Miss Philippines was crowned the 2015 victor a short time later while Gutierrez was then named first runner-up, followed by USA’s Olivia Jordan as second runner-up.
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But you might be wondering: What exactly did Gutierrez lose, besides the title of Miss Universe? “It was a letdown when the host said he made a mistake”.
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Harvey blamed himself for reading the cue card wrong. Harvey apologized during the broadcast, and later took to Twitter to reiterate his apologies to the pageant’s contestants and viewers.
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The crown was removed from Miss Columbia’s head and placed on the head of the victor Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines.
Harvey read the card wrong, confuses the verdict and announces Miss Colombia as the victor.
A live audience and millions through FOX live watched when Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez celebrated her win just to have her dreams and those of Colombians shattered in front of the world.
Social media users have come up with memes to slam the host and videos that allegedly prove there was fraud in the finale.
A Colombian law firm also announced that two of its attorneys will be filing a lawsuit, writing in a statement that, “The crown is an acquired right that can not be taken away from us”.
“I was confused. I wasn’t sure what was going on”, Wurtzbach told ET after her unprecedented pageant upset. “For me (she was robbed) as the real victor”. This was a terribly honest human mistake. As well as the wonderful contestants.
After what could probably be the most unconventional Ms. Universe coronation ever, a new controversy seems to be brewing: Ms. Germany alleges that none of this year’s candidates voted for Ms. Philippines. “They were all unbelievable”, Harvey wrote later.
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Meanwhile, in an interview the morning after the debacle, former Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump has called for the crown to be shared instead. “It’d be very cool”, Trump said.
