Robert Crampton: Even worse than Miss Universe – my shame awards

After the host announced the wrong victor and had to correct his mistake, taking the crown from Miss Colombia and giving it to Miss Philippines, the other candidates in the competition weren’t very happy; especially not Miss Germany.

“Everything happens for a reason”, Gutierrez said just moments after the incident occurred while wiping tears from her eyes.

The newly crowned Miss Universe!

Her shock was written all over the 26-year-old’s face during the live telecast as Harvey admitted that he had made a mistake, and Wurtzbach was really the night’s big victor. “I didn’t expect that to happen at all”.

Not everyone is happy about the Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach’s Miss Universe win.

The Miss Universe Organization also released a statement.

“I’d like to apologise wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia & Miss Philippines for my huge mistake”.

#I don’t want to take away from this incredible night and pageant.

Harvey took responsibility for the mistake, and apologized to both contestants on the air during the broadcast and on Twitter. “I think… you have a whole country”, he said.

The controversy regarding the crowing of Miss Philippines as the new Miss Universe 2015 pageant arose when host Steve Harvey made an epic error with the announcement of the victor.

Although this unfortunate mistake has never happened to Watson-Watkins personally, she can relate to how awful it would feel. “I have to apologize”, he said, while standing next to Arevalo.

Colombians are obsessed with beauty, and pageants are a major draw across social classes.

But as Miss Universe, Pia Alonzo will be entitled to a series of press appearances and travel that help raise awareness for charitable causes. It is unclear whether there will be any lawsuits for damages as a result of announcing the wrong victor of the pageant.

“Colombia was Miss Universe for two minutes”, said El Tiempo daily.

Wurtzbach was later shown laughing in a video posted on the Miss Universe Twitter. For the first time, viewers at home weighed in, with their votes being tallied in addition to four in-person celebrity judges.