Several contestants have walked out of a Miss Universe event after an official from host nation Thailand publicly berated Miss Mexico in a tense confrontation. At a pre-pageant ceremony, Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil told off Fatima Bosch in front of dozens of contestants for failing to post promotional content. As many of them stand to show support, Mr Nawat says: “If anyone wants to continue the contest, sit down. If you step out, the rest of the girls continue.” After leaving the event on Tuesday, Ms Bosch told the press the 60-year-old executive was “not respectful” and said he had called her “dumb”. He said the Thai official had “humiliated, insulted and showed a lack of respect” to Ms Bosch, and committed the “serious abuse of having called security to intimidate a defenceless woman”.