Timothy Cubbo’s winning Miss Universe dress entry. The Las Vegas Strip was soon jammed with ambulances and fire trucks, and authorities said at least 30 people were taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries and one person was killed.
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“We congratulate her for this success as the third Miss Universe of the Philippines, following in the footsteps of Ms. Gloria Diaz and Ms. Margie Moran-Floirendo”, he added.
Comedian Steve Harvey (C) poses with the 80 contestants of Miss Universe 2015 in this handout photo provided by The Miss Universe Organization prior to rehearsal at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 19, 2015. However, if he was so regretful … he probably could have bothered to spell either “Philippines” or “Colombia” correctly in his Tweet, which has since been deleted.
“I feel disgusting for this young woman”, he said.
That means that Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach, who’d previously been named first runner-up, was actually the new beauty queen. “It was humiliating for him”, he told reporters after the pageant.
Harvey had said before the show in an interview with the Associated Press that he had no intention of making any Trump jokes.
“Today, the whole country unites in celebration over Ms. Pia Wurtzbach’s coronation as Miss Universe in the 2015 pageant in Las Vegas, USA”, Presidential Edwin Lacierda said in a statement.
“I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia”, he tweeted.
The pageant was its first edition since the annual beauty show was thrust into controversy when then co-owner and USA presidential candidate, Donald Trump, made disparaging remarks about immigrants.
“Sorry folks. There’s… I have to apologise”, Harvey said, clearly shaken while the crowd continued to scream.
Among the more notable moments, Flora Coquerel of France, who was at the Paris stadium the night of the November attacks by militant Islamists, reached the final five and Ariana Miyamoto of Japan, whose father is African-American, reached the top 10 contestants. For the first time, viewers at home weighed in, with their votes being tallied in addition to four in-person celebrity judges.
Well, the network morning shows have a lead item.
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The former star of the “Celebrity Apprentice” reality show sued both companies, settling with NBC in September, which included buying the network’s stake in the pageants. He sold the company in September. Among the panel of judges were Emmitt Smith, Niecy Nash, Olivia Culpo, and Perez Hilton.
