Just as Ariadna Gutierrez was blowing kisses and waving to her adoring fans she was informed, on live television, that it was actually Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo who was meant to be wearing the crown.
Miss Philippines stared wide-eyed at the audience, her lip quivering as Miss USA whispered into her ear and she realized what exactly those words meant.
Pia joined Ariadna on stage and stared into the audinece in shock, Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega giving her fellow countrywoman a comforting pat on the back just minutes after they had shared a victorious embrace.
'Folks let me take control of this,' Harvey told the sea of boos and cheers. 'This is exactly what's on the card,' he then said, displaying the results on the camera. 'I will take responsibility for this, it was my mistake,' he continued.
'I can show it to your right here, the first runner up is Colombia,' it's my mistake, still a great night. Please don't hold it against the ladies.'
And then came for the heartbreaking moment when Miss Colombia had to bend down, allowing Vega, Ms Universe 2014, to remove the crown and place it on Miss Philippines head instead.
The telecast then came to an abrupt stop, cutting without credits or allowing Miss Philippines to take her first walk as Miss Universe.
‘I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia,’ Harvey wrote in a tweet that has since been deleted in which he spelled both of the women’s countries wrong. ‘This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful.’
Fans immediately took to social media to react to the mistake, criticizing Harvey, expressing regret for Miss Colombia and praise for Pia.
‘Hey #SteveHarvey, good thing Pablo Escobar is dead. #MissUniverse2015’, tweeted one user.
Another asked: ‘Can I hug Miss Colombia right now?’
‘I have to hand it to #PiaWurtzbach,’ wrote another. ‘She was careful w her reaction when she was called as Ms Universe. She knew a colleague was embarrassed.
Source: Daily Mail
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Miss Columbia is actually finer
Men the embarrassment no be for here. Watched it live and was so sad for miss Colombia, imagine testing the crown and being told you are not the winner.I so feel for her
Gud one. Next plss
Lol
But why Steve Harvey go make that kind costly mistake na? That's evil joor. Lol
#it wiLL onLy gEt beTTer
#iT must end iN prAise
Next time , call a dude like Mua to come announce the winners, will be a pleasure
Lolzzz the best beauty pageant ever. I actually wanted Miss Philippines to win. She answered all her questions correctly (Congrats to her). Steve Harvey made the worst mistake ever, Miss Colombia should take heart.
The crown a $300,000 not $30,000
Dis is serious gobe o! The embarrassing moment is best left to imagination. Linda take note!
hmm , nobody is above mistake. but dis is a silly one
He felt very apologetic. I watched it and I totally respect him more for his bravery. It takes a real man to accept his wrongs. I still love my Steve harvey 4 eva.
Just negodu the silly mistake.
That one is enough to cause someone hypertension.
Sincerely speaking the mind of Amadioha
Wow.... that could cause high blood pressure
This is the height of embarrassment someone can get.. What da fvck is wrong with Steve?
This is the height of embarrassment someone can get.. What da fvck is wrong with Steve?
What a costly mistake
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wow! Good composure though.
Your Steve Harvey? With this ya scary face? You want make Steve Harvey faint?
wow! nice composure though
Congrats miss phillipines it seems they are d next indians
wow! Good composure though.
Wat a real embarassing moment for the supposed winner and the announcer of the result. Well somedays are like dat
Yeah so true,because men find it difficult to apologise, and is only a mistake, nobody is above mistake no matter how grave.
Yeah so true,because men find it difficult to apologise, and is only a mistake, nobody is above mistakes no matter how grave.
Yeah he's a real gentleman and he isn't above mistakes, so they shouldn't crucify him for this mixup. Steve Harvey is still my fav stand up comedian
Shame on him
wow! good composure though
Well unfortunately it'd leave a mark on his reputation.
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I agree everyone is prone to mistakes but that was really a Shame from steve.. that should never have happened.
yes misstake happens..nice one
We are humans , mistakes are inevitable. Plus I hate the way they write the names and winner on the card. First runner up throws you off sometimes.
What a very bad mistake
Lmao!! Linda and her overly dramatic Heading. Disaster tho
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Dis is really disaster and beloved Linda I agree wit u concerning dis messed up.
I can feel it in my heart as if I was d other lady for it wil tak her years to get thru dis disaster and d feelings dat mayb some people don't want her to win it wil alwaz b there.
Most times in life tins lik dis do happen after all we r all human's prone to our numerous fault's and mistake's.
To d eventual winner, I say big congrats.
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Wow, big disaster. #IRepLIB
That makes him human joor. Though very sad.
I wonder what steve was thinking, but I feel for miss colombia thou!!!
Hhahhaha he did well by accepting his mistakes.better pate than never
I concur
Thank God man no be God.Even after the apology,some stupid people will soon call him out
Thank God man no be God.Even after the apology,some stupid people will soon call him out
Damn!! Few minutes of joy shall not be our portion in jesus name amen..I can imagine the heart broken moment...harvey when I told u to stop drinking beer with me what did u do..u even added igbooo!!! Now see what u have cost..olodo...mtchew.
~make I go take one bottle of star beer~
Steve welldone. But such mistake is going to cost you lots of gigs.
Hehehhe.....that person for bust die....lol
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NOBODY IS ABOVE MISTAKE... IWOTAGO?
Hmmmmm..na this kind mistake them dey use stone person
...thumbs up for bravery....better go and learn the spellings of the two countries....
