Miss Universe Has Spoken About The Controversy

Miss Universe has addressed the controversy surrounding Steve Harvey’s misreading of the winner of the pageant – which saw the crown briefly awarded to the official runner up, Miss Colombia.

Miss Universe. instagram — Image Source: Instagram\missuniverse

Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach crowned as Miss Universe wrote on Instagram:

“And to all the fans who are still fighting about this…Please let’s all stop now. The Miss Universe Organization is about uniting empowered women from all over the world.” she said, “Arguing and sending hateful messages to each other defeats the whole purpose. You believe in the message of Miss Universe and so do I.”

Pia also spoke of Miss Colombia saying:

Miss Columbia — Image Source: www.instagram.com/gutierrezary/

“You are an amazing woman and we are now bonded together forever by a unique experience. In the last 3 weeks we were together, I saw how strong and beautiful you are inside and out.” She continued, “You represented your country with honor and I know how proud everyone must be of you. Fate has a plan for you, and I’m excited to see what’s ahead.”

For the first time, Pia also wrote in depth of how much the win meant to her personally and her country:

“Words can’t describe how grateful I am for this. It was quite a journey getting here with 3 attempts at winning Miss Philippines. Now, I finally got the best Christmas gift ever – and not just for me, for my country.” She continued, “I’d like to say thank you to everyone who believed in my potential and those who supported me from the beginning. To everyone who voted for me, especially to my fellow countrymen, thank you.”

Miss Colombia's brief crowning as Miss. Universe before being told she was runner up. Image Source: www.instagram.com/gutierrezary/ — Miss Colombia’s brief crowning as Miss. Universe before being told she was runner up.
Image Source: www.instagram.com/gutierrezary/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmqAjr0xs04

16 Comments

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 28 Feb 2016
    10:23 am
I think they should have been declared joint winners – that was incredibly heartbreaking, but boy she handled it like a superstar xxx

- - jodiev1980 said
  - 28 Feb 2016
    9:24 am
Yes that was a massive stuff up. I felt sorry for the woman who actually didn’t win.

- - mom93821 said
  - 08 Feb 2016
    9:25 pm
Wow! Awkward for everybody.
- mom93821 replied
  
  08 Feb 2016 , 9:28 pm
  I am surprised there were no tears!
- - pakeko said
  - 05 Jan 2016
    8:46 pm
what a horrible mistake this was, the way it handled was not much better either

- - curlytops said
  - 29 Dec 2015
    9:29 pm
What an embarrassing mistake to make. Poor Columbia : (

- - mom94125 said
  - 29 Dec 2015
    7:10 pm
i think that the situation was unique! a moment like that really did call for grace and tact. i feel sorry for all those other girls who entered! but there can only be one.

- - BellaB said
  - 29 Dec 2015
    12:18 pm
That’s a graceful way of dealing with it.

- - mom74640 said
  - 29 Dec 2015
    11:29 am
Lke ju

- - mom160421 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    11:18 pm
I’m sure her comments will help everyone move on from the mix-up.

- - mom101628 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    11:02 pm
What a very pleasant woman she is – The process must have been extremely embarrassing, but she has risen above it.

- - Nas01 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    10:02 pm
I’m glad that she had publicly addressed the mix up. It’s great to see the brains and heart behind the beauty.

- - mom165081 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    8:06 pm
It is hard to imagine what else she could say – having watched the footage a few times, it was so horrible for the 2 women affected. I can’t image how awful the runner up must be feeling.
- mom93821 replied
  
  09 Feb 2016 , 6:54 am
  I agree – awkward for both of them and the shine was taken off the win.
- - mum4107 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    12:43 pm
Thank you for posting this. I only heard about it briefly. Now what I heard makes sense

- - mom90758 said
  - 28 Dec 2015
    12:26 pm
What an embarrassing situation, really. It was a mistake but it must have hurt for sure.