3 Miss Universe 2025 contestants suffer food poisoning in Thailand

1. Hungary’s Kincs Dezsényi

Kincs Dezsényi, representing Hungary at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant. Photo from Dezsényi's Instagram

The Miss Universe Hungary organization announced on Instagram Wednesday that Dezsényi was hospitalized for "a severe case of food poisoning." As a result, she would miss some scheduled activities.

The organization expressed hope that the beauty queen could recover quickly to attend the final and thanked Thailand for "high level care."

2. Indonesia’s Sanly Liu

Sanly Liu, representing Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant. Photo from Liu's Instagram

Liu shared a photo of pills on her Instagram story Wednesday, writing: "Here, I got food poisoning, but luckily the team here acted fast and I immediately canceled the event."

"Some of my fellow sisters have already been hospitalized. Please pray for the best so that everyone recovers quickly," she added.

3. Estonia’s Brigitta Schaback

Brigitta Schaback, representing Estonia at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant. Photo from Schaback's Instagram

Pageant Talk, a Facebook account reporting beauty pageant news, noted that Schaback reportedly suffered from food poisoning on Tuesday. The beauty queen later shared the post on her Instagram account, confirming she had been ill but had fully recovered.

"Thank you for your support," she wrote. "I am well recovered by now."

Before the food poisoning incidents, this year’s Miss Universe pageant has already been marked by controversies. Thai businessman and pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil was dismissed earlier this month after publicly berating Mexico’s representative Fátima Bosch during the annual sashing ceremony for refusing to participate in a sponsorship shoot, as reported by the New York Post.

"Mexico, where are you?" Itsaragrisil asked, escalating into a five-minute confrontation livestreamed on the Miss Universe Thailand Facebook page.

At one point, he called Bosch a "dummy," prompting widespread backlash from pageant fans globally.

Additionally, contestants from Iceland, Germany, Niger, and Persia have announced their withdrawals from the contest.