00:00If he's sitting in that Miss Universe church today, it's because of me.
00:05It's because of my connection, my business power.
00:09Omar Castorino Montanaro is a business tycoon and TV host
00:15whose family is part of a political dynasty in Paraguay.
00:19He says he first met Raul in 2017
00:22when he leased one of Omar's properties to build a casino.
00:26We saw that Raul had a lot of problems in Mexico because of the casino.
00:33Six years earlier, Raul made headlines after a casino he owned in Mexico
00:37was firebombed by a cartel.
00:4052 people died in that arson attack.
00:44We did our check, our background check, and he was able to do business.
00:48So we went forward.
00:49I cannot judge him because of impasse.
00:51But Omar says Raul only paid one month's rent before disappearing.
00:57It was a really big, huge deception.
00:59I took back my property and I just turned the page.
01:03What I was going to do, go look for Raul.
01:06Years later, Omar started getting involved with the Miss Universe organization.
01:13When he got a message from Raul.
01:17He texted me, hermanito, my brother, sorry because I disappeared.
01:24I want to speak again.
01:25I want you to bring me inside the organization.
01:28I'm a believer that anyone deserves a second chance.
01:33So Omar invited Raul to join him at Miss Universe events
01:37where Omar introduced him to Anne
01:40and says he asked her to have Raul host the 2024 pageant in Mexico.
01:44Omar got something for himself.
01:48I also got the 2025 host country for Paraguay.
01:52It was going to be the first time ever
01:55that a Miss Universe international pageant
01:59was coming here to Paraguay.
02:02It was going to be huge.
02:03A letter signed by Anne
02:05that Omar provided exclusively to ABC News
02:08shows that he holds the exclusive rights
02:12to host Miss Universe 2025
02:14in Paraguay or another country
02:16that has to be mutually agreed to.
02:19Although the letter also leaves the door open
02:21to potentially remove that exclusivity.
02:25Omar made a deposit of half a million dollars
02:28to seal the deal.
02:29But months into his preparation,
02:32he says Miss Universe executives completely ghosted him.
02:35They never answered me again.
02:37They took my money and they just went quiet.
02:40He's infamous for his blunt approach.
02:43The so-called czar of beauty
02:44holding nothing back in his judging
02:47as seen in his reality show El Concurso.
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