gained fame. Casino Owner In 2011, the Casino Royale de Monterrey was destroyed by fire in which 52 people died. The press speculated at length that it was a tragedy Retaliation against a criminal group Against Rocha Cantu. The businessman did not go to prison, but had to spend a long period outside the country.
The investigation into the Rocha Canto case began months ago due to an anonymous call that talked about drug and weapons smuggling from Mexico to Guatemala. The boundaries that have become Critical to organized crime. The businessman denied all accusations.
The father of the competition winner was also affected. Bernardo BoschAccording to Pemex sources, Pemex sources told ABC that he has been nominated to take on more important positions at the state oil company. The Miss Universe scandal derailed those opportunities and various initial negotiations because Fatima’s father is one of those responsible for seeking Pemex partnerships with the national and foreign private sector.
The Bush family is a prominent family from the state of Tabasco, the political heart of the movement that currently rules Mexico. The former president began his career there Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador who ruled from 2018 to 2024 and who later promoted Sheinbaum as his successor.
The Mexican government is dominated by the belief that Rocha Cantu and Bush are recipients of surgery Destabilize them and complicate their worka move that could come from the Sheinbaum government itself and foreign interests that want to take ownership of Miss World from Rocha Cantu.
Will Fatima Bush resign?
In the last few hours, as this editorial has learned, Rocha Cantu told those close to him that he had received offers to sell his part of the competition. The Mexican said one of the offers would come from a businessman from the United States Near the White House.
“Drug policy has gone too far, and not just to a degree Contaminating bilateral relations with the United States“But even these unbearable alliances of the Sheinbaum government’s favored businessmen have put their corruption on the international stage now even in the case of Miss Universe,” opposition lawmaker Federico Doering said.
It’s not just businessman Rocha Cantu who is leaving the competition. Univision reported this Thursday Fatima Bush herself could resign To her crown as Miss Universe. According to journalist Jordi Martin, Bush will announce his withdrawal in the coming days to prevent the US Congress from starting an investigation into the alleged violations committed this year.
Although Bush’s resignation has not yet become a reality, Martin announced it The person responsible for replacing her is Danish Victoria KjaerWhich he won last year. Throughout the history of the competition, unprecedented events have occurred. In the 1950s, one winner gave up her crown so she could get married, in the 1990s another queen objected to the pageant’s body beauty standards, and in 2015 the crown was mistakenly awarded to a participant who… Not chosen By the jury. But nothing compares to the year 2025, where the background of the competition includes political interests and investigations into the shadow of drug cartels.