Miss Philippines won this year’s Miss Universe competition Sunday in Las Vegas, but Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach’s crowning was delayed when host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced the first runner-up, Miss Colombia, as the victor.
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Steve Harvey made a major mistake at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant when he announced the wrong victor, and everyone involved is still dealing with the sad aftermath.
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As poor Miss Colombia was being de-crowned, preoccupied wiping away her tears and hoping her false eyelashes (and dignity) would hold, the internet was already busy generating a hilarious host of memes.
The controversial finale stirred uproar among Colombians and local media who try to find explanations for the unusual way in which Harvey ratified his mistake.
Dressed in a red gown, Miss Halozan then appeared on stage after the brief segment and walked across it after last year’s Miss Universe Paulina Vega handed her a bouquet.
“I have to apologize”, he said. Finally, Harvey returned to the stage. She said: “Everything happens for a reason”. My gut actually clenched…for all parties involved: Miss Colombia who thought she was Miss Universe, Miss Philippines who looked on confusedly from the background, and Steve Harvey, who will surely be haunted by the handsome, furious faces of these women forever. “Are you going to take the crown from me now?’ And they [said], ‘No, no, you’re really the victor.'” We feel so bad for Pia that she has to spend her first few days discussing the screw up.
There was a surprising finish to this year’s Miss Universe pageant.
Probably not as awful as Miss Colombia, though. “This would never have happened!” he wrote.
Ever since this video went viral, Miss Germany has been on the receiving end of hateful comments herself, with Dorethy Mae Legaspi Sero saying that her words were “Very unprofessional”, before adding, “you deserve to be in the 80th place”. He softened his tone later that morning in an interview on NBC’s Today Show, calling Harvey a “great guy” who handled it well.
“Folks I have to apologise…”, he said on live TV.
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Philippines presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda didn’t address the debate over the win but said, “in bagging this victory, Ms. Wurtzbach not only serves as a tremendous source of pride for our people, but also holds up the banner of our women and of our country-as a true representative of what the Filipina can achieve”.
