Soon, the error was corrected, and the ceremonial flowers and tiara given to Gutierrez were taken away and presented to Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.
The long-time comedian did apologize to both Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines and said he is very regretful. Following the announcement, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe 2015.
Harvey’s mistake made Wurzbach wonder if she really had won.
Gutierrez also shared several photos of herself wearing the crown on her Instagram. I did not take the crown from her. None of this was done on goal. Awkward. The pageant was televised live in many countries, including on the Fox network in the United States.
“I can’t even imagine how hard it must have been for Miss Colombia”.
Stunned, she walked to the front of the stage, where the coveted crown was taken off the head of Miss Colombia and put on hers. “Tune in!” he tweeted on Sunday night before the snafu.
#EXCLUSIVE: Monika Radulovic says contestants could see the autocue and Miss Philippines WAS listed as the victor. When Entertainment Tonight asked whether the Miss Universe flub was a publicity stunt, the source denied it. “No way”, the source stated. “After winning last year’s Miss Universe we’re a beauty pageant powerhouse and nobody wants us to win again”.
At the press conference afterward, the 26-year-old said, “I felt calm when I was called first runner-up because I felt it was fate”. Miss Germany told the media.
NBC dumped the pageant after Trump, its then-owner, angered many Latinos with comments about immigration. “This would never have happened!” Trump said if he were still in charge of the show, he would make the women share the title. Among them is Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek and, according to her, other contestants in the pageant. “I’m sorry”, she said.