Miss Mexico’s sparkly Miss Universe win is coming with some serious side eye … ’cause after her own scandal shook the pageant, people are claiming the crown was handed to her as damage control, not as the result of a hard-earned victory.

Weeks after pageant exec Nawat Itsaragrisil called her a “dummy” — triggering a full-on contestant walkout in her defense — Fátima Bosch Fernández’s win at the pageant in Thailand Friday looked like the ultimate “against all odds” comeback. She’s drop-dead gorgeous, composed, intelligent, it all lined up perfectly — but hold up a sec …

Fans watching at home were shocked that Miss Côte d’Ivoire — who only landed 4th runner-up — didn’t take the whole thing … pointing out she delivered the winning answer during the top 5 Q&A.

Others were just as fired up, insisting the crown should’ve gone to fan faves like Miss Philippines or Miss Thailand instead … in fact, the latter had some serious backup with judge Natalie Glebova — AKA Miss Universe 2005 — saying she’s the real winner in her eyes.

Natalie even jumped on IG to call out the sketchy results … pointing out when she competed, and every year afterward, an auditor would walk onstage with sealed, verified results from an accounting firm … something that did NOT happen this time. Hmmm …