Dats absolute non sense,in the sense that u cannot actually reverse the Redcard u give to a football player in a match....
considering the damages, he still saved the day
Can somebody pls tell me y nepa takes d light at 5.30 dot. I ve bn observing dis since d past few weeks now,its highly spiritual
Dis is serious. I just can't imagine how I would ve felt.
Ouch......man that's gotta hurt for miss Colombia. Nevertheless, he's human. So it's ok. It could've happened to anyone.
He's a confused fellow
Dat bae wil b soo disapointed. If its in nigeria dey wil point fingers at d village people#vazviz
Enter your comment..awww...this is really heart breaking
Matured lady talking.
Exactly!
He realised and apologised.
Case closed.
Awwww sorry miss colombia ..ijay (linda ikeji's PA)
@tosyne Mr Harvey needs to apologise jor shu!
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Lol.
Ok Linda
Let the real owner wear her crown
Hey, everybody makes mistakes....
And this my friends will be my ENDING this yr..... Wen all hopes r lost!!!! God will restore me
Eeeeyaaaa, sorry miss columbia
That's a big mistake
I like him for that..... make the first girl no vex oo.
Yea
Awwwwww
No one is beyond mistake @ HARVEY, So painful.
Oh Lord. Steve Harvey must be feeling like shit right now. And I can't even imagine how miss Colombia feels. Damn.
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Harvey seriously wants to get the taste of what a dead career can be like?
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Are u kidding me? .... Abeg follow me enjoy sports news here
One thing is to make mistakes another is to own up to it. Nice move
Your Harvey got carried away by d beauties around him..
Wetin he shaki shaki go do that kain thing. If na me be the first person wey he call, i no go gree o. U don call me you don call me chikina..
Too bad for an international show
Costly mistake, its a good thing he apologized
I never watched it but read his tweet and I throw my respect for him for his bravery and accepting it as a fault on his side. Just wondering how Miss Colombia will feel at that shock
Steve Harvey can never go wrong in my eye....lmao
May God help him
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Lol his ridiculous apology made the worst of it all. He gave the familiar bible spelling of "Philippians" and American spelling of "Columbia" which he is also familiar with being a city in the US, extending the embarrassment to even their countries... Lol!
the incident simply explains it clearly that, we are human and we are liable to technical mistakes.
That is just an epic blooper, my God! Ms. Columbia must be distraught, LOL.
So hilarious
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At least don't air the part they removed the crown..they could have cut that part out as well..I feel like giving Miss Colombia a hug too...
He probably had in mind Miss philippine wil win
Error tho
Buh dis can give one BP
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No1 is perfect na.
I feel for miss colombia
na coke (drugs) dey wori am..
Some people will have a field day with this. Steve has many enemies for how he treated his ex wife and calling himself a relationship expert with so many marriages under his belt.
Dude Harvey Goofed big tyme.
This one no be child play embarrassment o
compliments of the season to ya'all.
Ooops!, wrong dial.
best comic art @ Steve Harvey
i guess they are all suppose to know that the man is a comedian and he was only playing as usual......congrat to the winner at the same time
That's what you get when you ask a country ass 'bama to host an event like this! Sorry Steve. Love ya, but you were way out of your depth with this one. I guess they won't be calling you back next year.
He dropped his mind somewhere
The Spanish translator doesn't know Apanish. She was rude too. Very dismissive. I translate and you have to talk to the person and come to an agreement about when to speak and when to pause before you translate. And if the person you are translating for forgets you politely remind him/her and not talk over the person. I'm glad Miss Philippines won but the judges never got to hear what Miss Colombia really said. You have to rehearse these things or at least talk them out. People sometimes get excited and make mistakes. That's why you rehearse. Usually, its two hosts paired up to help one another for these reasons. It doesn't mean one person can't get the job done. It's for support. It's great to get nations together for nice events. The administration did a sloppy job. The administration should apologize also. I pray Steve and the ladies have the strength to move on and see 2016 as a year of opportunities to do more good. Merry Christmas and Happy 2016 to everyone!!!!!
The Spanish translator doesn't know Spanish. She was rude too. Very dismissive. I translate and you have to talk to the person and come to an agreement about when to speak and when to pause before you translate. And if the person you are translating for forgets you politely remind him/her and not talk over the person. I'm glad Miss Philippines won but the judges never got to hear what Miss Colombia really said. You have to rehearse these things or at least talk them out. People sometimes get excited and make mistakes. That's why you rehearse. Usually, its two hosts paired up to help one another for these reasons. It doesn't mean one person can't get the job done. It's for support. It's great to get nations together for nice events. The administration did a sloppy job. The administration should apologize also. I pray Steve and the ladies have the strength to move on and see 2016 as a year of opportunities to do more good. Merry Christmas and Happy 2016 to everyone!!!!!
The Spanish translator doesn't know Spanish. She was rude. You have to rehearse these things. It's great to get nations together for nice events. The administration did a sloppy job. The administration should apologize also. I pray Steve and the ladies have the strength to move on.
As in eeh! Chai I don't want to imagine the embarrassment.
Linda I hv arrived..
Hmmmmmmm,,,,,, if I were miss Colombia I won't have appetite for a week. Steve is human he's not God. Painful! #Linda'spal
I love Steve Harvey. He has taken his rightful place among the great humanitarians of this world. Isn't it ironic? The word humanitarian begins with the word "Human". Everyone makes mistakes. It is a divine nature that can forgive. God bless you Steve. This too shall pass.
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