Donald Trump On Miss Universe 2015: Make Them Share The Crown
To clarify, the official victor (although no one seems to be winning at this point) – Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach – is half German, so naturally Miss Germany is happy with that.
That made it two straight Miss Universe winners for Colombia, where the pageants are taken seriously.
Hilton says there could be an upside to losing for Miss Colombia, but that she was definitely not the judge’s choice to win.
Ariadna Gutierrez Arévalo, 21, of Sincelejo, Colombia, had already been crowned by Miss Universe of 2014, Paulina Vega of Barranquilla, Colombia, who was forced to remove the crown and give it to Miss Philippines.
Instead of announcing Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Miss Philippines) as the 2015 victor, he incorrectly named Ariadna Gutiérrez Arevalo, Miss Colombia.
They waited 42 years, and when the prestigious title of the Miss Universe finally came their way, it wasn’t without drama. “I decided that maybe it was bad timing to do it now”, she said.
“I’ve seen mistakes happen, but never quite like that”, said Watson-Watkins.
Philippine presidential candidates congratulated Wurtzbach, including Miriam Defensor Santiago who tweeted that she wants to meet the beauty queen about the Philippine hosting of USA military bases.
Harvey said it was “an honest mistake” resulting from misreading a card.
There was a surprising finish to this year’s Miss Universe pageant. Harvey suddenly cut through her celebrations and said “There’s…I have to apologize”. For me, Miss Colombia is Miss Universe and will continue to be Miss Universe. “Thank you all, thank you for voting for me”. “To get crowned Ms. Universe and for them to take away the crown, I feel so sorry for her (Gutierrez)”.