By Lisa Pham ’16
Large crowds of people gather in front of their TVs waiting for the host, Steve Harvey, to announce the winner of Miss Universe 2015. When the crown was finally placed on the head of Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, the citizens of Colombia all became ecstatic. This would have been Colombia’s second win in a row.
However, all joy came to an end in a matter of seconds when Miss Colombia’ s crown was taken away and given to the actual winner, Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach. Gutierrez was, in fact, only the first runner up. Just like that, this become the most awkward moment in Miss Universe history. Steve Harvey was left to own up to his mistake. He admitted that it was entirely his fault, showing the audience the card, revealing Miss Philippines’s name in fairly small letters. Later that night, he even went to twitter to apologize for his mistake. Meanwhile, Colombians took over various forms of social media to voice their anger. There were posts accusing Miss Philippines for stealing the crown from the true winner, Miss Colombia. Bogotá doorman, Efraín Salinas, spoke to The Associated Press saying that he believed nefarious forces “stole the title”. After winning last year’s Miss Universe we’re a beauty-pageant powerhouse and nobody wants us to win again.”
Ever since this incident, Steve Harvey has been the target of many social media jokes, especially memes. Short videos are emerging all over the web with Harvey’s face photo shopped onto Drake’s Hotline Bling and Justin Bieber’s Sorry music videos. Parodies of the incident are also being posted onto YouTube, racking up millions of views. Miss Philippines, on the other hand, has been very understanding. Although she went through a very embarrassing moment in her life, she is determined to not let it get to her. She is proving that she is happy and okay, posting on her social media sites. She even posted her makeup-free face for the world to see just a day after the incident.
Image Courtesy of USA Today
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