India, Nov. 6 -- Several Miss Universe contestants staged a walkout to protest the treatment meted out to a fellow contestant by an organiser. The powerful protest was sparked when an official from the Miss Universe host nation Thailand publicly berated Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, during a pre-pageant ceremony.

Nawat Itsaragrisil, an executive director of Miss Universe Organization, has been accused of toxic behaviour after he publicly berated Miss Mexico in a tense confrontation. Itsaragrisil is a 60-year-old Thai businessman who is in charge of overseeing the pageant in his home country, The New York Post reported.

During a live-streamed sash ceremony on Tuesday, Itsaragrisil publicly called Miss Universe Mexico, Fatima Bosch, a "dumbh...