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The Wrong Miss Universe Is (Briefly) Crowned The Wrong Miss Universe Is (Briefly) Crowned
(about 11 hours later)
For one brief, shining moment on Sunday night in Las Vegas, Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez Arévalo, was crowned Miss Universe.For one brief, shining moment on Sunday night in Las Vegas, Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez Arévalo, was crowned Miss Universe.
And then the pageant’s host, Steve Harvey, realized that he had misread the card on which the winners were listed.And then the pageant’s host, Steve Harvey, realized that he had misread the card on which the winners were listed.
It was a gaffe made for the age of Twitter, GIFs, Vines and 24/7 social media snark. Almost as soon as the mistake was made, it was memed.It was a gaffe made for the age of Twitter, GIFs, Vines and 24/7 social media snark. Almost as soon as the mistake was made, it was memed.
Mr. Harvey did not realize his mistake until after Ms. Gutiérrez had begun to soak up the glory of the title.Mr. Harvey did not realize his mistake until after Ms. Gutiérrez had begun to soak up the glory of the title.
She was standing center stage, holding a bouquet of flowers with the glittering crown perched atop her head, waving, waving, waving to the audience, when Mr. Harvey sheepishly returned to the stage, his steps slow and heavy.She was standing center stage, holding a bouquet of flowers with the glittering crown perched atop her head, waving, waving, waving to the audience, when Mr. Harvey sheepishly returned to the stage, his steps slow and heavy.
“O.K., folks, uh,” he stammered. “There’s. ... I have to apologize.”“O.K., folks, uh,” he stammered. “There’s. ... I have to apologize.”
The crowd laughed, and Ms. Gutiérrez laughed, too, unaware of her impending fate.The crowd laughed, and Ms. Gutiérrez laughed, too, unaware of her impending fate.
“The first runner-up is Colombia,” he said, to the screams of the audience.“The first runner-up is Colombia,” he said, to the screams of the audience.
The cameras panned rapidly back and forth among Mr. Harvey, Ms. Gutiérrez and the actual winner, Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Looks of confusion, shock and mortification abounded.The cameras panned rapidly back and forth among Mr. Harvey, Ms. Gutiérrez and the actual winner, Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Looks of confusion, shock and mortification abounded.
“Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines,” he exclaimed.“Miss Universe 2015 is Philippines,” he exclaimed.
Ms. Wurtzbach walked awkwardly forward, seemingly unsure of what to do.Ms. Wurtzbach walked awkwardly forward, seemingly unsure of what to do.
Mr. Harvey, a comedian and talk show host, apologized effusively and made a point of showing the card to the cameras to prove that the second crowning of the night was, in fact, the correct one.Mr. Harvey, a comedian and talk show host, apologized effusively and made a point of showing the card to the cameras to prove that the second crowning of the night was, in fact, the correct one.
“Horrible mistake, but the right thing,” he said. “I can show it to you right here. The first runner-up is Colombia.”“Horrible mistake, but the right thing,” he said. “I can show it to you right here. The first runner-up is Colombia.”
Mr. Harvey did not stick around, heading swiftly for stage right as Miss Philippines took her place beside Miss Colombia, still clutching her flowers and wearing the crown.Mr. Harvey did not stick around, heading swiftly for stage right as Miss Philippines took her place beside Miss Colombia, still clutching her flowers and wearing the crown.
The two contestants stood awkwardly side by side, a smile on neither face, while one woman was de-crowned and the other was crowned.The two contestants stood awkwardly side by side, a smile on neither face, while one woman was de-crowned and the other was crowned.
Later, Mr. Harvey turned to Twitter to apologize for his mistake in a post that misspelled the names of both countries. He later deleted the message — but not before it was retweeted more than 30,000 times.Later, Mr. Harvey turned to Twitter to apologize for his mistake in a post that misspelled the names of both countries. He later deleted the message — but not before it was retweeted more than 30,000 times.
“I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia,” he wrote. “This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful.”“I want to apologize emphatically to Miss Philippians and Miss Columbia,” he wrote. “This was a terribly honest human mistake and I am so regretful.”
He added in another post: “Secondly, I’d like to apologize to the viewers at that I disappointed as well. Again it was an honest mistake.”He added in another post: “Secondly, I’d like to apologize to the viewers at that I disappointed as well. Again it was an honest mistake.”
The reaction from people watching the pageant in Colombia went from celebration to outrage over the sudden reversal. “I was watching Miss Universe with my family. We started a huge celebration when they said Colombia had won the Miss Universe title for the second straight year,” President Juan Manuel Santos told Radio Nacional on Monday, The Associated Press reported.
“They put the crown on her head. The photos are there to prove it. To me, as a Colombian, she is still Miss Universe,” he said.
For many years, Donald J. Trump, the real-estate developer, entrepreneur and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, owned a portion of the Miss Universe Organization, which runs the pageant, as well as Miss USA and other competitions. NBC owned a portion of the company as well.For many years, Donald J. Trump, the real-estate developer, entrepreneur and candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, owned a portion of the Miss Universe Organization, which runs the pageant, as well as Miss USA and other competitions. NBC owned a portion of the company as well.
But when Mr. Trump came under fire this past summer for comments he made about undocumented immigrants during his presidential campaign, NBC ended its business relationships with him and sold its stake in the organization to him. Mr. Trump, in turn, sold the organization to the WME-IMG talent agency.But when Mr. Trump came under fire this past summer for comments he made about undocumented immigrants during his presidential campaign, NBC ended its business relationships with him and sold its stake in the organization to him. Mr. Trump, in turn, sold the organization to the WME-IMG talent agency.
On Sunday night, after the chaos of the Miss Universe pageant, Mr. Trump used his Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, to retweet a comment from another user who asked, “Where’s @realdonaldtrump when you need em?”On Sunday night, after the chaos of the Miss Universe pageant, Mr. Trump used his Twitter account, @realdonaldtrump, to retweet a comment from another user who asked, “Where’s @realdonaldtrump when you need em?”