India, Nov. 6 -- Heavy drama is unfolding at this year's Miss Universe pageant. With just a couple of weeks to go for the main ceremony in Thailand, beauty queens staged a protest against the hosts for demeaning one of them.

Earlier this week, videos emerged of scores of contestants walking out of a room after a disbanded sash ceremony. In the room, host and Thailand Miss Universe director Nawat Itsaragrisil chided the contestants for not fulfilling their duties properly, especially asking Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch to stand up from her seat and calling her names. He seemingly called her 'dumbhead' for taking directions from Miss Mexico's National Director and not the hosts. When she tried to defend herself, he shut her up. "I didn't give ...