Posted on 12/20/2015 10:57:38 PM PST by Steelfish
Host Steve Harvey Crowns Wrong Miss Universe By EMILY KNAPP Dec 21, 2015 PHOTO: Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, center, removes the crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas.John Locher/AP Photo
Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, center, removes the crown from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Las Vegas. Gutierrez was incorrectly named the winner before Wurtzbach was given the Miss Universe crown.
The Miss Universe crown went this year to the contestant from the Philippines, but only after the runner-up from Colombia was accidentally crowned.
Host Steve Harvey says he made a mistake and didn't read the card correctly when he announced that the contestant from Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo, had won. She had already been crowned by the previous year's Miss Universe, also from Colombia, when Harvey returned to the stage to apologize.
The crown was removed from Aravelo's head and placed on the mystified Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, the contestant from the Philippines.
Harvey later tweeted his apology, saying he felt "terrible" for his "huge mistake."
Harvey first tweeted, "I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia. This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful," but deleted the tweet, correcting "Philippians" to "Philippines" and "Columbia" to "Colombia" in his second attempt.
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“Miss Philippians”
He may have been misreading an epistle from St. Paul.
Could be the start of a new drinking game?
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Just a lil karma from making whitey look stupid on his detestable show.
If Redd Fox could give his opinion, he would turn to Steve and say “You Big Dummy! What were you thinking about?”
Now that is Turbo powered,industrial strength humiliation, to bad it hasn’t happened to Obama,yet.
To err is human, to forgive is devine…
Historical Hall of Fame fail - Couldn’t have happened to a better idiot.
I am very sorry, but it was written in cursive.
Still trying to figure out how First Runner Up can be mistaken for Miss Universe. Another International Embarrassment.
That’s an understandable error - “Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez” has a lot of letters, just like “Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach”.
What a dumb ** SOB Steve Harvey is. Another affirmative action Jackson. What an embarrassment. Everything he touches turns into disaster
PS Miss Philippines is out of this universe beautiful
Like the Cheers episode where Woody pulls out the ping pong ball and declares the winner to be 99, and Sam says “um Woody... that’s 66...
Well they do all look the same to him.....
video of the crowning....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XICEvwAmcKU
affirmative action at its finest!!
Well, at least he man up and took responsibility...
The poor winners night was ruined...
The look on her face is one of utter confusion...
We surveyed 100 miss universe contestants for the one person they do not want hosting the pageant, the only top answer is on the board...
Of course, it was the Miss Universe situation. So the same interviewer gets all pleasant and polite and asks for Mr. Trump's comments on the situation. Trump was gracious, said he'd have a nice ceremony for both of them, have co-Miss Universes, explained how to get out of an awkward situation.
So the media will attack Trump when it's about saving the US. But when it's something important, like Miss Universe, they have total respect for his wisom, diplomacy, and expertise.
No wonder the US is sliding fast to the trash heap of failed civilizations.
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