Dayanara Torres goes against Fátima Bosch? She says the unthinkable

During her interview on Pica y se extiende(Telemundo), which aired on Sunday and later resulted in Fatima Bosch canceling the rest of her schedule with the network, one of the topics on the table was one of the most talked about controversies surrounding the 74th edition of Miss Universe: the idea that the issue of the participants’ visas had somehow influenced the decisions regarding the winner.

In this context, host Carlos Adyan asked a direct question, focused on those who do not have the same immigration facilities: “What should you say to those girls who may not have the privilege of having a visa like yours?

The question touched a sensitive point because, beyond the administrative aspects, it is related to the principle of equality of conditions in an international competition.

Fatima Bosch’s answer and the nuance that caused Dayanra Torres’ discomfort

Bosch answered by first pointing out that he does not know the internal criteria in depth: “The reality is that I do not know the rules in depth of what the organization sought this year, what things they take into account or not. We kind of don’t know that part”. She then added that, from her perspective, everyone should have the same opportunity to win “regardless of their passport,” but finished with a practical argument about the operation of the position: as an organization, she said, they should also consider that it is “a business” and “a job” that requires constant travel. Along those lines, he said that if the winner must travel the world, it would be logical to choose someone who can travel easily.

This last section was the one that triggered reactions, because it was interpreted by some as an acceptance that the ease of mobility could weigh on a decision that, ideally, should be based on performance within the competition.

The strongest reaction came from Dayanara Torres (Miss Universe 1993), who gave her opinion on the subject this Tuesday on the Enrique Santos Show. When asked by Enrique Santos himself – “Do you agree with her answer?”-, Torres answered bluntly: “Of course not”.

Dayanara explained that, for her, Bosch “was doing well” until the moment she mentioned the visa as something that seemed to justify that criterion. And she was clear in her position: in her vision of the contest, everyone competes with the same opportunity. She even stressed that, if visa facilitation were really taken into account as a factor, then it would be unfair to invite or allow to compete candidates who might face travel problems. In her words, “That’s not fair… That answer is not right. I don’t think so.

The bottom line is that the discussion on visas is not just a formality: it touches the credibility of the contest and the idea that the crown should be defined by merit and performance under equal conditions. Therefore, an answer that seems to validate logistical criteria can be read as a crack in that principle, and that is where Dayanara Torres put the accent with her criticism.

Here you can watch Dayanara Torres’ interview where she talked about Fatima Bosch’s reaction.

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