Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado has come under fire after making racially insensitive remarks about Thailand and Asian features during a social media livestream on Wednesday (Nov 5). The Venezuelan-American, who won the title in 1996, was weighing in on the controversy involving director of Miss Universe Thailand, Nawat Itsaragrisil, and Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch.
The now-viral incident unfolded when Itsaragrisil was caught on video reprimanding Bosch for not posting promotional materials of Thailand. He seemingly insulted her, saying: “If you follow the order from your national director, you’re a dumb head.” Itsaragrisil later issued an apology, and claimed he had used the word “damage” instead of “dumb head”.
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