What is the future for Miss Universe when facing many scandals?

Recently, a former employee of the Miss Universe organization, Rodrigo Goytortua, secretly filmed a meeting between Anne Jakrajutatip and the team in Mexico. Through the leaked video recording of the closed meeting, many viewers expressed their outrage at the Miss Universe organization's attention-grabbing trick. This video recorded a closed meeting between transgender billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip and the team from Mexico on October 23, 2023, and was posted online by former employee of the Miss Universe organization, Rodrigo Goytortua, causing public interest and discussion.

In the video, Anne asserted that the Miss Universe pageant will have no age limit and will be open to transgender women, married women, and women with children. However, the special thing is that Anne asserted that these contestants will never win. Anne also said that the pageant was only organized to attract attention and achieve business goals, and that they intended to turn the pageant into a reality TV show to attract audiences and advertise products.

What is the future for Miss Universe when facing many scandals?

The Miss Universe pageant has faced many controversies recently. Photo: Business Insider.

Anne bought the Miss Universe pageant in 2022 for $14 million and many viewers commented on her smart and quick calculation.

However, Anne’s recent closed-door remarks have angered many people. Public opinion believes that she is exploiting the aforementioned restrictions for her own benefit. Although she has always advocated for women’s rights and equality, these statements show that there is a business purpose behind them.

Anne and the Miss Universe organization have responded to the controversy. However, their response has been weak and they have not provided enough evidence to support their claims. The Miss Universe organization also said that there are individuals who have been involved in manipulating information and distorting the truth for personal gain and they have taken legal measures to address this issue.

Ms. Anne Jakrajutatip has been criticized recently. Photo: Business Insider.

With recent events, many people are questioning the future of the Miss Universe pageant after Anne sold 50% of her shares to Mexico. Rodrigo Goytortua, who leaked the video of the meeting, continued to denounce the new owner of Miss Universe, Raul Rocha. Mr. Rodrigo said that Mr. Raul Rocha wanted to force countries to buy goods from his businesses and organize the pageant in the form of reality TV.

In addition to being managed by billionaire Raúl Rocha Cantú's Legacy Holding Group USA Inc. (LHG) and JKN Legacy, Inc. (a subsidiary of JKN Global Group) under the direction of Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, Miss Universe has also recently undergone changes in its senior leadership team.

In particular, Olivia Quido has taken on the role of Vice President of Global Partnerships, working with the pageant’s numerous franchise partners and nearly 100 National Directors and sponsors. Mario Bucaro has been appointed as Vice President of International Relations. The Miss Universe leadership team also includes Carlos Martinez, Vice President of Finance, Jose Castillo, Vice President of Strategic Projects, and Mauricio Rocha, Vice President of Legal Affairs. Meanwhile, Karen Celebertti (who was the CEO of Miss Universe Nicaragua) replaces Esther Swan as Chief Talent Officer.

With an almost entirely new team, Miss Universe is committed to change, but the change can be controversial. This is demonstrated by the decision to no longer impose an age limit on Miss Universe and open it to married women, women with children, and transgender people. This decision has left longtime fans disappointed and frustrated.

Currently, only Miss Universe Philippines has started looking for representatives for the final season of this year, while other countries have not yet started the process of recruiting candidates. They may be waiting for new announcements and changes from the Miss Universe organization.

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