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| Miss Universe gaffe stirs online storm | |
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| Shock and disbelief have erupted online after the wrong Miss Universe winner was crowned. | Shock and disbelief have erupted online after the wrong Miss Universe winner was crowned. |
| Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was announced winner of the 2015 beauty pageant before organisers revealed she was actually the first runner-up. | Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez was announced winner of the 2015 beauty pageant before organisers revealed she was actually the first runner-up. |
| Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was later declared the winner. | Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach was later declared the winner. |
| #MissUniverse2015 also became Twitter's biggest trend of the night as thousands of social media users began to express disbelief using jokes and memes. | #MissUniverse2015 also became Twitter's biggest trend of the night as thousands of social media users began to express disbelief using jokes and memes. |
| 'Miss Information' | 'Miss Information' |
| "Talk about awkward," described one Twitter user who "couldn't help" but find the gaffe "hilarious". | "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." | Another user, Mark Critch from Canada, said: "And the winner is - Miss Information." |
| Facebook users also expressed their opinions on a post shared on the pageant's official page. | Facebook users also expressed their opinions on a post shared on the pageant's official page. |
| It was shared close to 40,000 times and received more than 11,000 comments from viewers across the world. | It was shared close to 40,000 times and received more than 11,000 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 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." | "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. | 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!" | "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!" |
| At the end of the night, Ms Gutierrez was named first runner-up followed by Olivia Jordan from the United States. | At the end of the night, Ms Gutierrez was named first runner-up followed by Olivia Jordan from the United States. |
| Host Steve Harvey responded, saying it was "his mistake" and he would take responsibility for not reading the winning card correctly. | Host Steve Harvey responded, saying it was "his mistake" and he would take responsibility for not reading the winning card correctly. |
| "I'd like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible," he said in a tweet that was re-tweeted more than 51,000 times. | "I'd like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake. I feel terrible," he said in a tweet that was re-tweeted more than 51,000 times. |
| "I don't want to take away from this amazing night and pageant. As well as the wonderful contestants - they were all amazing." | "I don't want to take away from this amazing night and pageant. As well as the wonderful contestants - they were all amazing." |
| While some Twitter users remained upset over the mistake, others began to tweet out messages of support. | 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. | "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. | "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. |