Miss Universe 2015 got extremely awkward after host Steve Harvey crowned the wrong candidate. Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, was announced as the winner of the nationally televised beauty pageant, but the winner was actually Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach. Nearly five minutes had gone by after Miss Colombia was announced before Harvey came back on stage and said, "I have to apologize, the first runner-up is Colombia."
The two women continued to stand awkwardly in front of the live audience after Harvey corrected himself. Of course, the internet blew up.
Harvey took to Twitter to apologize for his honest mistake:
Twitter users had mixed emotions towards the controversial mistake. Some users said things like:
And memes have already been distributed all over social media:
Although the show was very awkward for everyone to watch, both of the women handled the embarrassing situation with grace and courtesy for one another. Steve Harvey had made it clear that he made an honest mistake. He took to Twitter to express his apologies, as he did not mean to cause such an embarrassing situation for the two women.
Watch the video here:














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