Steve Harvey, the pageant’s host, announced on Sunday night that Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez had won the coveted Miss Universe title.
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Harvey had announced Miss Colombia, Ariadna Guiterrez as the victor, giving her a crown and flowers before coming back to announce that she was actually the first runner up, and that Miss Phillipines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, was the actual victor.
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Meanwhile, Miss Universe pageant’s former owner Donald Trump said he would like to make Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia a co-winner of the crown. She had already been crowned by the previous year’s Miss Universe, also from Colombia, when Harvey returned to the stage to apologize.
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Samoa was the first nation to see in 2016, with New Zealand the first nation with a sizeable population to celebrate the New Year. New York: Around 1 million people were expected to converge on New York City’s Times Square for the annual celebration.
Nevertheless, Miss Australia said she is happy.
Amidst the tension and anticipation during the announcement of the victor of the recently-concluded Miss Universe pageant, an error resulted in the wrong victor being announced. “I was watching Miss Universe with my family and we even celebrated when we heard Colombia was going to be Miss Universe for the second year in a row”.
And for her part, Miss Colombia composed herself to give a very classy concession speech. “I’m so sorry to say it”, she added.
Showing the card to the camera, he says, “I will take responsibility for this”. To give it to her for a couple of minutes, and then to take it away.
Speaking after the ceremony, Sarah commented: “I really couldn’t believe it, I was so upset. I’m so happy, thank you for voting for me!”
Meanwhile, the real victor, Pia Wurtzbach has called her winning “very non-traditional crowning moment” and said that the awkward incident is “Very 2015!” She said she realised it was “probably bad timing”.
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