MANILA, Philippines- Following a “horrible” mistake committed by host Steve Harvey, Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach was crowned Miss Universe 2015 on Monday, December 21 (Manila time) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.

Miss Philippines takes home Miss Universe crown
Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach wins Miss Universe 2015. Photo Credit: Miss Universe

A moment of awkwardness enveloped the pageant venue as Harvey mistakenly named Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as the winner of the prestigious beauty contest and Wurtzbach as the first runner-up.

Miss Philippines takes home Miss Universe crown


Harvey, an American comedian and an Emmy award-winning TV personality quickly apologized for his mistake. The organizers of the pageant even showed the result card from Ernst and Young to the audience.

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Miss Universe 2015 Crowning Moment of Miss Philippines, Pia Wu...
Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach is the new Miss Universe. A moment of awkwardness enveloped the arena as the crown was already put in the head of Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutiérrez. But the card shows it's Miss Philippines who won. View more videos @ www.missosology.info
Posted by Missosology on Sunday, December 20, 2015

Hailing from Cagayan de Oro, Wurtzbach is the third Filipina to take home the Miss Universe title. -Mini/TheSummitExpress

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