duke007 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Las Vegas Miss Columbia mistakenly crowned as winner Media captionHost Steve Harvey revealed the mistake shortly after Miss Colombia was declared the winner The host of the Miss Universe has apologised after mistakenly naming the wrong woman as winner, leaving Miss Colombia empty-handed. After the error, Ariadna Gutierrez was instead declared runner-up and surrendered her crown to Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. #MissUniverse2015 became Twitter's biggest trend of the night as social media users expressed their disbelief. Ms Wurtzbach has since told reporters that she wishes Ms Gutierrez well. "I'm very sorry, I did not take the crown away from her and I wish her well in whatever she wants to pursue after this pageant," she said. Ms Gutierrez also addressed fans in a backstage video that has been shared on the pageant's official page. She said: "Everything happens for a reason so I'm happy for all that I did." At the end of the night in Las Vegas, Ms Gutierrez was named first runner-up followed by Olivia Jordan from the United States. Image copyrightAFPImage captionMiss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was mistakenly named winner of the 2015 Miss Universe contest The host Steve Harvey responded, saying it was "his mistake" and he would take responsibility for not reading the winning card correctly. He made another mistake when he misspelled both Colombia and the Philippines in an initial tweet. The tweet was later deleted. "I'd like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible," he tweeted in a second attempt. The message was re-tweeted more than 70,000 times. "I don't want to take away from this amazing night and pageant. As well as the wonderful contestants - they were all amazing." 'Miss Information' Shock and disbelief erupted online following the incident. "Talk about awkward," described one Twitter user who "couldn't help" but find the gaffe "hilarious". Another user, Mark Critch from Canada, said: "And the winner is - Miss Information." Image copyrightAFPImage captionMiss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach reacts to the announcement establishing her as winner Facebook users also expressed their opinions on a post shared on the pageant's official page. It was shared more than 62,000 times and received more than 17,000 comments from viewers across the world. "That was poorly handled. Both of these gorgeous ladies deserve an apology because that was embarrassing for both of them. I literally felt both of their pain," read a top comment by Lemmy Cliff. "That was the most annoying Miss Universe contest ever," said another commenter Andres Felipe Arbelaez. "The host was horrible and Miss Colombia should have won." Pageant fans from the Philippines also began to express anger at the incident. "Our Miss Philippines didn't get her shining moment," said a fan on Facebook. "It feels like she and our country were robbed of the winning moment, shame!" he Filipina beauty queen was then crowned Miss Universe 2015 While some Twitter users remained upset over the mistake, others began to tweet out messages of support. "Don't feel terrible. Everyone makes mistakes," said Pedro Da Cunha. "To err is human... to forgive is divine," said another user in reply to Mr Harvey's apology. In an incident apparently unconnected to the competition, at least one person was killed and dozens injured after a car ploughed into a crowd next to the Miss Universe venue. 1 Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 The Crowning moment...., what a cock up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WRv27BbP2c shorter version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9aRmmWX5XI 1 Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Pia avoided the intent of her final question, spun it around, and came up with a great answer, Think Before You Click. Should have asked her how many gears in a Porsche 911, she wouldn't have been prepared for that. 1 Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 The other half stayed up till 4 am watching the show, and then woke me up to tell me something dramatic had happened. I wasn't sure if I was dreaming it till I woke up today and went online. One of those wonderful awkward moments. Quote Link to comment
Topcat72m Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 My girl was awake last night also screaming at the iPad. Turned off when ms Columbia was crowned. Woke up this morning to her screaming again. I can't get over the excitement at a beauty pageant. 1 Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is what my Filipino squeeze had to say a couple of hours ago "Yes. After 48 years we won the title again. But the host is tingtong.haha" Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Watching the replay now with my teerak. Just saw the following: Quote Link to comment
