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MUO president Raul Rocha (left) and Filipino businessman Chavit Singson. Photos from Miss Universe's Facebook page and MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17675958752362-Composite (5) 2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="MUO president Raul Rocha (left) and Filipino businessman Chavit Singson. Photos from Miss Universe&#x27;s Facebook page and MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">MUO president Raul Rocha (left) and Filipino businessman Chavit Singson. <em>Photos from Miss Universe&#x27;s Facebook page and MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) clarified that it is still under the same owners amid claims made by Filipino businessman Chavit Singson, who has expressed interest in acquiring the pageant. </div><p>On its social media pages, MUO said it &quot;remains under its current ownership and leadership&quot; as it prepares for its 75th edition, which will be held in Puerto Rico later this year. </p><p>Without mentioning names, the organization acknowledged the circulation of &quot;false and misleading statements&quot; that were designed to &quot;deceive the public, improperly solicit investments, and exploit the Miss Universe brand for personal benefit, visibility, or advantage.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The Miss Universe Organization is actively reviewing these matters with its legal advisers and will take all appropriate and necessary steps address and prevent further false, misleading, or unauthorized actions or statements,&quot; it said.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMissUniverse%2Fposts%2Fpfbid025NWpmUa86ZyjkZSjiDVvyfPqkc614fu181HUMMDJJrCcPNay2hUan2jjyrQBVeHwl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="737" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>MUO is known to be co-owned by Mexico&#x27;s Raul Rocha and Anne Jakrajutatip of Thailand.</p><p>Singson claimed otherwise in a post on his Facebook page last Friday, January 2. </p><p>The businessman shared a photo of him and his daughter Richelle with former MUO vice president Shawn McClain, who supposedly updated them on &quot;possible acquisition talks.&quot; </p><p>&quot;For everyone&#x27;s information: MUO is not owned anymore by Anne Jakrajutatip or Raul Rocha Cantú. In fact, they both have arrest warrants against them!&quot; Singson said.</p><div style="text-align:center"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Flcsluischavitsingson%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0SZgB8xepApavzenueufhW5ApkGAAhHzxdvFUbJ2WRXk7ugeP74SFv8ruzM5ayVDVl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="481" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/22/chavit-singson-in-talks-with-ex-miss-universe-officials-to-buy-pageant-1214">Singson first confirmed his interest to acquire MUO</a> back in December. The former Ilocos Sur governor was the main sponsor of the 65th edition of Miss Universe in Manila in 2017.</p><p>In the said pageant, the Philippines&#x27; Pia Wurtzbach passed her crown to Iris Mittenaere of France. The country&#x27;s representative that year, Maxine Medina, finished in the Top 6. </p><p>Rocha earlier expressed his desire to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/26/miss-universe-president-raul-rocha-looking-to-sell-pageant-amid-controversies-1240">sell his stake in MUO</a> amid the controversies. The Mexican entrepreneur recently took to social media to call out a &quot;delusional fool and his daughter&quot; in a message believed to be addressed to the Singsons.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m fed up with that delusional fool and his daughter making statements, dreaming of something he wouldn&#x27;t be able to achieve in a hundred years,&quot; he said in a now-expired Instagram Story, which has been <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1328660685969507&amp;set=pb.100064767634191.-2207520000">reposted by pageant pages</a>.</p><p>&quot;Keep dreaming, my lawyers will put an end to your fairy tales,&quot; he added in his post, which also included MUO&#x27;s statement reasserting its ownership.</p>

<p>The Miss Universe Organization clarified that it is still under the same owners amid claims made by Filipino businessman Chavit Singson, who has expressed interest in acquiring the pageant.</p>

The Miss Universe Organization clarified that it is still under the same owners amid claims made by Filipino businessman Chavit Singson, who has expressed interest in acquiring the pageant.

Miss Universe reaffirms ownership amid Chavit Singson's interest to acquire pageant

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Published Jan 05, 2026 02:55 PM PHT

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