Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And for the scandal-ridden Miss Universe pageant , this is proving a big part of the problem.

Opaque and subjective voting criteria have made it difficult to untangle the web of allegations surrounding this year’s finale. The question of whether Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch, should have won is no longer about how she performed on stage — it’s about allegations of vote-rigging, secrecy and favoritism .

One of the contest judges, Omar Harfouch, has made a plethora of damaging claims on social media since resigning from his post days before last Friday’s finale.

Among them, the Lebanese-French composer claimed 30 finalists were preselected in a “secret vote” by an “impromptu jury” comprising of individuals not on the official judging panel (an alleg

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