bumblebee Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This is what my Filipino squeeze had to say a couple of hours ago "Yes. After 48 years we won the title again. But the host is tingtong.haha"[/size] Looks like you have been giving her Thai lessons Duke. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Looks like you have been giving her Thai lessons Duke. She knows a few Thai words BB, boom boom for example Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 A tearful Miss Colombia with her back to the camera. Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Was Steve Harvey behind the grassy knoll? Steve Harvey mixing up the winner of the 2015 Miss Universe pageant on Sunday had all the ingredients of an epic viral moment: A beauty pageant. An embarrassing gaffe. The agonizing scene when Harvey admitted he made a mistake. The look on Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez’s face when her crown was taken off and given to the real winner, Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach. It was so perfect. Maybe … a little too perfect. Immediately after Harvey announced Miss Colombia as the winner (she was actually the first runner-up), the video made its way around the world and #MissUniverse2015 was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter. But social media lit up with the Internet’s second-favorite thing: Cries of a conspiracy theory. Sample comment on Facebook from Raoul Martinez, a TV anchor in San Diego: “You guys buying this? I’m no conspiracy theorist, but this smells fishy to me. Sounds like a big PUBLICITY STUNT to get everyone talking about Miss Universe, when normally (let’s be honest, now!) NO ONE would be talking about Miss Universe.” Then there were screenshots of the card Harvey was holding on TV, which he held up to prove he read the wrong name. People were dubious he could have really mixed up the two names. Similar thoughts were echoed by many — here are some of the other reasons some think it was planned all along. Did the teleprompter say “Miss Colombia”? Harvey took full responsibility for the mix-up on stage, apologizing to the audience. But according to the Miss Universe’s Snapchat, as Harvey left the stage, he said the teleprompter read “Miss Universe – Colombia.” Though that snap is now nowhere to be found, several (including USA Today) have screengrabs. The other contestants were involved in the voting process In an interview posted to YouTube and the Facebook account of a pageant blog called Missosology, Miss Germany Sarah-Lorraine Riek told an interviewer she was unhappy with the results. “I really couldn’t believe it, I was so upset,” Riek said, adding that she “was really happy for Colombia — she really deserved it.” When the interviewer asked why she and other contestants surrounded Gutierrez instead of congratulating Wurtzbach after Miss Philippines received the crown, Riek said flatly: “Because none of us voted for Philippines. I’m sorry to say that.” Quote Link to comment
Pdoggg Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Steve Harvey is the host of Family Fued. Quote Link to comment
sustra2 Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 "miss colombia and miss philippines in light of sunday night's crowning mistake should be named co-winners" Donald Trump said today.....i do agree 100% .... Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 "miss colombia and miss philippines in light of sunday night's crowning mistake should be named co-winners" Donald Trump said today.....i do agree 100% .... Why? Quote Link to comment
sustra2 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 because it was a stunt... Quote Link to comment
xyzzy Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I think the best idea would be to just get rid of this pointless event. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 because it was a stunt... If you say so, but did not the Host fuck it up? Quote Link to comment
rxpharm Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 If you say so, but did not the Host fuck it up? There have been a couple of reports that the teleprompter had Miss Colombia as the winner, but the official card had Miss Philippines as the winner. It has clearly generated a lot more publicity for the contest than it has had in several years. It does sound like a publicity stunt if this is confirmed. Quote Link to comment
duke007 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 There have been a couple of reports that the teleprompter had Miss Colombia as the winner, but the official card had Miss Philippines as the winner. It has clearly generated a lot more publicity for the contest than it has had in several years. It does sound like a publicity stunt if this is confirmed. At least these Pageants keep the girls Happy , I remember Cartoon in BKK back in May 2009 (sorry DC ) dying to get to get back to the loom to watch an event live on TV at Tiffany's, worked out great for me too as she was very thankful Quote Link to comment
sustra2 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 I think the best idea would be to just get rid of this pointless event. coyld you tell me the difference between a pointless event and an important event? Quote Link to comment
xyzzy Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 coyld you tell me the difference between a pointless event and an important event? Quite simply Miss Universe IMO serves no purpose. What the hell does she do? And the universe is a big place... I sort of get having a Miss USA (or whatever country) barely. Although I can't stand to watch the pageant. But I don't get Miss World Universe at all. Is someone being named Miss Universe like an American pro sports team winning their league and declaring themselves world champs? 2 Quote Link to comment
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